Jog Kargal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shimoga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Jog Kargal is a Town Panchayat city situated in Sagar taluka of Shimoga district. The Jog Kargal city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,649 families residing in the Jog Kargal city. The total population of Jog Kargal is 10,847 out of which 5,374 are males and 5,473 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jog Kargal is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jog Kargal city is 1068 which is 10% of the total population. There are 550 male children and 518 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jog Kargal is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jog Kargal is 86.2%. Thus Jog Kargal has higher literacy rate compared to 80.4% of Shimoga district. The male literacy rate is 91.38% and the female literacy rate is 81.07% in Jog Kargal.

Jog Kargal Town Panchayat has total administration over 2,649 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jog Kargal Town Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jog Kargal Town Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,068 550 518
Literacy 86.2% 82% 73.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,875 939 936
Scheduled Tribe 422 226 196
Illiterate 2,422 966 1,456

Caste-wise Population - Jog Kargal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Jog Kargal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,875 939 936
Schedule Tribe 422 226 196

Religion-wise Population - Jog Kargal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jog Kargal is 7,790 which is 71.82% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jog Kargal is 1,345 which is 12.4% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jog Kargal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,790 (71.82%) 3,854 3,936
Muslim 1,345 (12.4%) 685 660
Christian 1,274 (11.75%) 608 666
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 0 2
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 429 (3.96%) 223 206
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.06%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Jog Kargal

The total literacy rate of Jog Kargal was 86.15% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 8,425 literates, males were 4,408 while females were 4,017. Also the male literacy rate was 91.38% and the female literacy rate was 81.07% in Jog Kargal.

  Jog Kargal Karnataka
Female 81.07% 68.08%
Male 91.38% 82.47%
Total 86.15% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Jog Kargal

The Sex Ratio of Jog Kargal is 1,018. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,018 females in Jog Kargal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,018 ) of Jog Kargal.

Child Population - Jog Kargal

According to Census 2011, there were 1,068 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jog Kargal. Out of which 550 were male while 518 were female.

Working Population - Jog Kargal

In Jog Kargal Town Panchayat out of total population, 3,786 were engaged in work activities. 85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,786 workers engaged in Main Work, 395 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 247 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,217 2,619 598
Cultivators 395 317 78
Agriculture Labourer 247 203 44
Household Industries 55 50 5
Other Workers 2,520 2,049 471
Marginal Workers 569 375 194
Non Working 7,061 2,380 4,681

Jog Kargal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jog Kargal is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 404 82.7% 1,072
2 Ward No - 2 619 68.5% 953
3 Ward No - 3 937 78.5% 924
4 Ward No - 4 882 83.6% 973
5 Ward No - 5 1,064 76.2% 1,070
6 Ward No - 6 866 76% 977
7 Ward No - 7 326 80.4% 940
8 Ward No - 8 934 84% 1,062
9 Ward No - 9 695 79.9% 1,106
10 Ward No - 10 1,036 78.3% 1,047
11 Ward No - 11 1,104 81.1% 1,056
12 Ward No - 12 810 83% 1,093
13 Ward No - 13 1,170 63.7% 966

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