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

The Dangs district of Gujarat has total population of 228,291 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 113,821 are males while 114,470 are females. In 2011 there were total 44,699 families residing in The Dangs district. The Average Sex Ratio of The Dangs district is 1,006.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.8% people lives in Urban areas while 89.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.3% while that in the rural areas is 73.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in The Dangs district is 1,038 while that of Rural areas is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in The Dangs district is 40743 which is 18% of the total population. There are 20743 male children and 20000 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of The Dangs is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,006) of The Dangs district.

The total literacy rate of The Dangs district is 75.16%. The male literacy rate is 67.93% and the female literacy rate is 55.61% in The Dangs district.

Population
228,291
Families
44,699
Literacy
75.16%
Sex Ratio
1,006

To facilitate the administration, The Dangs district is further divided into 1 Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

The Dangs Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 40,743 20,743 20,000
Literacy 75.16% 67.93% 55.61%
Scheduled Caste 992 490 502
Scheduled Tribe 216,073 107,539 108,534
Illiterate 87,323 36,507 50,816

Caste-wise Population - The Dangs district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94.6% of total population in The Dangs district of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 992 490 502
Schedule Tribe 216,073 107,539 108,534

Religion-wise Population - The Dangs district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 203,545 (89.16%) 101,578 101,967
Muslim 3,593 (1.57%) 1,813 1,780
Christian 20,029 (8.77%) 9,842 10,187
Sikh 69 (0.03%) 35 34
Buddhist 32 (0.01%) 18 14
Jain 39 (0.02%) 22 17
Other Religion 560 (0.25%) 289 271
No Religion Specified 424 (0.19%) 224 200

Literacy Rate - The Dangs district

The total literacy rate of The Dangs district was 75.16% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 140,968 literates, males were 77,314 while females were 63,654. Also the male literacy rate was 83.06% and the female literacy rate was 67.38% in The Dangs district.

  The Dangs district Gujarat
Female 67.38% 69.68%
Male 83.06% 85.75%
Total 75.16% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - The Dangs district

The Sex Ratio of The Dangs district is 1,006 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,006 females in The Dangs district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,006 ) of The Dangs district.

Population Density - The Dangs district

The total area of The Dangs district is 1,766 km2. Thus the density of The Dangs district is 129 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 11 sq. km. area is under urban region while 1,755 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - The Dangs district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of The Dangs, 10.81% people lived in urban regions while 89.19% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 24,687 out of which 12,111 were males while remaining 12,576 were females. In rural areas of The Dangs, male population was 101,710 while female population was 101,894.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of The Dangs was 1,038 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in The Dangs was 931 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of The Dangs were 2,755 which is 11.16% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of The Dangs was 1,002 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in The Dangs was 967 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in The Dangs for urban regions was 88.32 percent in which males were 92.79% literate while female literacy stood at 84.08%. The total literate population of The Dangs was 140,968. Similarly in rural areas of The Dangs, the average literacy rate was 73.42 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 81.8% and 65.12% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of The Dangs were 121,597.

Rural Urban
Population % 89.19% 10.81%
Total population 203,604 24,687
Male population 101,710 12,111
Female population 101,894 12,576
Sex ratio 1,002 1,038
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 967 931
Child population 37,988 2,755
Literates 121,597 19,371
Average literacy 73.42% 88.32%
Male literacy 81.8% 92.79%
Female literacy 65.12% 84.08%

Child Population - The Dangs district

According to Census 2011, there were 40,743 children between age 0 to 6 years in The Dangs district. Out of which 20,743 were male while 20,000 were female.

Working Population - The Dangs district

In The Dangs district out of total population, 118,257 were engaged in work activities. 74.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 118,257 workers engaged in Main Work, 54,775 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,131 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 88,038 53,926 34,112
Cultivators 54,775 35,001 19,774
Agriculture Labourer 22,131 10,878 11,253
Household Industries 758 469 289
Other Workers 10,374 7,578 2,796
Marginal Workers 30,219 7,403 22,816
Non Working 110,034 52,492 57,542

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