Shigga Population, Caste, Working Data Shimoga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Shigga is a village situated in Sorab taluka of Shimoga district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 393 families residing in the village Shigga. The total population of Shigga is 1,559 out of which 778 are males and 781 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shigga is 1,004.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shigga village is 122 which is 8% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 60 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shigga is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,004) of Shigga village.

Population
1,559
Families
393
Literacy
82.74%
Sex Ratio
1,004

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shigga is 82.7%. Thus Shigga village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.1% of Shimoga district. The male literacy rate is 90.64% and the female literacy rate is 74.9% in Shigga village.

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

Shigga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 122 62 60
Literacy 82.74% 90.64% 74.9%
Scheduled Caste 70 36 34
Scheduled Tribe 6 3 3
Illiterate 370 129 241

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Shigga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shigga village out of total population, 971 were engaged in work activities. 98.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 971 workers engaged in Main Work, 422 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 489 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 957 503 454
Cultivators 422 412 10
Agriculture Labourer 489 57 432
Household Industries 2 0 2
Other Workers 44 34 10
Marginal Workers 14 5 9
Non Working 588 270 318

Nearby Villages to Shigga,

Below are the list of villages near Shigga village in Sorab.

Village Population
Nadavadaholekatte 348
Hunavalli 437
Kundagasavi 350
Maisavi 358
Chikkasavi 531
Kaisodi 515
Hirekasavi 1,036
Kanahalli 652
Kavadi 543
Kannuru 231

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