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Yellur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Belgaum, Karnataka - Census 2011

Yellur is a Census Town city situated in Belgaum taluka of Belgaum district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,638 families residing in the Yellur city. The total population of Yellur is 11,850 out of which 6,063 are males and 5,787 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Yellur is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Yellur city is 1319 which is 11% of the total population. There are 652 male children and 667 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Yellur is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (954).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Yellur is 83.2%. Thus Yellur has higher literacy rate compared to 73.5% of Belgaum district. The male literacy rate is 89.34% and the female literacy rate is 76.64% in Yellur.

Yellur Census Town has total administration over 2,638 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Yellur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,319 652 667
Literacy 83.2% 79.7% 67.8%
Scheduled Caste 520 256 264
Scheduled Tribe 57 26 31
Illiterate 3,092 1,229 1,863

Caste-wise Population - Yellur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Yellur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 520 256 264
Schedule Tribe 57 26 31

Religion-wise Population - Yellur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Yellur is 11,543 which is 97.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Yellur is 202 which is 1.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Yellur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,543 (97.41%) 5,910 5,633
Muslim 202 (1.7%) 101 101
Christian 2 (0.02%) 1 1
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 94 (0.79%) 45 49
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.06%) 4 3

Literacy Rate - Yellur

The total literacy rate of Yellur was 83.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 8,758 literates, males were 4,834 while females were 3,924. Also the male literacy rate was 89.34% and the female literacy rate was 76.64% in Yellur.

  Yellur Karnataka
Female 76.64% 68.08%
Male 89.34% 82.47%
Total 83.16% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Yellur

The Sex Ratio of Yellur is 954. Thus per every 1000 men there were 954 females in Yellur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 954 ) of Yellur.

Child Population - Yellur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,319 children between age 0 to 6 years in Yellur. Out of which 652 were male while 667 were female.

Working Population - Yellur

In Yellur Census Town out of total population, 5,210 were engaged in work activities. 77.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,210 workers engaged in Main Work, 570 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 440 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,023 3,043 980
Cultivators 570 326 244
Agriculture Labourer 440 56 384
Household Industries 126 97 29
Other Workers 2,887 2,564 323
Marginal Workers 1,187 523 664
Non Working 6,640 2,497 4,143

Yellur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Yellur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,850 73.9% 954

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