Balapur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Akola district, Maharashtra

Balapur Taluka of Akola district has total population of 189,412 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 97,371 are males while 92,041 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,112 families residing in Balapur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Balapur Taluka is 945.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 23.5% people lives in Urban areas while 76.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.2% while that in the rural areas is 86.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Balapur Taluka is 947% while that of Rural areas is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balapur Taluka is 23899 which is 13% of the total population. There are 12363 male children and 11536 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balapur Taluka is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Balapur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Balapur Taluka is 87.39%. The male literacy rate is 80.46% and the female literacy rate is 72.04% in Balapur Taluka.

Population
189,412
Families
41,112
Literacy
87.39%
Sex Ratio
945

To facilitate the administration, Balapur Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 98 villages.

Balapur Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 23,899 12,363 11,536
Literacy 87.39% 80.46% 72.04%
Scheduled Caste 43,099 22,063 21,036
Scheduled Tribe 4,518 2,369 2,149
Illiterate 44,764 19,031 25,733

Caste-wise Population - Balapur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Balapur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43,099 22,063 21,036
Schedule Tribe 4,518 2,369 2,149

Religion-wise Population - Balapur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 95,551 (50.45%) 49,212 46,339
Muslim 50,111 (26.46%) 25,722 24,389
Christian 562 (0.3%) 305 257
Sikh 81 (0.04%) 43 38
Buddhist 41,157 (21.73%) 21,099 20,058
Jain 598 (0.32%) 313 285
Other Religion 41 (0.02%) 18 23
No Religion Specified 1,311 (0.69%) 659 652

Literacy Rate - Balapur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Balapur Taluka in 2011 were 87.39% in which, male and female literacy were 92.16% and 82.37% respectively. Total literate in Balapur Taluka were 144,648 of which male and female were 78,340 and 66,308 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Balapur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Balapur Taluka is 945 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 945 females in Balapur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Balapur Taluka.

Child Population - Balapur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 23,899 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balapur Taluka. Out of which 23,899 were male while 23,899 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Balapur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,761 families under Balapur Taluka living in urban areas while 7,761 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 23.5% of total population of Balapur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 76.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,152 while that in rural region is 17,747.

Total Urban Rural
Population 189,412 44,594 144,818
Children (0 - 6 years) 23,899 6,152 17,747
Schedule Caste 43,099 3,139 39,960
Schedule Tribe 4,518 528 3,990
Literacy 87.39% 89.25% 86.83%
Sex Ratio 945 947 945

Working Population - Balapur Taluka

In Balapur Taluka out of total population, 85,317 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85,317 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,919 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47,365 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 75,830 49,801 26,029
Cultivators 15,919 11,673 4,246
Agriculture Labourer 47,365 27,702 19,663
Household Industries 763 434 329
Other Workers 11,783 9,992 1,791
Marginal Workers 9,487 4,965 4,522
Non Working 104,095 42,605 61,490

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