Shiggaon Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Haveri district, Karnataka

Shiggaon Taluka of Haveri district has total population of 187,910 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 96,735 are males while 91,175 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,384 families residing in Shiggaon Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Shiggaon Taluka is 943.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 27% people lives in Urban areas while 73% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.7% while that in the rural areas is 74.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Shiggaon Taluka is 949% while that of Rural areas is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shiggaon Taluka is 24556 which is 13% of the total population. There are 12765 male children and 11791 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shiggaon Taluka is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Shiggaon Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Shiggaon Taluka is 76.07%. The male literacy rate is 71.47% and the female literacy rate is 60.46% in Shiggaon Taluka.

Population
187,910
Families
38,384
Literacy
76.07%
Sex Ratio
943

To facilitate the administration, Shiggaon Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 92 villages.

Shiggaon Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,556 12,765 11,791
Literacy 76.07% 71.47% 60.46%
Scheduled Caste 25,860 13,257 12,603
Scheduled Tribe 11,168 5,756 5,412
Illiterate 63,641 27,594 36,047

Caste-wise Population - Shiggaon Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.9% of total population in Shiggaon Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,860 13,257 12,603
Schedule Tribe 11,168 5,756 5,412

Religion-wise Population - Shiggaon Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 137,337 (73.09%) 70,704 66,633
Muslim 46,657 (24.83%) 24,039 22,618
Christian 154 (0.08%) 71 83
Sikh 124 (0.07%) 56 68
Buddhist 6 (0%) 5 1
Jain 3,173 (1.69%) 1,635 1,538
Other Religion 210 (0.11%) 104 106
No Religion Specified 249 (0.13%) 121 128

Literacy Rate - Shiggaon Taluka

Average literacy rate of Shiggaon Taluka in 2011 were 76.07% in which, male and female literacy were 82.34% and 69.44% respectively. Total literate in Shiggaon Taluka were 124,269 of which male and female were 69,141 and 55,128 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shiggaon Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Shiggaon Taluka is 943 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 943 females in Shiggaon Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Shiggaon Taluka.

Child Population - Shiggaon Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 24,556 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shiggaon Taluka. Out of which 24,556 were male while 24,556 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shiggaon Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,266 families under Shiggaon Taluka living in urban areas while 10,266 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 27% of total population of Shiggaon Taluka lives in Urban areas while 73% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,582 while that in rural region is 17,974.

Total Urban Rural
Population 187,910 50,736 137,174
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,556 6,582 17,974
Schedule Caste 25,860 4,401 21,459
Schedule Tribe 11,168 607 10,561
Literacy 76.07% 79.71% 74.73%
Sex Ratio 943 949 940

Working Population - Shiggaon Taluka

In Shiggaon Taluka out of total population, 85,080 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85,080 workers engaged in Main Work, 24,030 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26,635 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 70,343 51,743 18,600
Cultivators 24,030 20,571 3,459
Agriculture Labourer 26,635 15,710 10,925
Household Industries 2,000 934 1,066
Other Workers 17,678 14,528 3,150
Marginal Workers 14,737 6,150 8,587
Non Working 102,830 38,842 63,988

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