Shigaon Population, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011
Shigaon is a village situated in Palghar taluka of Thane district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 998 families residing in the village Shigaon. The total population of Shigaon is 4,642 out of which 2,322 are males and 2,320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shigaon is 999.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shigaon village is 931 which is 20% of the total population. There are 479 male children and 452 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shigaon is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Shigaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shigaon is 51.6%. Thus Shigaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.4% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 60.99% and the female literacy rate is 42.4% in Shigaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shigaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shigaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shigaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 931 | 479 | 452 |
| Literacy | 51.63% | 60.99% | 42.4% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4,207 | 2,089 | 2,118 |
| Illiterate | 2,726 | 1,198 | 1,528 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.6% of total population in Shigaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shigaon village out of total population, 1,857 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,857 workers engaged in Main Work, 186 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 496 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,195 | 930 | 265 |
| Cultivators | 186 | 154 | 32 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 496 | 360 | 136 |
| Household Industries | 20 | 19 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 493 | 397 | 96 |
| Marginal Workers | 662 | 295 | 367 |
| Non Working | 2,785 | 1,097 | 1,688 |
Nearby Villages to Shigaon,
Below are the list of villages near Shigaon village in Palghar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shigaon, Thane, Maharashtra - Wikipedia