Channagiri Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Davanagere district, Karnataka

Channagiri Taluka of Davanagere district has a total population of 302,317 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 152,883 are males while 149,434 are females. In 2011 there were a total 65,904 families residing in Channagiri Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Channagiri Taluka is 977.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7% people live in Urban areas while 93% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86% while that in rural areas is 71.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Channagiri Taluka is 963 while that of Rural areas is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Channagiri Taluka is 31570 which is 10% of the total population. There are 16189 male children and 15381 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Channagiri Taluka is 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 977 ) of Channagiri Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Channagiri Taluka is 72.27%. The male literacy rate is 70.65% and the female literacy rate is 58.66% in Channagiri Taluka.

Population
302,317
Literacy
72.27%
Sex Ratio
977

To facilitate the administration, Channagiri Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 249 villages.

Channagiri Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Channagiri Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,570 16,189 15,381
Literacy 72.27% 70.65% 58.66%
Scheduled Caste 76,600 38,642 37,958
Scheduled Tribe 39,135 19,655 19,480
Illiterate 106,653 44,872 61,781

Caste-wise Population - Channagiri Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.9% of total population in Channagiri Taluka of Karnataka.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 76,600 38,642 37,958
Schedule Tribe 39,135 19,655 19,480

Religion-wise Population - Channagiri Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 258,591 (85.54%) 130,619 127,972
Muslim 41,868 (13.85%) 21,315 20,553
Christian 288 (0.1%) 149 139
Sikh 33 (0.01%) 18 15
Buddhist 15 (0%) 9 6
Jain 62 (0.02%) 33 29
Other Religion 512 (0.17%) 268 244
No Religion Specified 948 (0.31%) 472 476

Literacy Rate - Channagiri Taluka

Average literacy rate of Channagiri Taluka in 2011 were 72.27% in which, male and female literacy were 79.02% and 65.39% respectively. Total literate in Channagiri Taluka were 195,664 of which male and female were 108,011 and 87,653 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Channagiri Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Channagiri Taluka is 977 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 977 females in Channagiri Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 977 ) of Channagiri Taluka.


Child Population - Channagiri Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 31,570 children between age 0 to 6 years in Channagiri Taluka. Out of which 16,189 were male while 15,381 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Channagiri Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 4,550 families under Channagiri Taluka living in urban areas while 4,550 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 7% of total population of Channagiri Taluka lives in Urban areas while 93% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,451 while that in rural regions is 29,119.

Total Urban Rural
Population 302,317 21,313 281,004
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,570 2,451 29,119
Schedule Caste 76,600 2,529 74,071
Schedule Tribe 39,135 1,237 37,898
Literacy 72.27% 85.97% 71.24%
Sex Ratio 977 963 979

Working Population - Channagiri Taluka

In Channagiri Taluka out of total population, 138,725 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 138,725 workers engaged in Main Work, 41,960 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41,127 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 108,002 78,834 29,168
Cultivators 41,960 35,922 6,038
Agriculture Labourer 41,127 23,855 17,272
Household Industries 2,401 1,825 576
Other Workers 22,514 17,232 5,282
Marginal Workers 30,723 14,187 16,536
Non Working 163,592 59,862 103,730

Nearby Talukas from Channagiri Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Channagiri Taluka in Davanagere district.


Channagiri Taluka Map


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