Sankeshwar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Belgaum, Karnataka - Census 2011

Sankeshwar is a Town Municipal Council city situated in Hukeri taluka of Belgaum district. The Sankeshwar city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,773 families residing in the Sankeshwar city. The total population of Sankeshwar is 34,637 out of which 17,375 are males and 17,262 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sankeshwar is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sankeshwar city is 3919 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1966 male children and 1953 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sankeshwar is 993 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (993).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sankeshwar is 83%. Thus Sankeshwar has higher literacy rate compared to 73.5% of Belgaum district. The male literacy rate is 89.42% and the female literacy rate is 76.44% in Sankeshwar.

Sankeshwar Town Municipal Council has total administration over 7,773 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.

Sankeshwar Town Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,919 1,966 1,953
Literacy 83% 79.3% 67.8%
Scheduled Caste 5,732 2,806 2,926
Scheduled Tribe 793 374 419
Illiterate 9,156 3,596 5,560

Caste-wise Population - Sankeshwar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Sankeshwar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,732 2,806 2,926
Schedule Tribe 793 374 419

Religion-wise Population - Sankeshwar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sankeshwar is 28,164 which is 81.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sankeshwar is 5,657 which is 16.33% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sankeshwar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,164 (81.31%) 14,076 14,088
Muslim 5,657 (16.33%) 2,883 2,774
Christian 209 (0.6%) 107 102
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 1 4
Buddhist 7 (0.02%) 3 4
Jain 431 (1.24%) 224 207
Other Religion 12 (0.03%) 5 7
No Religion Specified 152 (0.44%) 76 76

Literacy Rate - Sankeshwar

The total literacy rate of Sankeshwar was 82.95% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 25,481 literates, males were 13,779 while females were 11,702. Also the male literacy rate was 89.42% and the female literacy rate was 76.44% in Sankeshwar.

  Sankeshwar Karnataka
Female 76.44% 68.08%
Male 89.42% 82.47%
Total 82.95% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Sankeshwar

The Sex Ratio of Sankeshwar is 993. Thus per every 1000 men there were 993 females in Sankeshwar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 993 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Sankeshwar.

Child Population - Sankeshwar

According to Census 2011, there were 3,919 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sankeshwar. Out of which 1,966 were male while 1,953 were female.

Working Population - Sankeshwar

In Sankeshwar Town Municipal Council out of total population, 11,990 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,990 workers engaged in Main Work, 595 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,190 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,276 8,317 1,959
Cultivators 595 533 62
Agriculture Labourer 1,190 678 512
Household Industries 400 302 98
Other Workers 8,091 6,804 1,287
Marginal Workers 1,714 983 731
Non Working 22,647 8,075 14,572

Sankeshwar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,188 77.2% 1,031
2 Ward No - 2 1,282 78.7% 1,071
3 Ward No - 3 1,722 64.8% 988
4 Ward No - 4 1,349 74.1% 978
5 Ward No - 5 1,630 83.4% 1,074
6 Ward No - 6 767 89.3% 875
7 Ward No - 7 1,716 78% 991
8 Ward No - 8 1,901 77.1% 1,057
9 Ward No - 9 965 77.8% 1,049
10 Ward No - 10 1,545 74.2% 1,030
11 Ward No - 11 1,038 79% 1,004
12 Ward No - 12 1,357 69.8% 1,114
13 Ward No - 13 987 69.5% 994
14 Ward No - 14 1,416 64.2% 1,003
15 Ward No - 15 1,698 66.6% 934
16 Ward No - 16 1,573 62.1% 1,067
17 Ward No - 17 2,127 69% 990
18 Ward No - 18 1,812 44.4% 880
19 Ward No - 19 1,617 79.3% 989
20 Ward No - 20 2,003 85.3% 874
21 Ward No - 21 1,635 81.4% 989
22 Ward No - 22 1,818 79.5% 1,004
23 Ward No - 23 1,491 79.5% 949

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