Chorasi Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Surat district, Gujarat

Chorasi Taluka of Surat district has total population of 229,277 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 139,773 are males while 89,504 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,475 families residing in Chorasi Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chorasi Taluka is 640.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 62.4% people lives in Urban areas while 37.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.2% while that in the rural areas is 83.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chorasi Taluka is 593% while that of Rural areas is 725.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chorasi Taluka is 26498 which is 12% of the total population. There are 14095 male children and 12403 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chorasi Taluka is 880 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 640 ) of Chorasi Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Chorasi Taluka is 85.28%. The male literacy rate is 80.51% and the female literacy rate is 67.48% in Chorasi Taluka.

Population
229,277
Families
55,475
Literacy
85.28%
Sex Ratio
640

To facilitate the administration, Chorasi Taluka is further divided into 11 towns and 40 villages.

Chorasi Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,498 14,095 12,403
Literacy 85.28% 80.51% 67.48%
Scheduled Caste 5,361 2,833 2,528
Scheduled Tribe 30,593 15,414 15,179
Illiterate 56,347 27,240 29,107

Caste-wise Population - Chorasi Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.3% of total population in Chorasi Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,361 2,833 2,528
Schedule Tribe 30,593 15,414 15,179

Religion-wise Population - Chorasi Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 211,850 (92.4%) 129,241 82,609
Muslim 14,238 (6.21%) 8,640 5,598
Christian 949 (0.41%) 586 363
Sikh 663 (0.29%) 450 213
Buddhist 80 (0.03%) 44 36
Jain 1,242 (0.54%) 666 576
Other Religion 108 (0.05%) 57 51
No Religion Specified 147 (0.06%) 89 58

Literacy Rate - Chorasi Taluka

Average literacy rate of Chorasi Taluka in 2011 were 85.28% in which, male and female literacy were 89.54% and 78.33% respectively. Total literate in Chorasi Taluka were 172,930 of which male and female were 112,533 and 60,397 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chorasi Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Chorasi Taluka is 640 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 640 females in Chorasi Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 880 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 640 ) of Chorasi Taluka.

Child Population - Chorasi Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 26,498 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chorasi Taluka. Out of which 26,498 were male while 26,498 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chorasi Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 35,645 families under Chorasi Taluka living in urban areas while 35,645 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 62.4% of total population of Chorasi Taluka lives in Urban areas while 37.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 16,928 while that in rural region is 9,570.

Total Urban Rural
Population 229,277 143,052 86,225
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,498 16,928 9,570
Schedule Caste 5,361 2,759 2,602
Schedule Tribe 30,593 12,332 18,261
Literacy 85.28% 86.23% 83.72%
Sex Ratio 640 593 725

Working Population - Chorasi Taluka

In Chorasi Taluka out of total population, 114,776 were engaged in work activities. 95% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 114,776 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,744 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,900 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 109,058 95,308 13,750
Cultivators 4,744 3,965 779
Agriculture Labourer 10,900 6,276 4,624
Household Industries 742 451 291
Other Workers 92,672 84,616 8,056
Marginal Workers 5,718 3,683 2,035
Non Working 114,501 40,782 73,719

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