Shirala Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sangli district, Maharashtra

Shirala Taluka of Sangli district has total population of 162,911 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 80,838 are males while 82,073 are females. In 2011 there were total 36,344 families residing in Shirala Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Shirala Taluka is 1,015.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shirala Taluka lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 78.9% and the sex ratio of Shirala Taluka is 1,015.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shirala Taluka is 16970 which is 10% of the total population. There are 9299 male children and 7671 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shirala Taluka is 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,015 ) of Shirala Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Shirala Taluka is 78.88%. The male literacy rate is 79.08% and the female literacy rate is 62.37% in Shirala Taluka.

Population
162,911
Families
36,344
Literacy
78.88%
Sex Ratio
1,015

To facilitate the administration, Shirala Taluka is further divided into 97 villages.

Shirala Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,970 9,299 7,671
Literacy 78.88% 79.08% 62.37%
Scheduled Caste 17,160 8,489 8,671
Scheduled Tribe 516 263 253
Illiterate 47,799 16,911 30,888

Caste-wise Population - Shirala Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Shirala Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,160 8,489 8,671
Schedule Tribe 516 263 253

Religion-wise Population - Shirala Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 153,909 (94.47%) 76,337 77,572
Muslim 4,114 (2.53%) 2,056 2,058
Christian 102 (0.06%) 59 43
Sikh 21 (0.01%) 8 13
Buddhist 3,877 (2.38%) 1,902 1,975
Jain 735 (0.45%) 389 346
Other Religion 11 (0.01%) 5 6
No Religion Specified 142 (0.09%) 82 60

Literacy Rate - Shirala Taluka

Average literacy rate of Shirala Taluka in 2011 were 78.88% in which, male and female literacy were 89.36% and 68.8% respectively. Total literate in Shirala Taluka were 115,112 of which male and female were 63,927 and 51,185 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shirala Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Shirala Taluka is 1,015 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,015 females in Shirala Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,015 ) of Shirala Taluka.

Child Population - Shirala Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 16,970 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shirala Taluka. Out of which 16,970 were male while 16,970 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shirala Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Shirala Taluka living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Shirala Taluka lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 16,970.

Total Urban Rural
Population 162,911 0 162,911
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,970 0 16,970
Schedule Caste 17,160 0 17,160
Schedule Tribe 516 0 516
Literacy 78.88% - 78.88%
Sex Ratio 1,015 - 1,015

Working Population - Shirala Taluka

In Shirala Taluka out of total population, 80,090 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,090 workers engaged in Main Work, 34,144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,192 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 64,982 41,248 23,734
Cultivators 34,144 23,069 11,075
Agriculture Labourer 13,192 5,531 7,661
Household Industries 2,556 1,321 1,235
Other Workers 15,090 11,327 3,763
Marginal Workers 15,108 4,815 10,293
Non Working 82,821 34,775 48,046

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