Shahpur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Yadgir district, Karnataka

Shahpur Taluka of Yadgir district has total population of 363,621 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 183,458 are males while 180,163 are females. In 2011 there were total 61,945 families residing in Shahpur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Shahpur Taluka is 982.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 19% people lives in Urban areas while 81% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 72.4% while that in the rural areas is 46.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Shahpur Taluka is 958% while that of Rural areas is 988.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahpur Taluka is 59347 which is 16% of the total population. There are 30496 male children and 28851 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahpur Taluka is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Shahpur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Shahpur Taluka is 51.5%. The male literacy rate is 51.39% and the female literacy rate is 34.64% in Shahpur Taluka.

Population
363,621
Families
61,945
Literacy
51.5%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Shahpur Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 149 villages.

Shahpur Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shahpur Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 59,347 30,496 28,851
Literacy 51.5% 51.39% 34.64%
Scheduled Caste 88,712 44,691 44,021
Scheduled Tribe 33,020 16,468 16,552
Illiterate 206,935 89,187 117,748

Caste-wise Population - Shahpur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.1% of total population in Shahpur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 88,712 44,691 44,021
Schedule Tribe 33,020 16,468 16,552

Religion-wise Population - Shahpur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 302,117 (83.09%) 152,425 149,692
Muslim 55,083 (15.15%) 27,870 27,213
Christian 797 (0.22%) 390 407
Sikh 67 (0.02%) 40 27
Buddhist 4,367 (1.2%) 2,152 2,215
Jain 302 (0.08%) 150 152
Other Religion 358 (0.1%) 178 180
No Religion Specified 530 (0.15%) 253 277

Literacy Rate - Shahpur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Shahpur Taluka in 2011 were 51.5% in which, male and female literacy were 61.63% and 41.25% respectively. Total literate in Shahpur Taluka were 156,686 of which male and female were 94,271 and 62,415 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shahpur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Shahpur Taluka is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Shahpur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Shahpur Taluka.

Child Population - Shahpur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 59,347 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shahpur Taluka. Out of which 59,347 were male while 59,347 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shahpur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 12,478 families under Shahpur Taluka living in urban areas while 12,478 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 19% of total population of Shahpur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 81% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 10,342 while that in rural region is 49,005.

Total Urban Rural
Population 363,621 68,939 294,682
Children (0 - 6 years) 59,347 10,342 49,005
Schedule Caste 88,712 9,176 79,536
Schedule Tribe 33,020 3,834 29,186
Literacy 51.5% 72.4% 46.51%
Sex Ratio 982 958 988

Working Population - Shahpur Taluka

In Shahpur Taluka out of total population, 169,876 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 169,876 workers engaged in Main Work, 48,295 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55,576 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 139,635 86,436 53,199
Cultivators 48,295 36,216 12,079
Agriculture Labourer 55,576 22,780 32,796
Household Industries 2,469 1,708 761
Other Workers 33,295 25,732 7,563
Marginal Workers 30,241 12,155 18,086
Non Working 193,745 84,867 108,878

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