Lingsugur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raichur, Karnataka - Census 2011

Lingsugur is a Town Municipal Council city situated in Lingsugur taluka of Raichur district. The Lingsugur city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,766 families residing in the Lingsugur city. The total population of Lingsugur is 35,411 out of which 17,707 are males and 17,704 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lingsugur is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lingsugur city is 4905 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2531 male children and 2374 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lingsugur is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lingsugur is 76.1%. Thus Lingsugur has higher literacy rate compared to 59.6% of Raichur district. The male literacy rate is 83.97% and the female literacy rate is 68.3% in Lingsugur.

Lingsugur Town Municipal Council has total administration over 6,766 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Lingsugur Town Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lingsugur Town Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 4,905 2,531 2,374
Literacy 76.1% 72% 59.1%
Scheduled Caste 6,181 3,046 3,135
Scheduled Tribe 2,559 1,260 1,299
Illiterate 12,197 4,964 7,233

Caste-wise Population - Lingsugur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.2% of total population in Lingsugur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,181 3,046 3,135
Schedule Tribe 2,559 1,260 1,299

Religion-wise Population - Lingsugur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lingsugur is 26,716 which is 75.45% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lingsugur is 8,343 which is 23.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Lingsugur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,716 (75.45%) 13,297 13,419
Muslim 8,343 (23.56%) 4,232 4,111
Christian 125 (0.35%) 57 68
Sikh 12 (0.03%) 6 6
Buddhist 7 (0.02%) 2 5
Jain 95 (0.27%) 55 40
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 113 (0.32%) 58 55

Literacy Rate - Lingsugur

The total literacy rate of Lingsugur was 76.1% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 23,214 literates, males were 12,743 while females were 10,471. Also the male literacy rate was 83.97% and the female literacy rate was 68.3% in Lingsugur.

  Lingsugur Karnataka
Female 68.3% 68.08%
Male 83.97% 82.47%
Total 76.1% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Lingsugur

The Sex Ratio of Lingsugur is 1,000. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,000 females in Lingsugur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,000 ) of Lingsugur.

Child Population - Lingsugur

According to Census 2011, there were 4,905 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lingsugur. Out of which 2,531 were male while 2,374 were female.

Working Population - Lingsugur

In Lingsugur Town Municipal Council out of total population, 13,157 were engaged in work activities. 76.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,157 workers engaged in Main Work, 966 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 957 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,020 7,229 2,791
Cultivators 966 800 166
Agriculture Labourer 957 588 369
Household Industries 373 265 108
Other Workers 7,724 5,576 2,148
Marginal Workers 3,137 1,821 1,316
Non Working 22,254 8,657 13,597

Lingsugur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Lingsugur is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,077 53.6% 1,104
2 Ward No - 2 2,351 57.2% 1,043
3 Ward No - 3 765 60.1% 1,068
4 Ward No - 4 1,939 64.9% 1,013
5 Ward No - 5 2,753 52.5% 962
6 Ward No - 6 1,324 65.2% 1,050
7 Ward No - 7 1,790 75.8% 958
8 Ward No - 8 1,585 69.7% 954
9 Ward No - 9 1,734 75.3% 962
10 Ward No - 10 314 77.7% 1,122
11 Ward No - 11 1,110 70.8% 1,094
12 Ward No - 12 1,445 36.5% 969
13 Ward No - 13 1,361 84.8% 1,010
14 Ward No - 14 1,432 74.8% 1,106
15 Ward No - 15 1,057 74.1% 1,002
16 Ward No - 16 1,298 77.6% 967
17 Ward No - 17 1,443 81.4% 1,047
18 Ward No - 18 3,199 83.1% 1,017
19 Ward No - 19 1,614 29.8% 1,000
20 Ward No - 20 1,104 65.2% 725
21 Ward No - 21 933 59.2% 1,002
22 Ward No - 22 1,308 49.7% 997
23 Ward No - 23 2,475 68.5% 1,001

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