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Shivar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Akola, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Shivar is a Census Town city situated in Akola taluka of Akola district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,382 families residing in the Shivar city. The total population of Shivar is 6,047 out of which 3,161 are males and 2,886 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shivar is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shivar city is 692 which is 11% of the total population. There are 362 male children and 330 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shivar is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (913).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shivar is 93.3%. Thus Shivar has higher literacy rate compared to 88% of Akola district. The male literacy rate is 96.82% and the female literacy rate is 89.4% in Shivar.

Shivar Census Town has total administration over 1,382 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.

Shivar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 692 362 330
Literacy 93.3% 85.7% 79.2%
Scheduled Caste 523 281 242
Scheduled Tribe 188 95 93
Illiterate 1,052 451 601

Caste-wise Population - Shivar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Shivar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 523 281 242
Schedule Tribe 188 95 93

Religion-wise Population - Shivar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shivar is 4,882 which is 80.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shivar is 14 which is 0.23% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shivar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,882 (80.73%) 2,560 2,322
Muslim 14 (0.23%) 6 8
Christian 9 (0.15%) 5 4
Sikh 21 (0.35%) 8 13
Buddhist 1,091 (18.04%) 564 527
Jain 12 (0.2%) 6 6
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.3%) 12 6

Literacy Rate - Shivar

The total literacy rate of Shivar was 93.28% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 4,995 literates, males were 2,710 while females were 2,285. Also the male literacy rate was 96.82% and the female literacy rate was 89.4% in Shivar.

  Shivar Maharashtra
Female 89.4% 75.87%
Male 96.82% 88.38%
Total 93.28% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Shivar

The Sex Ratio of Shivar is 913. Thus per every 1000 men there were 913 females in Shivar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Shivar.

Child Population - Shivar

According to Census 2011, there were 692 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shivar. Out of which 362 were male while 330 were female.

Working Population - Shivar

In Shivar Census Town out of total population, 2,409 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,409 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,274 1,788 486
Cultivators 30 22 8
Agriculture Labourer 37 19 18
Household Industries 67 53 14
Other Workers 2,140 1,694 446
Marginal Workers 135 75 60
Non Working 3,638 1,298 2,340

Shivar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,047 82.6% 913

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