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

Vadodara district of Gujarat has total population of 4,165,626 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 2,153,736 are males while 2,011,890 are females. In 2011 there were total 877,106 families residing in Vadodara district. The Average Sex Ratio of Vadodara district is 934.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 49.6% people lives in Urban areas while 50.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.7% while that in the rural areas is 67.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Vadodara district is 920 while that of Rural areas is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vadodara district is 499811 which is 12% of the total population. There are 263506 male children and 236305 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadodara is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Vadodara district.

The total literacy rate of Vadodara district is 78.92%. The male literacy rate is 74.94% and the female literacy rate is 63.57% in Vadodara district.

Population
4,165,626
Families
877,106
Literacy
78.92%
Sex Ratio
934

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

Vadodara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 499,811 263,506 236,305
Literacy 78.92% 74.94% 63.57%
Scheduled Caste 221,629 114,602 107,027
Scheduled Tribe 1,149,901 586,665 563,236
Illiterate 1,272,546 539,649 732,897

Caste-wise Population - Vadodara district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.6% of total population in Vadodara district of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 221,629 114,602 107,027
Schedule Tribe 1,149,901 586,665 563,236

Religion-wise Population - Vadodara district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,713,941 (89.16%) 1,921,284 1,792,657
Muslim 384,579 (9.23%) 197,961 186,618
Christian 23,813 (0.57%) 12,099 11,714
Sikh 9,340 (0.22%) 4,985 4,355
Buddhist 2,069 (0.05%) 1,117 952
Jain 27,650 (0.66%) 13,993 13,657
Other Religion 1,124 (0.03%) 557 567
No Religion Specified 3,110 (0.07%) 1,740 1,370

Literacy Rate - Vadodara district

The total literacy rate of Vadodara district was 78.92% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 2,893,080 literates, males were 1,614,087 while females were 1,278,993. Also the male literacy rate was 85.39% and the female literacy rate was 72.03% in Vadodara district.

  Vadodara district Gujarat
Female 72.03% 69.68%
Male 85.39% 85.75%
Total 78.92% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Vadodara district

The Sex Ratio of Vadodara district is 934 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 934 females in Vadodara district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Vadodara district.

Population Density - Vadodara district

The total area of Vadodara district is 7,546 km2. Thus the density of Vadodara district is 552 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 425 sq. km. area is under urban region while 7,121 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Vadodara district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Vadodara, 49.59% people lived in urban regions while 50.41% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 2,065,771 out of which 1,075,793 were males while remaining 989,978 were females. In rural areas of Vadodara, male population was 1,077,943 while female population was 1,021,912.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Vadodara was 920 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Vadodara was 858 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Vadodara were 211,053 which is 10.22% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Vadodara was 948 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Vadodara was 926 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Vadodara for urban regions was 89.74 percent in which males were 93.35% literate while female literacy stood at 85.85%. The total literate population of Vadodara was 2,893,080. Similarly in rural areas of Vadodara, the average literacy rate was 67.84 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 77.14% and 58.07% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Vadodara were 1,228,608.

Rural Urban
Population % 50.41% 49.59%
Total population 2,099,855 2,065,771
Male population 1,077,943 1,075,793
Female population 1,021,912 989,978
Sex ratio 948 920
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 926 858
Child population 288,758 211,053
Literates 1,228,608 1,664,472
Average literacy 67.84% 89.74%
Male literacy 77.14% 93.35%
Female literacy 58.07% 85.85%

Child Population - Vadodara district

According to Census 2011, there were 499,811 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vadodara district. Out of which 263,506 were male while 236,305 were female.

Working Population - Vadodara district

In Vadodara district out of total population, 1,693,473 were engaged in work activities. 80.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,693,473 workers engaged in Main Work, 279,563 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 343,509 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,360,660 1,121,791 238,869
Cultivators 279,563 253,431 26,132
Agriculture Labourer 343,509 235,462 108,047
Household Industries 13,376 10,694 2,682
Other Workers 724,212 622,204 102,008
Marginal Workers 332,813 111,521 221,292
Non Working 2,472,153 920,424 1,551,729

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