Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Karthikere Population - Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Karthikere is a large village located in Chikmagalur Taluka of Chikmagalur district, Karnataka with total 697 families residing. The Karthikere village has population of 2807 of which 1467 are males while 1340 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Karthikere village population of children with age 0-6 is 249 which makes up 8.87 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Karthikere village is 913 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Karthikere as per census is 1075, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Karthikere village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Karthikere village was 79.71 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Karthikere Male literacy stands at 87.53 % while female literacy rate was 71.02 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Karthikere 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 Karthikere village.

Karthikere Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 697 - -
Population 2,807 1,467 1,340
Child (0-6) 249 120 129
Schedule Caste 456 227 229
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.71 % 87.53 % 71.02 %
Total Workers 1,345 976 369
Main Worker 1,211 - -
Marginal Worker 134 114 20

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.25 % of total population in Karthikere village. The village Karthikere currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Karthikere village out of total population, 1345 were engaged in work activities. 90.04 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.96 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1345 workers engaged in Main Work, 282 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 290 were Agricultural labourer.