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Herur Population - Tumkur, Karnataka

Herur is a medium size village located in Gubbi Taluka of Tumkur district, Karnataka with total 358 families residing. The Herur village has population of 1496 of which 781 are males while 715 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Herur village population of children with age 0-6 is 149 which makes up 9.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Herur village is 915 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Herur as per census is 1159, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Herur village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Herur village was 81.29 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Herur Male literacy stands at 84.55 % while female literacy rate was 77.64 %.

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

Herur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 358 - -
Population 1,496 781 715
Child (0-6) 149 69 80
Schedule Caste 399 206 193
Schedule Tribe 232 111 121
Literacy 81.29 % 84.55 % 77.64 %
Total Workers 770 473 297
Main Worker 608 - -
Marginal Worker 162 28 134

Caste Factor

Herur village of Tumkur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.67 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.51 % of total population in Herur village.

Work Profile

In Herur village out of total population, 770 were engaged in work activities. 78.96 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.04 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 770 workers engaged in Main Work, 209 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 130 were Agricultural labourer.