# Ward 16, Birur (Chikmagalur, Karnataka) – Population

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Census ward · Birur, Karnataka 

# Ward 16, Birur

Ward 16 of Birur, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, had **551 people in 138 households** at the 2011 Census — the 21st most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 90.6%, above the town average of 82.1%.

- 551people (2011)
- 138households
- 21 of 23by population
- 90.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Birur?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Birur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**917

Working population ****37.9%**

**41.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 93 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Farming 44 (21%) · **■** Marginal 71 (34%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 99 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Birur average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**21%

Tap water ****99%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**30%

Use banking services ****78%**

**51%

Television ****92%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**4%

None of these assets ****1%**

**8%

Own their home ****74%**

**64%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Birur

- Ward 131,177 people
- Ward 14677 people
- Ward 15942 people
- Ward 171,076 people
- Ward 181,371 people
- Ward 19920 people

[Full Birur ward list (23 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/chikmagalur/kadur/birur/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 16, Birur?551 people in 138 households (Census 2011)