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

Ganganagar district of Rajasthan has total population of 1,969,168 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,043,340 are males while 925,828 are females. In 2011 there were total 387,511 families residing in Ganganagar district. The Average Sex Ratio of Ganganagar district is 887.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 27.2% people lives in Urban areas while 72.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.7% while that in the rural areas is 66.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ganganagar district is 878 while that of Rural areas is 891.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ganganagar district is 255475 which is 13% of the total population. There are 137768 male children and 117707 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ganganagar is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887) of Ganganagar district.

The total literacy rate of Ganganagar district is 69.64%. The male literacy rate is 68.14% and the female literacy rate is 52.11% in Ganganagar district.

Population
1,969,168
Families
387,511
Literacy
69.64%
Sex Ratio
887

To facilitate the administration, Ganganagar district is further divided into 9 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Ganganagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 255,475 137,768 117,707
Literacy 69.64% 68.14% 52.11%
Scheduled Caste 720,412 376,734 343,678
Scheduled Tribe 13,477 7,160 6,317
Illiterate 775,825 332,432 443,393

Caste-wise Population - Ganganagar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Ganganagar district of Rajasthan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 720,412 376,734 343,678
Schedule Tribe 13,477 7,160 6,317

Religion-wise Population - Ganganagar district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,437,144 (72.98%) 763,206 673,938
Muslim 50,688 (2.57%) 26,575 24,113
Christian 2,077 (0.11%) 1,176 901
Sikh 474,853 (24.11%) 249,834 225,019
Buddhist 938 (0.05%) 515 423
Jain 1,988 (0.1%) 1,041 947
Other Religion 164 (0.01%) 91 73
No Religion Specified 1,316 (0.07%) 902 414

Literacy Rate - Ganganagar district

The total literacy rate of Ganganagar district was 69.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 1,193,343 literates, males were 710,908 while females were 482,435. Also the male literacy rate was 78.5% and the female literacy rate was 59.7% in Ganganagar district.

  Ganganagar district Rajasthan
Female 59.7% 52.12%
Male 78.5% 79.19%
Total 69.64% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Ganganagar district

The Sex Ratio of Ganganagar district is 887 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 887 females in Ganganagar district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 887 ) of Ganganagar district.

Population Density - Ganganagar district

The total area of Ganganagar district is 10,978 km2. Thus the density of Ganganagar district is 179 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 98 sq. km. area is under urban region while 10,880 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Ganganagar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Ganganagar, 27.19% people lived in urban regions while 72.81% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 535,432 out of which 285,071 were males while remaining 250,361 were females. In rural areas of Ganganagar, male population was 758,269 while female population was 675,467.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Ganganagar was 878 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Ganganagar was 842 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Ganganagar were 63,014 which is 11.77% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Ganganagar was 891 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Ganganagar was 859 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Ganganagar for urban regions was 78.74 percent in which males were 85.3% literate while female literacy stood at 71.31%. The total literate population of Ganganagar was 1,193,343. Similarly in rural areas of Ganganagar, the average literacy rate was 66.17 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 75.9% and 55.31% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Ganganagar were 821,372.

Rural Urban
Population % 72.81% 27.19%
Total population 1,433,736 535,432
Male population 758,269 285,071
Female population 675,467 250,361
Sex ratio 891 878
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 859 842
Child population 192,461 63,014
Literates 821,372 371,971
Average literacy 66.17% 78.74%
Male literacy 75.9% 85.3%
Female literacy 55.31% 71.31%

Child Population - Ganganagar district

According to Census 2011, there were 255,475 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ganganagar district. Out of which 137,768 were male while 117,707 were female.

Working Population - Ganganagar district

In Ganganagar district out of total population, 912,672 were engaged in work activities. 74.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 912,672 workers engaged in Main Work, 212,811 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147,697 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 680,563 530,627 149,936
Cultivators 212,811 176,800 36,011
Agriculture Labourer 147,697 108,235 39,462
Household Industries 9,736 6,484 3,252
Other Workers 310,319 239,108 71,211
Marginal Workers 232,109 65,693 166,416
Non Working 1,056,496 447,020 609,476

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