Kurgunta Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gulbarga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Kurgunta is a Census Town city situated in Sedam taluka of Gulbarga district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,313 families residing in the Kurgunta city. The total population of Kurgunta is 6,472 out of which 3,204 are males and 3,268 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurgunta is 1,020.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kurgunta city is 799 which is 12% of the total population. There are 386 male children and 413 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurgunta is 1,070 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,020).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurgunta is 60.2%. Thus Kurgunta has a lower literacy rate compared to 64.9% of Gulbarga district. The male literacy rate is 72.07% and the female literacy rate is 48.55% in Kurgunta.

Population
6,472
Literacy
60.2%
Sex Ratio
1,020

Kurgunta Census Town has total administration over 1,313 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kurgunta Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 799 386 413
Literacy 60.2% 63.4% 42.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,294 1,136 1,158
Scheduled Tribe 51 22 29
Illiterate 3,055 1,173 1,882

Caste-wise Population - Kurgunta

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Kurgunta.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,294 1,136 1,158
Schedule Tribe 51 22 29

Religion-wise Population - Kurgunta

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kurgunta is 5,371 which is 82.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kurgunta is 1,073 which is 16.58% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kurgunta as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,371 (82.99%) 2,627 2,744
Muslim 1,073 (16.58%) 561 512
Christian 11 (0.17%) 6 5
Sikh 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 13 (0.2%) 7 6

Literacy Rate - Kurgunta

The total literacy rate of Kurgunta was 60.23% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 3,417 literates, males were 2,031 while females were 1,386. Also the male literacy rate was 72.07% and the female literacy rate was 48.55% in Kurgunta.

  Kurgunta Karnataka
Female 48.55% 68.08%
Male 72.07% 82.47%
Total 60.23% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Kurgunta

The Sex Ratio of Kurgunta is 1,020. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,020 females in Kurgunta. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,070 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,020 ) of Kurgunta.


Child Population - Kurgunta

According to Census 2011, there were 799 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kurgunta. Out of which 386 were male while 413 were female.


Working Population - Kurgunta

In Kurgunta Census Town out of total population, 2,847 were engaged in work activities. 72.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,847 workers engaged in Main Work, 171 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 697 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,070 1,482 588
Cultivators 171 146 25
Agriculture Labourer 697 396 301
Household Industries 22 18 4
Other Workers 1,180 922 258
Marginal Workers 777 343 434
Non Working 3,625 1,379 2,246

Kurgunta Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,472 52.8% 1,020

Map of Kurgunta, Gulbarga, Karnataka


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