Amreli Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Amreli district, Gujarat

Amreli Taluka of Amreli district has total population of 241,279 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 122,893 are males while 118,386 are females. In 2011 there were total 48,334 families residing in Amreli Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Amreli Taluka is 963.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 48.9% people lives in Urban areas while 51.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.7% while that in the rural areas is 79.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Amreli Taluka is 969% while that of Rural areas is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amreli Taluka is 22743 which is 9% of the total population. There are 12273 male children and 10470 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amreli Taluka is 853 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Amreli Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Amreli Taluka is 83.72%. The male literacy rate is 80.23% and the female literacy rate is 71.26% in Amreli Taluka.

Population
241,279
Families
48,334
Literacy
83.72%
Sex Ratio
963

To facilitate the administration, Amreli Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 71 villages.

Amreli Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Amreli Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,743 12,273 10,470
Literacy 83.72% 80.23% 71.26%
Scheduled Caste 22,766 11,779 10,987
Scheduled Tribe 2,444 1,276 1,168
Illiterate 58,320 24,300 34,020

Caste-wise Population - Amreli Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Amreli Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,766 11,779 10,987
Schedule Tribe 2,444 1,276 1,168

Religion-wise Population - Amreli Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 219,038 (90.78%) 111,489 107,549
Muslim 21,088 (8.74%) 10,776 10,312
Christian 183 (0.08%) 100 83
Sikh 120 (0.05%) 67 53
Buddhist 49 (0.02%) 29 20
Jain 492 (0.2%) 251 241
Other Religion 6 (0%) 2 4
No Religion Specified 303 (0.13%) 179 124

Literacy Rate - Amreli Taluka

Average literacy rate of Amreli Taluka in 2011 were 83.72% in which, male and female literacy were 89.13% and 78.18% respectively. Total literate in Amreli Taluka were 182,959 of which male and female were 98,593 and 84,366 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Amreli Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Amreli Taluka is 963 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 963 females in Amreli Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 853 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Amreli Taluka.

Child Population - Amreli Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 22,743 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amreli Taluka. Out of which 22,743 were male while 22,743 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Amreli Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 23,393 families under Amreli Taluka living in urban areas while 23,393 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 48.9% of total population of Amreli Taluka lives in Urban areas while 51.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 11,372 while that in rural region is 11,371.

Total Urban Rural
Population 241,279 117,967 123,312
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,743 11,372 11,371
Schedule Caste 22,766 6,556 16,210
Schedule Tribe 2,444 1,914 530
Literacy 83.72% 87.69% 79.94%
Sex Ratio 963 969 958

Working Population - Amreli Taluka

In Amreli Taluka out of total population, 94,065 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 94,065 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,584 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,741 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 79,441 66,571 12,870
Cultivators 21,584 17,672 3,912
Agriculture Labourer 13,741 9,928 3,813
Household Industries 1,012 797 215
Other Workers 43,104 38,174 4,930
Marginal Workers 14,624 3,819 10,805
Non Working 147,214 52,503 94,711

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