Chikhaldara Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Amravati district, Maharashtra

Chikhaldara Taluka of Amravati district has total population of 118,815 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 60,723 are males while 58,092 are females. In 2011 there were total 23,494 families residing in Chikhaldara Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chikhaldara Taluka is 957.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.3% people lives in Urban areas while 95.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.9% while that in the rural areas is 75.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chikhaldara Taluka is 849% while that of Rural areas is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chikhaldara Taluka is 17040 which is 14% of the total population. There are 8620 male children and 8420 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chikhaldara Taluka is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Chikhaldara Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Chikhaldara Taluka is 76.09%. The male literacy rate is 72.6% and the female literacy rate is 57.41% in Chikhaldara Taluka.

Population
118,815
Families
23,494
Literacy
76.09%
Sex Ratio
957

To facilitate the administration, Chikhaldara Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 193 villages.

Chikhaldara Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,040 8,620 8,420
Literacy 76.09% 72.6% 57.41%
Scheduled Caste 8,170 4,200 3,970
Scheduled Tribe 93,050 47,291 45,759
Illiterate 41,379 16,636 24,743

Caste-wise Population - Chikhaldara Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 78.3% of total population in Chikhaldara Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,170 4,200 3,970
Schedule Tribe 93,050 47,291 45,759

Religion-wise Population - Chikhaldara Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 115,526 (97.23%) 59,072 56,454
Muslim 1,376 (1.16%) 698 678
Christian 545 (0.46%) 257 288
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 6 1
Buddhist 1,032 (0.87%) 498 534
Jain 10 (0.01%) 6 4
Other Religion 10 (0.01%) 3 7
No Religion Specified 309 (0.26%) 183 126

Literacy Rate - Chikhaldara Taluka

Average literacy rate of Chikhaldara Taluka in 2011 were 76.09% in which, male and female literacy were 84.62% and 67.14% respectively. Total literate in Chikhaldara Taluka were 77,436 of which male and female were 44,087 and 33,349 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chikhaldara Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Chikhaldara Taluka is 957 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 957 females in Chikhaldara Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Chikhaldara Taluka.

Child Population - Chikhaldara Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 17,040 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chikhaldara Taluka. Out of which 17,040 were male while 17,040 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chikhaldara Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 948 families under Chikhaldara Taluka living in urban areas while 948 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.3% of total population of Chikhaldara Taluka lives in Urban areas while 95.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 503 while that in rural region is 16,537.

Total Urban Rural
Population 118,815 5,158 113,657
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,040 503 16,537
Schedule Caste 8,170 882 7,288
Schedule Tribe 93,050 1,844 91,206
Literacy 76.09% 91.88% 75.33%
Sex Ratio 957 849 962

Working Population - Chikhaldara Taluka

In Chikhaldara Taluka out of total population, 57,278 were engaged in work activities. 75.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 57,278 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,509 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26,509 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 43,471 26,148 17,323
Cultivators 12,509 8,583 3,926
Agriculture Labourer 26,509 14,564 11,945
Household Industries 362 227 135
Other Workers 4,091 2,774 1,317
Marginal Workers 13,807 5,439 8,368
Non Working 61,537 29,136 32,401

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