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Jigani Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bangalore, Karnataka - Census 2011

Jigani is a Census Town city situated in Anekal taluka of Bangalore district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,437 families residing in the Jigani city. The total population of Jigani is 17,036 out of which 9,990 are males and 7,046 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jigani is 705.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jigani city is 2101 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1114 male children and 987 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jigani is 886 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (705).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jigani is 86.1%. Thus Jigani has lower literacy rate compared to 87.7% of Bangalore district. The male literacy rate is 91.18% and the female literacy rate is 78.66% in Jigani.

Jigani Census Town has total administration over 4,437 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jigani Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jigani Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,101 1,114 987
Literacy 86.1% 81% 67.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,480 1,322 1,158
Scheduled Tribe 520 296 224
Illiterate 4,177 1,897 2,280

Caste-wise Population - Jigani

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Jigani.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,480 1,322 1,158
Schedule Tribe 520 296 224

Religion-wise Population - Jigani

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jigani is 15,133 which is 88.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jigani is 1,542 which is 9.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jigani as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,133 (88.83%) 8,945 6,188
Muslim 1,542 (9.05%) 851 691
Christian 285 (1.67%) 151 134
Sikh 26 (0.15%) 16 10
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Jain 28 (0.16%) 17 11
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 19 (0.11%) 8 11

Literacy Rate - Jigani

The total literacy rate of Jigani was 86.1% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.36% of Karnataka. Population-wise, out of total 12,859 literates, males were 8,093 while females were 4,766. Also the male literacy rate was 91.18% and the female literacy rate was 78.66% in Jigani.

  Jigani Karnataka
Female 78.66% 68.08%
Male 91.18% 82.47%
Total 86.1% 75.36%

Sex Ratio - Jigani

The Sex Ratio of Jigani is 705. Thus per every 1000 men there were 705 females in Jigani. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 886 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 705 ) of Jigani.

Child Population - Jigani

According to Census 2011, there were 2,101 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jigani. Out of which 1,114 were male while 987 were female.

Working Population - Jigani

In Jigani Census Town out of total population, 8,557 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,557 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 473 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,923 6,637 1,286
Cultivators 83 71 12
Agriculture Labourer 473 385 88
Household Industries 225 191 34
Other Workers 7,142 5,990 1,152
Marginal Workers 634 404 230
Non Working 8,479 2,949 5,530

Jigani Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jigani is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,036 75.5% 705

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