Tarikere Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chikmagalur, Karnataka - Census 2011

Tarikere is a Town Municipal Council city situated in Tarikere taluka of Chikmagalur district. The Tarikere city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,438 families residing in the Tarikere city. The total population of Tarikere is 35,942 out of which 17,922 are males and 18,020 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tarikere is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tarikere city is 3545 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1788 male children and 1757 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tarikere is 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,005).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tarikere is 84.2%. Thus Tarikere has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Chikmagalur district. The male literacy rate is 88.96% and the female literacy rate is 79.39% in Tarikere.

Tarikere Town Municipal Council has total administration over 8,438 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Tarikere Town Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tarikere Town Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 3,545 1,788 1,757
Literacy 84.2% 80.1% 71.7%
Scheduled Caste 4,562 2,260 2,302
Scheduled Tribe 1,444 733 711
Illiterate 8,678 3,570 5,108

Caste-wise Population - Tarikere

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4% of total population in Tarikere.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,562 2,260 2,302
Schedule Tribe 1,444 733 711

Religion-wise Population - Tarikere

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tarikere is 28,660 which is 79.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tarikere is 6,771 which is 18.84% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tarikere as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,660 (79.74%) 14,215 14,445
Muslim 6,771 (18.84%) 3,453 3,318
Christian 356 (0.99%) 163 193
Sikh 12 (0.03%) 7 5
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 3 0
Jain 87 (0.24%) 50 37
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 53 (0.15%) 31 22

Literacy Rate - Tarikere

The total literacy rate of Tarikere was 84.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 27,264 literates, males were 14,352 while females were 12,912. Also the male literacy rate was 88.96% and the female literacy rate was 79.39% in Tarikere.

  Tarikere Karnataka
Female 79.39% 68.08%
Male 88.96% 82.47%
Total 84.16% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Tarikere

The Sex Ratio of Tarikere is 1,005. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,005 females in Tarikere. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,005 ) of Tarikere.

Child Population - Tarikere

According to Census 2011, there were 3,545 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tarikere. Out of which 1,788 were male while 1,757 were female.

Working Population - Tarikere

In Tarikere Town Municipal Council out of total population, 14,659 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,659 workers engaged in Main Work, 755 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,243 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,004 9,590 2,414
Cultivators 755 710 45
Agriculture Labourer 1,243 887 356
Household Industries 289 210 79
Other Workers 9,717 7,783 1,934
Marginal Workers 2,655 1,261 1,394
Non Working 21,283 7,071 14,212

Tarikere Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tarikere is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,530 65.9% 982
2 Ward No - 2 1,446 74.4% 981
3 Ward No - 3 1,987 79.1% 1,200
4 Ward No - 4 1,582 81.5% 990
5 Ward No - 5 1,590 84.7% 851
6 Ward No - 6 1,224 76.2% 1,030
7 Ward No - 7 1,928 77.7% 975
8 Ward No - 8 1,653 71.3% 1,046
9 Ward No - 9 1,232 81.7% 968
10 Ward No - 10 1,452 75.5% 1,080
11 Ward No - 11 2,151 82.1% 1,016
12 Ward No - 12 1,597 71.5% 1,032
13 Ward No - 13 2,256 76.1% 1,009
14 Ward No - 14 1,631 71.7% 1,011
15 Ward No - 15 1,201 75.6% 1,133
16 Ward No - 16 1,759 81% 944
17 Ward No - 17 1,912 71.4% 967
18 Ward No - 18 522 87.7% 782
19 Ward No - 19 1,096 73.4% 1,080
20 Ward No - 20 1,410 74.9% 972
21 Ward No - 21 1,768 76.2% 975
22 Ward No - 22 1,879 68.2% 1,001
23 Ward No - 23 1,136 72.2% 1,043

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