Valia Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bharuch district, Gujarat

Valia Taluka of Bharuch district has a total population of 145,400 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 74,121 are males while 71,279 are females. In 2011 there were a total 31,591 families residing in Valia Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Valia Taluka is 962.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 0.7% people live in Urban areas while 99.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.8% while that in rural areas is 73%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Valia Taluka is 737 while that of Rural areas is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Valia Taluka is 17281 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8814 male children and 8467 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Valia Taluka is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Valia Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Valia Taluka is 73.14%. The male literacy rate is 70.64% and the female literacy rate is 58.01% in Valia Taluka.

Population
145,400
Literacy
73.14%
Sex Ratio
962

To facilitate the administration, Valia Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 96 villages.

Valia Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,281 8,814 8,467
Literacy 73.14% 70.64% 58.01%
Scheduled Caste 1,038 511 527
Scheduled Tribe 113,771 57,838 55,933
Illiterate 51,693 21,763 29,930

Caste-wise Population - Valia Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 78.2% of total population in Valia Taluka of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,038 511 527
Schedule Tribe 113,771 57,838 55,933

Religion-wise Population - Valia Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 136,751 (94.05%) 69,731 67,020
Muslim 6,606 (4.54%) 3,362 3,244
Christian 1,227 (0.84%) 594 633
Sikh 70 (0.05%) 36 34
Buddhist 40 (0.03%) 23 17
Jain 459 (0.32%) 232 227
Other Religion 19 (0.01%) 8 11
No Religion Specified 228 (0.16%) 135 93

Literacy Rate - Valia Taluka

Average literacy rate of Valia Taluka in 2011 were 73.14% in which, male and female literacy were 80.17% and 65.83% respectively. Total literate in Valia Taluka were 93,707 of which male and female were 52,358 and 41,349 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Valia Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Valia Taluka is 962 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 962 females in Valia Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Valia Taluka.


Child Population - Valia Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 17,281 children between age 0 to 6 years in Valia Taluka. Out of which 8,814 were male while 8,467 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Valia Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 238 families under Valia Taluka living in urban areas while 238 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0.7% of total population of Valia Taluka lives in Urban areas while 99.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 93 while that in rural regions is 17,188.

Total Urban Rural
Population 145,400 1,089 144,311
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,281 93 17,188
Schedule Caste 1,038 75 963
Schedule Tribe 113,771 405 113,366
Literacy 73.14% 92.77% 72.99%
Sex Ratio 962 737 964

Working Population - Valia Taluka

In Valia Taluka out of total population, 72,871 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 72,871 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,005 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36,547 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56,560 39,628 16,932
Cultivators 8,005 6,794 1,211
Agriculture Labourer 36,547 23,388 13,159
Household Industries 680 514 166
Other Workers 11,328 8,932 2,396
Marginal Workers 16,311 5,642 10,669
Non Working 72,529 28,851 43,678

Nearby Talukas from Valia Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Valia Taluka in Bharuch district.


Valia Taluka Map


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