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Kuriya Population - Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

Kuriya is a large village located in Puttur Taluka of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka with total 699 families residing. The Kuriya village has population of 3279 of which 1624 are males while 1655 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kuriya village population of children with age 0-6 is 336 which makes up 10.25 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kuriya village is 1019 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Kuriya as per census is 787, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Kuriya village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Kuriya village was 87.87 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Kuriya Male literacy stands at 92.48 % while female literacy rate was 83.48 %.

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

Kuriya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 699 - -
Population 3,279 1,624 1,655
Child (0-6) 336 188 148
Schedule Caste 536 267 269
Schedule Tribe 191 102 89
Literacy 87.87 % 92.48 % 83.48 %
Total Workers 1,534 985 549
Main Worker 1,514 - -
Marginal Worker 20 9 11

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.35 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.82 % of total population in Kuriya village.

Work Profile

In Kuriya village out of total population, 1534 were engaged in work activities. 98.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1534 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.