Dharangaon Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jalgaon district, Maharashtra

Dharangaon Taluka of Jalgaon district has total population of 173,447 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 90,443 are males while 83,004 are females. In 2011 there were total 36,845 families residing in Dharangaon Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Dharangaon Taluka is 918.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.4% people lives in Urban areas while 79.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.4% while that in the rural areas is 76.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dharangaon Taluka is 943% while that of Rural areas is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharangaon Taluka is 21280 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11739 male children and 9541 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharangaon Taluka is 813 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Dharangaon Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Dharangaon Taluka is 77.03%. The male literacy rate is 73.8% and the female literacy rate is 60.8% in Dharangaon Taluka.

Population
173,447
Families
36,845
Literacy
77.03%
Sex Ratio
918

To facilitate the administration, Dharangaon Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 89 villages.

Dharangaon Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,280 11,739 9,541
Literacy 77.03% 73.8% 60.8%
Scheduled Caste 13,682 7,042 6,640
Scheduled Tribe 29,524 15,291 14,233
Illiterate 56,228 23,692 32,536

Caste-wise Population - Dharangaon Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17% of total population in Dharangaon Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,682 7,042 6,640
Schedule Tribe 29,524 15,291 14,233

Religion-wise Population - Dharangaon Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 152,856 (88.13%) 80,029 72,827
Muslim 18,109 (10.44%) 9,156 8,953
Christian 179 (0.1%) 82 97
Sikh 94 (0.05%) 50 44
Buddhist 1,428 (0.82%) 726 702
Jain 603 (0.35%) 299 304
Other Religion 23 (0.01%) 12 11
No Religion Specified 155 (0.09%) 89 66

Literacy Rate - Dharangaon Taluka

Average literacy rate of Dharangaon Taluka in 2011 were 77.03% in which, male and female literacy were 84.81% and 68.7% respectively. Total literate in Dharangaon Taluka were 117,219 of which male and female were 66,751 and 50,468 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dharangaon Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Dharangaon Taluka is 918 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 918 females in Dharangaon Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 813 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Dharangaon Taluka.

Child Population - Dharangaon Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 21,280 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharangaon Taluka. Out of which 21,280 were male while 21,280 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dharangaon Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,753 families under Dharangaon Taluka living in urban areas while 6,753 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.4% of total population of Dharangaon Taluka lives in Urban areas while 79.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,412 while that in rural region is 16,868.

Total Urban Rural
Population 173,447 35,375 138,072
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,280 4,412 16,868
Schedule Caste 13,682 1,976 11,706
Schedule Tribe 29,524 1,745 27,779
Literacy 77.03% 80.4% 76.17%
Sex Ratio 918 943 912

Working Population - Dharangaon Taluka

In Dharangaon Taluka out of total population, 82,307 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 82,307 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,938 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40,359 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 73,663 46,334 27,329
Cultivators 16,938 11,474 5,464
Agriculture Labourer 40,359 21,406 18,953
Household Industries 1,500 1,009 491
Other Workers 14,866 12,445 2,421
Marginal Workers 8,644 3,512 5,132
Non Working 91,140 40,597 50,543

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