Chikhli Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Navsari district, Gujarat

Chikhli Taluka of Navsari district has total population of 309,877 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 156,516 are males while 153,361 are females. In 2011 there were total 68,261 families residing in Chikhli Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chikhli Taluka is 980.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.3% people lives in Urban areas while 97.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.9% while that in the rural areas is 81.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chikhli Taluka is 976% while that of Rural areas is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chikhli Taluka is 30533 which is 10% of the total population. There are 15592 male children and 14941 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chikhli Taluka is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Chikhli Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Chikhli Taluka is 81.54%. The male literacy rate is 78.56% and the female literacy rate is 68.35% in Chikhli Taluka.

Population
309,877
Families
68,261
Literacy
81.54%
Sex Ratio
980

To facilitate the administration, Chikhli Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 87 villages.

Chikhli Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 30,533 15,592 14,941
Literacy 81.54% 78.56% 68.35%
Scheduled Caste 5,732 2,941 2,791
Scheduled Tribe 220,170 110,381 109,789
Illiterate 82,094 33,558 48,536

Caste-wise Population - Chikhli Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 71.1% of total population in Chikhli Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,732 2,941 2,791
Schedule Tribe 220,170 110,381 109,789

Religion-wise Population - Chikhli Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 291,308 (94.01%) 147,126 144,182
Muslim 16,373 (5.28%) 8,256 8,117
Christian 868 (0.28%) 448 420
Sikh 119 (0.04%) 68 51
Buddhist 98 (0.03%) 50 48
Jain 909 (0.29%) 458 451
Other Religion 67 (0.02%) 37 30
No Religion Specified 135 (0.04%) 73 62

Literacy Rate - Chikhli Taluka

Average literacy rate of Chikhli Taluka in 2011 were 81.54% in which, male and female literacy were 87.25% and 75.73% respectively. Total literate in Chikhli Taluka were 227,783 of which male and female were 122,958 and 104,825 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chikhli Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Chikhli Taluka is 980 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 980 females in Chikhli Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Chikhli Taluka.

Child Population - Chikhli Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 30,533 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chikhli Taluka. Out of which 30,533 were male while 30,533 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chikhli Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,542 families under Chikhli Taluka living in urban areas while 1,542 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.3% of total population of Chikhli Taluka lives in Urban areas while 97.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 631 while that in rural region is 29,902.

Total Urban Rural
Population 309,877 7,025 302,852
Children (0 - 6 years) 30,533 631 29,902
Schedule Caste 5,732 74 5,658
Schedule Tribe 220,170 1,310 218,860
Literacy 81.54% 92.95% 81.27%
Sex Ratio 980 976 980

Working Population - Chikhli Taluka

In Chikhli Taluka out of total population, 144,865 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 144,865 workers engaged in Main Work, 35,434 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51,182 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 120,934 87,883 33,051
Cultivators 35,434 29,360 6,074
Agriculture Labourer 51,182 31,157 20,025
Household Industries 1,305 1,056 249
Other Workers 33,013 26,310 6,703
Marginal Workers 23,931 9,069 14,862
Non Working 165,012 59,564 105,448

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