Gadhinglaj Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kolhapur district, Maharashtra

Gadhinglaj Taluka of Kolhapur district has total population of 225,734 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 110,727 are males while 115,007 are females. In 2011 there were total 52,872 families residing in Gadhinglaj Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Gadhinglaj Taluka is 1,039.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12% people lives in Urban areas while 88% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.4% while that in the rural areas is 74.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gadhinglaj Taluka is 996% while that of Rural areas is 1,045.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gadhinglaj Taluka is 22764 which is 10% of the total population. There are 12018 male children and 10746 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gadhinglaj Taluka is 894 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,039 ) of Gadhinglaj Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Gadhinglaj Taluka is 76.62%. The male literacy rate is 75.95% and the female literacy rate is 62.09% in Gadhinglaj Taluka.

Population
225,734
Families
52,872
Literacy
76.62%
Sex Ratio
1,039

To facilitate the administration, Gadhinglaj Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 93 villages.

Gadhinglaj Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,764 12,018 10,746
Literacy 76.62% 75.95% 62.09%
Scheduled Caste 22,569 11,064 11,505
Scheduled Tribe 1,625 815 810
Illiterate 70,226 26,630 43,596

Caste-wise Population - Gadhinglaj Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Gadhinglaj Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,569 11,064 11,505
Schedule Tribe 1,625 815 810

Religion-wise Population - Gadhinglaj Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 209,660 (92.88%) 102,679 106,981
Muslim 12,044 (5.34%) 6,024 6,020
Christian 577 (0.26%) 298 279
Sikh 33 (0.01%) 14 19
Buddhist 420 (0.19%) 201 219
Jain 2,434 (1.08%) 1,223 1,211
Other Religion 26 (0.01%) 13 13
No Religion Specified 540 (0.24%) 275 265

Literacy Rate - Gadhinglaj Taluka

Average literacy rate of Gadhinglaj Taluka in 2011 were 76.62% in which, male and female literacy were 85.2% and 68.49% respectively. Total literate in Gadhinglaj Taluka were 155,508 of which male and female were 84,097 and 71,411 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gadhinglaj Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Gadhinglaj Taluka is 1,039 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,039 females in Gadhinglaj Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 894 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,039 ) of Gadhinglaj Taluka.

Child Population - Gadhinglaj Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 22,764 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gadhinglaj Taluka. Out of which 22,764 were male while 22,764 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gadhinglaj Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,235 families under Gadhinglaj Taluka living in urban areas while 6,235 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12% of total population of Gadhinglaj Taluka lives in Urban areas while 88% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,681 while that in rural region is 20,083.

Total Urban Rural
Population 225,734 27,185 198,549
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,764 2,681 20,083
Schedule Caste 22,569 2,526 20,043
Schedule Tribe 1,625 232 1,393
Literacy 76.62% 89.36% 74.87%
Sex Ratio 1,039 996 1,045

Working Population - Gadhinglaj Taluka

In Gadhinglaj Taluka out of total population, 111,402 were engaged in work activities. 83.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111,402 workers engaged in Main Work, 49,745 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,639 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 93,252 57,500 35,752
Cultivators 49,745 29,610 20,135
Agriculture Labourer 17,639 7,703 9,936
Household Industries 2,256 1,606 650
Other Workers 23,612 18,581 5,031
Marginal Workers 18,150 5,927 12,223
Non Working 114,332 47,300 67,032

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