Sindgi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bijapur, Karnataka - Census 2011

Sindgi is a Town Municipal Council city situated in Sindgi taluka of Bijapur district. The Sindgi city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,998 families residing in the Sindgi city. The total population of Sindgi is 37,226 out of which 18,880 are males and 18,346 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sindgi is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sindgi city is 5394 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2794 male children and 2600 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sindgi is 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sindgi is 77.6%. Thus Sindgi has higher literacy rate compared to 67.1% of Bijapur district. The male literacy rate is 85.25% and the female literacy rate is 69.83% in Sindgi.

Sindgi Town Municipal Council has total administration over 6,998 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.

Sindgi Town Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,394 2,794 2,600
Literacy 77.6% 72.6% 59.9%
Scheduled Caste 6,357 3,238 3,119
Scheduled Tribe 175 78 97
Illiterate 12,516 5,166 7,350

Caste-wise Population - Sindgi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Sindgi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,357 3,238 3,119
Schedule Tribe 175 78 97

Religion-wise Population - Sindgi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sindgi is 27,643 which is 74.26% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sindgi is 9,352 which is 25.12% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sindgi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,643 (74.26%) 14,023 13,620
Muslim 9,352 (25.12%) 4,730 4,622
Christian 63 (0.17%) 36 27
Sikh 7 (0.02%) 4 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 73 (0.2%) 39 34
Other Religion 18 (0.05%) 9 9
No Religion Specified 69 (0.19%) 39 30

Literacy Rate - Sindgi

The total literacy rate of Sindgi was 77.63% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 24,710 literates, males were 13,714 while females were 10,996. Also the male literacy rate was 85.25% and the female literacy rate was 69.83% in Sindgi.

  Sindgi Karnataka
Female 69.83% 68.08%
Male 85.25% 82.47%
Total 77.63% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Sindgi

The Sex Ratio of Sindgi is 972. Thus per every 1000 men there were 972 females in Sindgi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Sindgi.

Child Population - Sindgi

According to Census 2011, there were 5,394 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sindgi. Out of which 2,794 were male while 2,600 were female.

Working Population - Sindgi

In Sindgi Town Municipal Council out of total population, 12,159 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,159 workers engaged in Main Work, 533 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,124 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,743 8,099 2,644
Cultivators 533 426 107
Agriculture Labourer 2,124 1,130 994
Household Industries 264 208 56
Other Workers 7,822 6,335 1,487
Marginal Workers 1,416 742 674
Non Working 25,067 10,039 15,028

Sindgi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,964 71.7% 989
2 Ward No - 2 2,081 61.2% 799
3 Ward No - 3 822 69.7% 990
4 Ward No - 4 785 58.9% 992
5 Ward No - 5 834 60.3% 1,117
6 Ward No - 6 2,403 57.8% 1,024
7 Ward No - 7 1,950 52.6% 962
8 Ward No - 8 1,037 61% 987
9 Ward No - 9 1,360 62.6% 980
10 Ward No - 10 509 78% 928
11 Ward No - 11 1,702 76.6% 1,076
12 Ward No - 12 1,421 59.6% 985
13 Ward No - 13 1,122 72.5% 962
14 Ward No - 14 1,571 73.1% 1,004
15 Ward No - 15 1,917 65.3% 1,100
16 Ward No - 16 1,591 58.6% 936
17 Ward No - 17 1,772 76.9% 945
18 Ward No - 18 2,859 76.3% 1,008
19 Ward No - 19 1,142 76.2% 894
20 Ward No - 20 963 77.8% 918
21 Ward No - 21 1,706 68.6% 947
22 Ward No - 22 2,396 57.8% 940
23 Ward No - 23 2,319 63% 932

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