Overview
Virajpet is a Town Panchayat city in district of Kodagu, Karnataka. The Virajpet city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Virajpet Town Panchayat has population of 17,246 of which 8,724 are males while 8,522 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1641 which is 9.52 % of total population of Virajpet (TP). In Virajpet Town Panchayat, Female Sex Ratio is of 977 against state average of 973. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Virajpet is around 908 compared to Karnataka state average of 948. Literacy rate of Virajpet city is 93.12 % higher than state average of 75.36 %. In Virajpet, Male literacy is around 94.75 % while female literacy rate is 91.46 %.
Virajpet Town Panchayat has total administration over 4,380 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Virajpet Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.74 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.09 % of total population in Virajpet (TP).
Virajpet Work Profile
Out of total population, 7,249 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 5,273 were males while 1,976 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 7249 working population, 91.30 % were engaged in Main Work while 8.70 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.
Virajpet 2021 Population
The next census for Virajpet Population will be held in 2021. Right now all figures for 2021 are estimates only.