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Megalahalli Population - Chitradurga, Karnataka

Megalahalli is a medium size village located in Chitradurga Taluka of Chitradurga district, Karnataka with total 224 families residing. The Megalahalli village has population of 1167 of which 581 are males while 586 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Megalahalli village population of children with age 0-6 is 161 which makes up 13.80 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Megalahalli village is 1009 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Megalahalli as per census is 963, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Megalahalli village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Megalahalli village was 81.71 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Megalahalli Male literacy stands at 91.38 % while female literacy rate was 72.19 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Megalahalli village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Megalahalli village.

Megalahalli Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 224 - -
Population 1,167 581 586
Child (0-6) 161 82 79
Schedule Caste 34 19 15
Schedule Tribe 1,115 554 561
Literacy 81.71 % 91.38 % 72.19 %
Total Workers 617 390 227
Main Worker 615 - -
Marginal Worker 2 2 0

Caste Factor

In Megalahalli village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 95.54 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.91 % of total population in Megalahalli village.

Work Profile

In Megalahalli village out of total population, 617 were engaged in work activities. 99.68 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.32 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 617 workers engaged in Main Work, 567 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.