Shimoga Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shimoga district, Karnataka
Shimoga Taluka of Shimoga district has total population of 507,324 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 255,262 are males while 252,062 are females. In 2011 there were total 117,601 families residing in Shimoga Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Shimoga Taluka is 987.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 63.6% people lives in Urban areas while 36.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.8% while that in the rural areas is 74.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Shimoga Taluka is 991% while that of Rural areas is 981.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shimoga Taluka is 52981 which is 10% of the total population. There are 27051 male children and 25930 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shimoga Taluka is 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Shimoga Taluka.
The total literacy rate of Shimoga Taluka is 83.08%. The male literacy rate is 78% and the female literacy rate is 70.76% in Shimoga Taluka.
To facilitate the administration, Shimoga Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 214 villages.
Shimoga Taluka Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shimoga Taluka.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 52,981 | 27,051 | 25,930 |
Literacy | 83.08% | 78% | 70.76% |
Scheduled Caste | 92,070 | 45,991 | 46,079 |
Scheduled Tribe | 21,016 | 10,431 | 10,585 |
Illiterate | 129,856 | 56,165 | 73,691 |
Caste-wise Population - Shimoga Taluka
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Shimoga Taluka of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 92,070 | 45,991 | 46,079 |
Schedule Tribe | 21,016 | 10,431 | 10,585 |
Religion-wise Population - Shimoga Taluka
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 401,119 | (79.07%) | 201,893 | 199,226 |
Muslim | 93,655 | (18.46%) | 47,330 | 46,325 |
Christian | 7,923 | (1.56%) | 3,656 | 4,267 |
Sikh | 247 | (0.05%) | 129 | 118 |
Buddhist | 45 | (0.01%) | 19 | 26 |
Jain | 2,855 | (0.56%) | 1,489 | 1,366 |
Other Religion | 246 | (0.05%) | 126 | 120 |
No Religion Specified | 1,234 | (0.24%) | 620 | 614 |
Literacy Rate - Shimoga Taluka
Average literacy rate of Shimoga Taluka in 2011 were 83.08% in which, male and female literacy were 87.24% and 78.88% respectively. Total literate in Shimoga Taluka were 377,468 of which male and female were 199,097 and 178,371 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Shimoga Taluka
The Sex Ratio of Shimoga Taluka is 987 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 987 females in Shimoga Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Shimoga Taluka.
Child Population - Shimoga Taluka
According to Census 2011, there were 52,981 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shimoga Taluka. Out of which 52,981 were male while 52,981 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Shimoga Taluka
As per Census 2011, there are total 76,009 families under Shimoga Taluka living in urban areas while 76,009 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 63.6% of total population of Shimoga Taluka lives in Urban areas while 36.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 32,691 while that in rural region is 20,290.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 507,324 | 322,650 | 184,674 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 52,981 | 32,691 | 20,290 |
Schedule Caste | 92,070 | 40,737 | 51,333 |
Schedule Tribe | 21,016 | 9,192 | 11,824 |
Literacy | 83.08% | 87.78% | 74.79% |
Sex Ratio | 987 | 991 | 981 |
Working Population - Shimoga Taluka
In Shimoga Taluka out of total population, 201,133 were engaged in work activities. 91.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 201,133 workers engaged in Main Work, 26,364 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35,737 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 184,111 | 141,398 | 42,713 |
Cultivators | 26,364 | 22,544 | 3,820 |
Agriculture Labourer | 35,737 | 21,000 | 14,737 |
Household Industries | 3,785 | 2,555 | 1,230 |
Other Workers | 118,225 | 95,299 | 22,926 |
Marginal Workers | 17,022 | 9,540 | 7,482 |
Non Working | 306,191 | 104,324 | 201,867 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shimoga, Karnataka - Wikipedia