Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Mahishi Population - Shimoga, Karnataka

Mahishi is a medium size village located in Tirthahalli Taluka of Shimoga district, Karnataka with total 110 families residing. The Mahishi village has population of 484 of which 230 are males while 254 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Mahishi village population of children with age 0-6 is 47 which makes up 9.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Mahishi village is 1104 which is higher than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Mahishi as per census is 880, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Mahishi village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Mahishi village was 82.61 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Mahishi Male literacy stands at 87.80 % while female literacy rate was 78.02 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Mahishi 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 Mahishi village.

Mahishi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 110 - -
Population 484 230 254
Child (0-6) 47 25 22
Schedule Caste 96 43 53
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0
Literacy 82.61 % 87.80 % 78.02 %
Total Workers 281 155 126
Main Worker 271 - -
Marginal Worker 10 2 8

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.83 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.21 % of total population in Mahishi village.

Work Profile

In Mahishi village out of total population, 281 were engaged in work activities. 96.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 281 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 138 were Agricultural labourer.