Bedkihal Population, Caste, Working Data Belgaum, Karnataka - Census 2011

Bedkihal is a village situated in Chikodi taluka of Belgaum district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,618 families residing in the village Bedkihal. The total population of Bedkihal is 11,355 out of which 5,832 are males and 5,523 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bedkihal is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bedkihal village is 1232 which is 11% of the total population. There are 668 male children and 564 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bedkihal is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Bedkihal village.

Population
11,355
Families
2,618
Literacy
74.97%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bedkihal is 75%. Thus Bedkihal village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.9% of Belgaum district. The male literacy rate is 83.91% and the female literacy rate is 65.66% in Bedkihal village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bedkihal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bedkihal Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bedkihal village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,232 668 564
Literacy 74.97% 83.91% 65.66%
Scheduled Caste 1,944 1,015 929
Scheduled Tribe 502 254 248
Illiterate 3,766 1,499 2,267

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.4% of total population in Bedkihal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bedkihal village out of total population, 5,354 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,354 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,275 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,812 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,162 3,041 1,121
Cultivators 1,275 1,072 203
Agriculture Labourer 1,812 1,084 728
Household Industries 70 60 10
Other Workers 1,005 825 180
Marginal Workers 1,192 482 710
Non Working 6,001 2,309 3,692

Nearby Villages to Bedkihal,

Below are the list of villages near Bedkihal village in Chikodi.

Village Population
Dilalapurwadi 940
Shamanewadi 6,228
Galatga 9,817
Nej 6,875
Bhimapurwadi 1,209
Nagaral 3,445
Mamadapur 2,844
Nanadiwadi 1,049
Sidnal 2,608
Nanadi 5,866

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