Khed Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra

Khed Taluka of Ratnagiri district has total population of 181,615 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 86,485 are males while 95,130 are females. In 2011 there were total 44,368 families residing in Khed Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Khed Taluka is 1,100.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.3% people lives in Urban areas while 90.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 94.3% while that in the rural areas is 81%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Khed Taluka is 1,072% while that of Rural areas is 1,103.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khed Taluka is 18016 which is 10% of the total population. There are 9312 male children and 8704 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khed Taluka is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,100 ) of Khed Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Khed Taluka is 82.19%. The male literacy rate is 81.1% and the female literacy rate is 67.62% in Khed Taluka.

Population
181,615
Families
44,368
Literacy
82.19%
Sex Ratio
1,100

To facilitate the administration, Khed Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 215 villages.

Khed Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,016 9,312 8,704
Literacy 82.19% 81.1% 67.62%
Scheduled Caste 9,822 4,797 5,025
Scheduled Tribe 2,506 1,282 1,224
Illiterate 47,147 16,346 30,801

Caste-wise Population - Khed Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Khed Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,822 4,797 5,025
Schedule Tribe 2,506 1,282 1,224

Religion-wise Population - Khed Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 141,904 (78.13%) 68,005 73,899
Muslim 24,012 (13.22%) 10,851 13,161
Christian 188 (0.1%) 102 86
Sikh 42 (0.02%) 19 23
Buddhist 15,204 (8.37%) 7,376 7,828
Jain 125 (0.07%) 61 64
Other Religion 12 (0.01%) 7 5
No Religion Specified 128 (0.07%) 64 64

Literacy Rate - Khed Taluka

Average literacy rate of Khed Taluka in 2011 were 82.19% in which, male and female literacy were 90.89% and 74.43% respectively. Total literate in Khed Taluka were 134,468 of which male and female were 70,139 and 64,329 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Khed Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Khed Taluka is 1,100 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,100 females in Khed Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,100 ) of Khed Taluka.

Child Population - Khed Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 18,016 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khed Taluka. Out of which 18,016 were male while 18,016 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khed Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,923 families under Khed Taluka living in urban areas while 3,923 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 9.3% of total population of Khed Taluka lives in Urban areas while 90.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,752 while that in rural region is 16,264.

Total Urban Rural
Population 181,615 16,892 164,723
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,016 1,752 16,264
Schedule Caste 9,822 1,083 8,739
Schedule Tribe 2,506 128 2,378
Literacy 82.19% 94.33% 80.96%
Sex Ratio 1,100 1,072 1,103

Working Population - Khed Taluka

In Khed Taluka out of total population, 73,738 were engaged in work activities. 84.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 73,738 workers engaged in Main Work, 27,034 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,855 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 62,239 38,744 23,495
Cultivators 27,034 14,174 12,860
Agriculture Labourer 12,855 6,352 6,503
Household Industries 1,435 729 706
Other Workers 20,915 17,489 3,426
Marginal Workers 11,499 5,300 6,199
Non Working 107,877 42,441 65,436

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