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

Shigaon is a village situated in Palghar taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 998 families residing in the village Shigaon. The total population of Shigaon is 4,642 out of which 2,322 are males and 2,320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shigaon is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shigaon village is 931 which is 20% of the total population. There are 479 male children and 452 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shigaon is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Shigaon village.

Population
4,642
Families
998
Literacy
51.63%
Sex Ratio
999

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shigaon is 51.6%. Thus Shigaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 60.99% and the female literacy rate is 42.4% 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 931 479 452
Literacy 51.63% 60.99% 42.4%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 4,207 2,089 2,118
Illiterate 2,726 1,198 1,528

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.6% of total population in Shigaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shigaon village out of total population, 1,857 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,857 workers engaged in Main Work, 186 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 496 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,195 930 265
Cultivators 186 154 32
Agriculture Labourer 496 360 136
Household Industries 20 19 1
Other Workers 493 397 96
Marginal Workers 662 295 367
Non Working 2,785 1,097 1,688

Nearby Villages to Shigaon,

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

Village Population
Khanivade 966
Khutad 602
Ravate 927
Walve 1,296
Akoli 690
Kukade 886
Mendhwan 802
Borsheti 1,949
Somate 1,761
Lalonde 1,487

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