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Marthur Population - Shimoga, Karnataka

Marthur is a medium size village located in Sagar Taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka with total 292 families residing. The Marthur village has population of 1253 of which 637 are males while 616 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marthur village population of children with age 0-6 is 128 which makes up 10.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marthur village is 967 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Marthur as per census is 969, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Marthur village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Marthur village was 82.40 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Marthur Male literacy stands at 92.31 % while female literacy rate was 72.15 %.

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

Marthur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 292 - -
Population 1,253 637 616
Child (0-6) 128 65 63
Schedule Caste 8 4 4
Schedule Tribe 38 20 18
Literacy 82.40 % 92.31 % 72.15 %
Total Workers 648 379 269
Main Worker 562 - -
Marginal Worker 86 7 79

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 3.03 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.64 % of total population in Marthur village.

Work Profile

In Marthur village out of total population, 648 were engaged in work activities. 86.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 648 workers engaged in Main Work, 327 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 110 were Agricultural labourer.