Shikara Population, Caste, Working Data Nanded, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Shikara is a village situated in Mukhed taluka of Nanded district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 615 families residing in the village Shikara. The total population of Shikara is 2,868 out of which 1,454 are males and 1,414 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shikara is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shikara village is 501 which is 17% of the total population. There are 250 male children and 251 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shikara is 1,004 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Shikara village.

Population
2,868
Families
615
Literacy
73.76%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shikara is 73.8%. Thus Shikara village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.1% of Nanded district. The male literacy rate is 85.22% and the female literacy rate is 61.91% in Shikara village.

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

Shikara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 501 250 251
Literacy 73.76% 85.22% 61.91%
Scheduled Caste 1,007 506 501
Scheduled Tribe 20 11 9
Illiterate 1,122 428 694

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Shikara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shikara village out of total population, 1,529 were engaged in work activities. 61.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,529 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 647 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 946 567 379
Cultivators 84 55 29
Agriculture Labourer 647 371 276
Household Industries 17 5 12
Other Workers 198 136 62
Marginal Workers 583 236 347
Non Working 1,339 651 688

Nearby Villages to Shikara,

Below are the list of villages near Shikara village in Mukhed.

Village Population
Shirur 3,912
Sawargaon 3,984
Bavanwadi 645
Ladga 1,587
Mukhed Khede 1,328
Hipparga 1,696
Berli Kh. 1,909
Dabka Raja 3,270
Berli Bk. 2,170
Kamjalga 2,358

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