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Halkar Population - Uttara Kannada, Karnataka

Halkar is a medium size village located in Kumta Taluka of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka with total 262 families residing. The Halkar village has population of 1079 of which 566 are males while 513 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Halkar village population of children with age 0-6 is 89 which makes up 8.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Halkar village is 906 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Halkar as per census is 854, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Halkar village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Halkar village was 81.31 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Halkar Male literacy stands at 88.03 % while female literacy rate was 73.94 %.

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

Halkar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 262 - -
Population 1,079 566 513
Child (0-6) 89 48 41
Schedule Caste 132 65 67
Schedule Tribe 5 2 3
Literacy 81.31 % 88.03 % 73.94 %
Total Workers 463 333 130
Main Worker 336 - -
Marginal Worker 127 49 78

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.23 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.46 % of total population in Halkar village.

Work Profile

In Halkar village out of total population, 463 were engaged in work activities. 72.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 463 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.