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Balegaru Population - Shimoga, Karnataka

Balegaru is a medium size village located in Sagar Taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka with total 113 families residing. The Balegaru village has population of 502 of which 255 are males while 247 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Balegaru village population of children with age 0-6 is 44 which makes up 8.76 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Balegaru village is 969 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Balegaru as per census is 1444, higher than Karnataka average of 948.

Balegaru village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Balegaru village was 79.91 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Balegaru Male literacy stands at 90.30 % while female literacy rate was 68.78 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Balegaru village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Balegaru village.

Balegaru Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 113 - -
Population 502 255 247
Child (0-6) 44 18 26
Schedule Caste 22 12 10
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.91 % 90.30 % 68.78 %
Total Workers 259 179 80
Main Worker 213 - -
Marginal Worker 46 10 36

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.38 % of total population in Balegaru village. The village Balegaru currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Balegaru village out of total population, 259 were engaged in work activities. 82.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 259 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.