Dhrol Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jamnagar district, Gujarat

Dhrol Taluka of Jamnagar district has total population of 79,315 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 40,581 are males while 38,734 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,560 families residing in Dhrol Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhrol Taluka is 954.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.6% people lives in Urban areas while 67.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.3% while that in the rural areas is 73.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dhrol Taluka is 960% while that of Rural areas is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhrol Taluka is 9215 which is 12% of the total population. There are 4905 male children and 4310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhrol Taluka is 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 954 ) of Dhrol Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Dhrol Taluka is 75.44%. The male literacy rate is 72.6% and the female literacy rate is 60.47% in Dhrol Taluka.

Population
79,315
Families
15,560
Literacy
75.44%
Sex Ratio
954

To facilitate the administration, Dhrol Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 41 villages.

Dhrol Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,215 4,905 4,310
Literacy 75.44% 72.6% 60.47%
Scheduled Caste 7,274 3,745 3,529
Scheduled Tribe 518 271 247
Illiterate 26,431 11,118 15,313

Caste-wise Population - Dhrol Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Dhrol Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,274 3,745 3,529
Schedule Tribe 518 271 247

Religion-wise Population - Dhrol Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 69,898 (88.13%) 35,819 34,079
Muslim 8,371 (10.55%) 4,217 4,154
Christian 730 (0.92%) 377 353
Sikh 19 (0.02%) 9 10
Buddhist 60 (0.08%) 35 25
Jain 190 (0.24%) 99 91
Other Religion 7 (0.01%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 40 (0.05%) 21 19

Literacy Rate - Dhrol Taluka

Average literacy rate of Dhrol Taluka in 2011 were 75.44% in which, male and female literacy were 82.58% and 68.04% respectively. Total literate in Dhrol Taluka were 52,884 of which male and female were 29,463 and 23,421 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dhrol Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Dhrol Taluka is 954 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 954 females in Dhrol Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 954 ) of Dhrol Taluka.

Child Population - Dhrol Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 9,215 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhrol Taluka. Out of which 9,215 were male while 9,215 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhrol Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 5,093 families under Dhrol Taluka living in urban areas while 5,093 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32.6% of total population of Dhrol Taluka lives in Urban areas while 67.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,103 while that in rural region is 6,112.

Total Urban Rural
Population 79,315 25,883 53,432
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,215 3,103 6,112
Schedule Caste 7,274 2,544 4,730
Schedule Tribe 518 432 86
Literacy 75.44% 80.3% 73.1%
Sex Ratio 954 960 952

Working Population - Dhrol Taluka

In Dhrol Taluka out of total population, 29,821 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 29,821 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,993 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,258 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,973 21,971 4,002
Cultivators 10,993 9,324 1,669
Agriculture Labourer 4,258 3,181 1,077
Household Industries 378 272 106
Other Workers 10,344 9,194 1,150
Marginal Workers 3,848 1,306 2,542
Non Working 49,494 17,304 32,190

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