Shigaon Population, Caste, Working Data Sangli, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Shigaon is a village situated in Walwa taluka of Sangli district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,457 families residing in the village Shigaon. The total population of Shigaon is 6,844 out of which 3,457 are males and 3,387 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shigaon is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shigaon village is 673 which is 10% of the total population. There are 362 male children and 311 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shigaon is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Shigaon village.

Population
6,844
Families
1,457
Literacy
83.36%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shigaon is 83.4%. Thus Shigaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Sangli district. The male literacy rate is 90.95% and the female literacy rate is 75.72% in Shigaon village.

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

Shigaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 673 362 311
Literacy 83.36% 90.95% 75.72%
Scheduled Caste 798 398 400
Scheduled Tribe 17 9 8
Illiterate 1,700 642 1,058

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Shigaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shigaon village out of total population, 3,024 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,024 workers engaged in Main Work, 968 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,039 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,649 1,830 819
Cultivators 968 810 158
Agriculture Labourer 1,039 555 484
Household Industries 47 18 29
Other Workers 595 447 148
Marginal Workers 375 161 214
Non Working 3,820 1,466 2,354

Nearby Villages to Shigaon,

Below are the list of villages near Shigaon village in Walwa.

Village Population
Pharnewadi 858
Bagani 8,383
Koregaon 5,273
Kakachiwadi 2,302
Bhadkimbe 2,882
Phalkewadi & Chandachiwadi 1,598
Dhavali 2,258
Rozawadi 1,230
Nagaon 2,439
Mirajwadi 2,320

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