# Ward 8, Birur (Chikmagalur, Karnataka) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Birur, Karnataka 

# Ward 8, Birur

Ward 8 of Birur, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, had **1,189 people in 300 households** at the 2011 Census — the 6th most populous of 23 census wards. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the town average of 82.1%.

- 1,189people (2011)
- 300households
- 6 of 23by population
- 79.8%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Birur?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Birur average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**917

Working population ****35.5%**

**41.3%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 325 (77%) · **■** Farming 82 (19%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Birur average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**21%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**41%

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

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**30%

Use banking services ****52%**

**51%

Television ****76%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**8%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 51,221 people
- Ward 6713 people
- Ward 7899 people
- Ward 91,844 people
- Ward 10789 people
- Ward 111,491 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 8, Birur?1,189 people in 300 households (Census 2011)