Salgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Uttara Kannada, Karnataka - Census 2011

Salgaon is a village situated in Mundgod taluka of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 680 families residing in the village Salgaon. The total population of Salgaon is 3,474 out of which 1,747 are males and 1,727 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Salgaon is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Salgaon village is 492 which is 14% of the total population. There are 246 male children and 246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Salgaon is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Salgaon village.

Population
3,474
Families
680
Literacy
79.51%
Sex Ratio
989

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Salgaon is 79.5%. Thus Salgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Uttara Kannada district. The male literacy rate is 85.01% and the female literacy rate is 73.94% in Salgaon village.

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

Salgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 492 246 246
Literacy 79.51% 85.01% 73.94%
Scheduled Caste 1,167 579 588
Scheduled Tribe 254 125 129
Illiterate 1,103 471 632

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.3% of total population in Salgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Salgaon village out of total population, 1,381 were engaged in work activities. 87.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,381 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 644 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,213 777 436
Cultivators 259 210 49
Agriculture Labourer 644 335 309
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 309 231 78
Marginal Workers 168 67 101
Non Working 2,093 903 1,190

Nearby Villages to Salgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Salgaon village in Mundgod.

Village Population
Kavalakoppa 858
Hirehalli 1,773
Andalgi 845
Chigalli 2,528
Chipageri 152
Basavanakoppa 178
Ganadahalli 16
Kalkeri 1,044
Tattalli 5
Byanalli 287

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