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Nelji Population - Kodagu, Karnataka

Nelji is a medium size village located in Madikeri Taluka of Kodagu district, Karnataka with total 290 families residing. The Nelji village has population of 946 of which 472 are males while 474 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Nelji village population of children with age 0-6 is 75 which makes up 7.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Nelji village is 1004 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Nelji as per census is 974, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Nelji village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Nelji village was 89.09 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Nelji Male literacy stands at 90.32 % while female literacy rate was 87.87 %.

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

Nelji Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 290 - -
Population 946 472 474
Child (0-6) 75 38 37
Schedule Caste 47 25 22
Schedule Tribe 64 32 32
Literacy 89.09 % 90.32 % 87.87 %
Total Workers 491 330 161
Main Worker 452 - -
Marginal Worker 39 23 16

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 6.77 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 4.97 % of total population in Nelji village.

Work Profile

In Nelji village out of total population, 491 were engaged in work activities. 92.06 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.94 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 491 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.