Dhanera Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Banaskantha district, Gujarat

Dhanera Taluka of Banaskantha district has a total population of 230,741 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 119,504 are males while 111,237 are females. In 2011 there were a total 37,893 families residing in Dhanera Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhanera Taluka is 931.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12.8% people live in Urban areas while 87.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.7% while that in rural areas is 56.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dhanera Taluka is 923 while that of Rural areas is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhanera Taluka is 40759 which is 18% of the total population. There are 21625 male children and 19134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanera Taluka is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Dhanera Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Dhanera Taluka is 58.98%. The male literacy rate is 60.34% and the female literacy rate is 35.9% in Dhanera Taluka.

Population
230,741
Literacy
58.98%
Sex Ratio
931

To facilitate the administration, Dhanera Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 77 villages.

Dhanera Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhanera Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 40,759 21,625 19,134
Literacy 58.98% 60.34% 35.9%
Scheduled Caste 28,678 14,772 13,906
Scheduled Tribe 20,909 10,836 10,073
Illiterate 118,698 47,392 71,306

Caste-wise Population - Dhanera Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.1% of total population in Dhanera Taluka of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 28,678 14,772 13,906
Schedule Tribe 20,909 10,836 10,073

Religion-wise Population - Dhanera Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 222,889 (96.6%) 115,456 107,433
Muslim 6,892 (2.99%) 3,539 3,353
Christian 85 (0.04%) 48 37
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 5 9
Buddhist 18 (0.01%) 8 10
Jain 726 (0.31%) 372 354
Other Religion 5 (0%) 1 4
No Religion Specified 112 (0.05%) 75 37

Literacy Rate - Dhanera Taluka

Average literacy rate of Dhanera Taluka in 2011 were 58.98% in which, male and female literacy were 73.67% and 43.35% respectively. Total literate in Dhanera Taluka were 112,043 of which male and female were 72,112 and 39,931 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dhanera Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Dhanera Taluka is 931 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 931 females in Dhanera Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Dhanera Taluka.


Child Population - Dhanera Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 40,759 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhanera Taluka. Out of which 21,625 were male while 19,134 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhanera Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 5,503 families under Dhanera Taluka living in urban areas while 5,503 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12.8% of total population of Dhanera Taluka lives in Urban areas while 87.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 4,479 while that in rural regions is 36,280.

Total Urban Rural
Population 230,741 29,578 201,163
Children (0 - 6 years) 40,759 4,479 36,280
Schedule Caste 28,678 4,346 24,332
Schedule Tribe 20,909 1,042 19,867
Literacy 58.98% 75.74% 56.42%
Sex Ratio 931 923 932

Working Population - Dhanera Taluka

In Dhanera Taluka out of total population, 92,626 were engaged in work activities. 87.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 92,626 workers engaged in Main Work, 39,029 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,370 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 81,075 57,959 23,116
Cultivators 39,029 34,120 4,909
Agriculture Labourer 15,370 10,223 5,147
Household Industries 711 539 172
Other Workers 25,965 13,077 12,888
Marginal Workers 11,551 2,668 8,883
Non Working 138,115 58,877 79,238

Nearby Talukas from Dhanera Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Dhanera Taluka in Banaskantha district.


Dhanera Taluka Map


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