Bhilwara District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Rajasthan) - Census 2011

Bhilwara district of Rajasthan has total population of 2,408,523 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,220,736 are males while 1,187,787 are females. In 2011 there were total 498,125 families residing in Bhilwara district. The Average Sex Ratio of Bhilwara district is 973.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 21.3% people lives in Urban areas while 78.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.7% while that in the rural areas is 56%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bhilwara district is 932 while that of Rural areas is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhilwara district is 361683 which is 15% of the total population. There are 187617 male children and 174066 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhilwara is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Bhilwara district.

The total literacy rate of Bhilwara district is 61.37%. The male literacy rate is 63.7% and the female literacy rate is 40.29% in Bhilwara district.

Population
2,408,523
Families
498,125
Literacy
61.37%
Sex Ratio
973

To facilitate the administration, Bhilwara district is further divided into 12 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Bhilwara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhilwara district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 361,683 187,617 174,066
Literacy 61.37% 63.7% 40.29%
Scheduled Caste 407,947 206,332 201,615
Scheduled Tribe 229,273 117,026 112,247
Illiterate 1,152,397 443,154 709,243

Caste-wise Population - Bhilwara district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.5% of total population in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 407,947 206,332 201,615
Schedule Tribe 229,273 117,026 112,247

Religion-wise Population - Bhilwara district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,224,839 (92.37%) 1,127,007 1,097,832
Muslim 142,427 (5.91%) 72,770 69,657
Christian 1,978 (0.08%) 1,006 972
Sikh 1,468 (0.06%) 744 724
Buddhist 183 (0.01%) 83 100
Jain 35,149 (1.46%) 17,775 17,374
Other Religion 60 (0%) 29 31
No Religion Specified 2,419 (0.1%) 1,322 1,097

Literacy Rate - Bhilwara district

The total literacy rate of Bhilwara district was 61.37% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 1,256,126 literates, males were 777,582 while females were 478,544. Also the male literacy rate was 75.27% and the female literacy rate was 47.21% in Bhilwara district.

  Bhilwara district Rajasthan
Female 47.21% 52.12%
Male 75.27% 79.19%
Total 61.37% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Bhilwara district

The Sex Ratio of Bhilwara district is 973 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 973 females in Bhilwara district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Bhilwara district.

Population Density - Bhilwara district

The total area of Bhilwara district is 10,455 km2. Thus the density of Bhilwara district is 230 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 311 sq. km. area is under urban region while 10,144 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Bhilwara district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Bhilwara, 21.28% people lived in urban regions while 78.72% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 512,654 out of which 265,358 were males while remaining 247,296 were females. In rural areas of Bhilwara, male population was 955,378 while female population was 940,491.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Bhilwara was 932 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Bhilwara was 904 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Bhilwara were 67,551 which is 13.18% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Bhilwara was 984 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Bhilwara was 933 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Bhilwara for urban regions was 80.7 percent in which males were 89.04% literate while female literacy stood at 71.79%. The total literate population of Bhilwara was 1,256,126. Similarly in rural areas of Bhilwara, the average literacy rate was 56 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 71.32% and 40.58% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Bhilwara were 896,937.

Rural Urban
Population % 78.72% 21.28%
Total population 1,895,869 512,654
Male population 955,378 265,358
Female population 940,491 247,296
Sex ratio 984 932
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 933 904
Child population 294,132 67,551
Literates 896,937 359,189
Average literacy 56% 80.7%
Male literacy 71.32% 89.04%
Female literacy 40.58% 71.79%

Child Population - Bhilwara district

According to Census 2011, there were 361,683 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhilwara district. Out of which 187,617 were male while 174,066 were female.

Working Population - Bhilwara district

In Bhilwara district out of total population, 1,148,165 were engaged in work activities. 76.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,148,165 workers engaged in Main Work, 461,822 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77,499 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 883,329 581,039 302,290
Cultivators 461,822 260,882 200,940
Agriculture Labourer 77,499 36,559 40,940
Household Industries 21,262 15,486 5,776
Other Workers 322,746 268,112 54,634
Marginal Workers 264,836 93,550 171,286
Non Working 1,260,358 546,147 714,211

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