Kalanja Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Kalanja is a village situated in Sulya taluka of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 476 families residing in the village Kalanja. The total population of Kalanja is 2,154 out of which 1,067 are males and 1,087 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalanja is 1,019.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kalanja village is 197 which is 9% of the total population. There are 103 male children and 94 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalanja is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Kalanja village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalanja is 87.4%. Thus Kalanja village has a higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Dakshina Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 93.36% and the female literacy rate is 81.67% in Kalanja village.

Population
2,154
Families
476
Literacy
87.43%
Sex Ratio
1,019

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kalanja village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kalanja Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalanja village.

Total Male Female
Children 197 103 94
Literacy 87.43% 93.36% 81.67%
Scheduled Caste 232 121 111
Scheduled Tribe 194 94 100
Illiterate 443 167 276

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9% of total population in Kalanja village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kalanja village out of total population, 1,055 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,055 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 987 656 331
Cultivators 21 10 11
Household Industries 94 7 87
Other Workers 872 639 233
Marginal Workers 68 29 39
Non Working 1,099 382 717

Map of Kalanja, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka


Nearby Villages to Kalanja, Sulya

Below are the list of villages near Kalanja village in Sulya.

Village Population
Bellare 5,259
Mupperia 1,707
Balila 1,992
Aivarnadu 4,814
Kodiyala 2,314
Jalsoor 6,623
Peruvaje 3,011
Kanaka Majalu 2,425
Mandekolu 5,609
Ajjavara 6,965

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