Herkal Population, Caste, Working Data Bagalkot, Karnataka - Census 2011

Herkal is a village situated in Bilgi taluka of Bagalkot district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 622 families residing in the village Herkal. The total population of Herkal is 3,521 out of which 1,746 are males and 1,775 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Herkal is 1,017.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Herkal village is 473 which is 13% of the total population. There are 235 male children and 238 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Herkal is 1,013 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,017) of Herkal village.

Population
3,521
Families
622
Literacy
61.22%
Sex Ratio
1,017

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Herkal is 61.2%. Thus Herkal village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.9% of Bagalkot district. The male literacy rate is 73.06% and the female literacy rate is 49.58% in Herkal village.

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

Herkal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 473 235 238
Literacy 61.22% 73.06% 49.58%
Scheduled Caste 583 282 301
Scheduled Tribe 491 243 248
Illiterate 1,655 642 1,013

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.9% of total population in Herkal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Herkal village out of total population, 1,564 were engaged in work activities. 43% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,564 workers engaged in Main Work, 337 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 180 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 672 516 156
Cultivators 337 255 82
Agriculture Labourer 180 152 28
Household Industries 51 29 22
Other Workers 104 80 24
Marginal Workers 892 376 516
Non Working 1,957 854 1,103

Nearby Villages to Herkal,

Below are the list of villages near Herkal village in Bilgi.

Village Population
Yettinatti 117
Tolamatti 2,565
Badardinni 1,661
Tummarmatti 1,037
Honnihal 1,166
Dattapura 2,191
Kandagal 588
Venkatapura 1,039
Kundargi 5,122
Bavalatti 1,540

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