8 ▁were ▁males ▁and ▁ 1 6 0 , 6 3 2 ▁were ▁females . ▁Population ▁within ▁the ▁age ▁group ▁of ▁ 0 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁years ▁was ▁ 3 2 , 6 9 1 . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁liter ates ▁in ▁Sh im oga ▁was ▁ 2 5 4 , 5 3 1 , ▁which ▁constit uted ▁ 7 8 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁with ▁male ▁liter acy ▁of ▁ 8 1 . 4 % ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁of ▁ 7 6 . 3 %. ▁The ▁effective ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 7 + ▁population ▁of ▁Sh im oga ▁was ▁ 8 7 . 8 %, ▁of ▁which ▁male ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁was ▁ 9 0 . 8 % ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁was ▁ 8 4 . 8 %. ▁The ▁Sch eduled ▁Cast es ▁and ▁Sch eduled ▁Trib es ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 0 , 7 3 7 ▁and ▁ 9 , 1 9 2 ▁respectively . ▁Sh im oga ▁had ▁ 7 6 0 0 9 ▁households ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁K ann ada ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁spoken ▁language ▁in ▁Sh im oga . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Sh im oga ▁City ▁Municipal ▁Corporation , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁▁ ▁Most / all ▁these ▁hills ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Gh ats , ▁a ▁region ▁known ▁for ▁pl ent iful ▁ra inf all ▁and ▁l ush ▁green ery ▁and ▁declared ▁during ▁ 2 0