Gadhada Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhavnagar district, Gujarat

Gadhada Taluka of Bhavnagar district has total population of 200,475 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 102,328 are males while 98,147 are females. In 2011 there were total 36,992 families residing in Gadhada Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Gadhada Taluka is 959.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 22.1% people lives in Urban areas while 77.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.7% while that in the rural areas is 70.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gadhada Taluka is 936% while that of Rural areas is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gadhada Taluka is 27576 which is 14% of the total population. There are 14537 male children and 13039 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gadhada Taluka is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Gadhada Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Gadhada Taluka is 72.21%. The male literacy rate is 69.58% and the female literacy rate is 54.67% in Gadhada Taluka.

Population
200,475
Families
36,992
Literacy
72.21%
Sex Ratio
959

To facilitate the administration, Gadhada Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 73 villages.

Gadhada Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,576 14,537 13,039
Literacy 72.21% 69.58% 54.67%
Scheduled Caste 12,961 6,640 6,321
Scheduled Tribe 439 239 200
Illiterate 75,622 31,128 44,494

Caste-wise Population - Gadhada Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Gadhada Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,961 6,640 6,321
Schedule Tribe 439 239 200

Religion-wise Population - Gadhada Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 193,011 (96.28%) 98,531 94,480
Muslim 6,616 (3.3%) 3,365 3,251
Christian 96 (0.05%) 51 45
Sikh 44 (0.02%) 26 18
Buddhist 7 (0%) 4 3
Jain 639 (0.32%) 321 318
Other Religion 6 (0%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 56 (0.03%) 27 29

Literacy Rate - Gadhada Taluka

Average literacy rate of Gadhada Taluka in 2011 were 72.21% in which, male and female literacy were 81.1% and 63.04% respectively. Total literate in Gadhada Taluka were 124,853 of which male and female were 71,200 and 53,653 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gadhada Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Gadhada Taluka is 959 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 959 females in Gadhada Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Gadhada Taluka.

Child Population - Gadhada Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 27,576 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gadhada Taluka. Out of which 27,576 were male while 27,576 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gadhada Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 8,196 families under Gadhada Taluka living in urban areas while 8,196 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 22.1% of total population of Gadhada Taluka lives in Urban areas while 77.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,486 while that in rural region is 22,090.

Total Urban Rural
Population 200,475 44,320 156,155
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,576 5,486 22,090
Schedule Caste 12,961 2,921 10,040
Schedule Tribe 439 175 264
Literacy 72.21% 78.68% 70.34%
Sex Ratio 959 936 966

Working Population - Gadhada Taluka

In Gadhada Taluka out of total population, 80,901 were engaged in work activities. 84.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,901 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,312 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,010 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68,061 55,146 12,915
Cultivators 20,312 17,620 2,692
Agriculture Labourer 19,010 12,327 6,683
Household Industries 614 492 122
Other Workers 28,125 24,707 3,418
Marginal Workers 12,840 2,880 9,960
Non Working 119,574 44,302 75,272

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