Shankarnagar Population, Caste, Working Data Bijapur, Karnataka - Census 2011
Shankarnagar is a village situated in Basavana Bagevadi taluka of Bijapur district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 418 families residing in the village Shankarnagar. The total population of Shankarnagar is 2,436 out of which 1,267 are males and 1,169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shankarnagar is 923.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shankarnagar village is 427 which is 18% of the total population. There are 232 male children and 195 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shankarnagar is 841 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923) of Shankarnagar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shankarnagar is 41.6%. Thus Shankarnagar village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Bijapur district. The male literacy rate is 50.63% and the female literacy rate is 31.93% in Shankarnagar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shankarnagar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shankarnagar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shankarnagar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 427 | 232 | 195 |
| Literacy | 41.56% | 50.63% | 31.93% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,404 | 1,246 | 1,158 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 1,601 | 743 | 858 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 98.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Shankarnagar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shankarnagar village out of total population, 958 were engaged in work activities. 56.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 958 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 123 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 540 | 412 | 128 |
| Cultivators | 277 | 231 | 46 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 123 | 73 | 50 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 138 | 108 | 30 |
| Marginal Workers | 418 | 197 | 221 |
| Non Working | 1,478 | 658 | 820 |
Nearby Villages to Shankarnagar,
Below are the list of villages near Shankarnagar village in Basavana Bagevadi.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shankarnagar, Bijapur, Karnataka - Wikipedia