Heggala Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Heggala is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 631 families residing in the village Heggala. The total population of Heggala is 2,317 out of which 1,179 are males and 1,138 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Heggala is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Heggala village is 212 which is 9% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Heggala is 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Heggala village.

Population
2,317
Families
631
Literacy
81.38%
Sex Ratio
965

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Heggala is 81.4%. Thus Heggala village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 86.95% and the female literacy rate is 75.67% in Heggala village.

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

Heggala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 212 114 98
Literacy 81.38% 86.95% 75.67%
Scheduled Caste 68 32 36
Scheduled Tribe 148 74 74
Illiterate 604 253 351

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.4% of total population in Heggala village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Heggala village out of total population, 1,174 were engaged in work activities. 97% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,174 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,139 749 390
Cultivators 22 13 9
Agriculture Labourer 81 39 42
Household Industries 7 4 3
Other Workers 1,029 693 336
Marginal Workers 35 16 19
Non Working 1,143 414 729

Nearby Villages to Heggala,

Below are the list of villages near Heggala village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Kedamullur 2,966
Betoli 2,297
Palangala 649
Kottoli 1,273
Arameri 1,212
Kadanur 1,295
Devanageri 1,176
Kuklur 710
Maithadi 1,547
Chembe Belliyur 1,259

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