Dahod District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Gujarat) - Census 2011

Dahod district of Gujarat has total population of 2,127,086 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,068,651 are males while 1,058,435 are females. In 2011 there were total 334,272 families residing in Dahod district. The Average Sex Ratio of Dahod district is 990.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9% people lives in Urban areas while 91% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.1% while that in the rural areas is 56.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dahod district is 962 while that of Rural areas is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dahod district is 414798 which is 20% of the total population. There are 212968 male children and 201830 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dahod is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (990) of Dahod district.

The total literacy rate of Dahod district is 58.82%. The male literacy rate is 56.06% and the female literacy rate is 38.56% in Dahod district.

Population
2,127,086
Families
334,272
Literacy
58.82%
Sex Ratio
990

To facilitate the administration, Dahod district is further divided into 7 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Dahod Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 414,798 212,968 201,830
Literacy 58.82% 56.06% 38.56%
Scheduled Caste 41,444 20,680 20,764
Scheduled Tribe 1,580,850 793,305 787,545
Illiterate 1,119,915 469,616 650,299

Caste-wise Population - Dahod district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 74.3% of total population in Dahod district of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 41,444 20,680 20,764
Schedule Tribe 1,580,850 793,305 787,545

Religion-wise Population - Dahod district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,045,243 (96.15%) 1,026,854 1,018,389
Muslim 66,353 (3.12%) 33,914 32,439
Christian 9,907 (0.47%) 5,004 4,903
Sikh 493 (0.02%) 241 252
Buddhist 260 (0.01%) 143 117
Jain 3,331 (0.16%) 1,717 1,614
Other Religion 114 (0.01%) 58 56
No Religion Specified 1,385 (0.07%) 720 665

Literacy Rate - Dahod district

The total literacy rate of Dahod district was 58.82% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 1,007,171 literates, males were 599,035 while females were 408,136. Also the male literacy rate was 70.01% and the female literacy rate was 47.65% in Dahod district.

  Dahod district Gujarat
Female 47.65% 69.68%
Male 70.01% 85.75%
Total 58.82% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Dahod district

The Sex Ratio of Dahod district is 990 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 990 females in Dahod district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 990 ) of Dahod district.

Population Density - Dahod district

The total area of Dahod district is 3,642 km2. Thus the density of Dahod district is 584 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 50 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,592 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Dahod district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Dahod, 9.01% people lived in urban regions while 90.99% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 191,625 out of which 97,688 were males while remaining 93,937 were females. In rural areas of Dahod, male population was 970,963 while female population was 964,498.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Dahod was 962 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Dahod was 910 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Dahod were 27,634 which is 14.42% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Dahod was 993 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Dahod was 950 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Dahod for urban regions was 82.09 percent in which males were 88.79% literate while female literacy stood at 75.18%. The total literate population of Dahod was 1,007,171. Similarly in rural areas of Dahod, the average literacy rate was 56.36 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 67.98% and 44.78% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Dahod were 872,552.

Rural Urban
Population % 90.99% 9.01%
Total population 1,935,461 191,625
Male population 970,963 97,688
Female population 964,498 93,937
Sex ratio 993 962
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 950 910
Child population 387,164 27,634
Literates 872,552 134,619
Average literacy 56.36% 82.09%
Male literacy 67.98% 88.79%
Female literacy 44.78% 75.18%

Child Population - Dahod district

According to Census 2011, there were 414,798 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dahod district. Out of which 212,968 were male while 201,830 were female.

Working Population - Dahod district

In Dahod district out of total population, 999,124 were engaged in work activities. 55.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 999,124 workers engaged in Main Work, 311,832 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 128,264 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 553,395 416,295 137,100
Cultivators 311,832 269,743 42,089
Agriculture Labourer 128,264 55,740 72,524
Household Industries 4,406 3,455 951
Other Workers 108,893 87,357 21,536
Marginal Workers 445,729 124,586 321,143
Non Working 1,127,962 527,770 600,192

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