Sira is a Block located in Tumkur district in Karnataka. Placed in rural area of Karnataka, it is one among the 10 blocks of Tumkur district. According to the administration records, the block code of Sira is 101. The block has 249 villages and there are total 58138 families in this Block.
As per Census 2011, Sira 's population is 256204. Out of this, 129920 are males whereas the females count 126284 here. This block has 26450 children in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Among them 13585 are boys and 12865 are girls.
Literacy rate in Sira block is 62%. 159077 out of total 256204 population is literate here. In males the literacy ratio is 70% as 91449 males out of total 129920 are literate whereas female literacy rate is 53% as 67628 out of total 126284 females are literate in this Block.
The Negative part is that illiteracy rate of Sira block is 37%. Here 97127 out of total 256204 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy ratio here is 29% as 38471 males out of total 129920 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 46% and 58656 out of total 126284 females are illiterate in this block.
The number of employed person of Sira block is 141431 while 114773 are un-employed. And out of 141431 occupied people 51723 persons are completely reliant on agriculture.
