Kheda Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kheda district, Gujarat

Kheda Taluka of Kheda district has total population of 128,162 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 66,433 are males while 61,729 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,168 families residing in Kheda Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kheda Taluka is 929.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20% people lives in Urban areas while 80% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.7% while that in the rural areas is 81%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kheda Taluka is 922% while that of Rural areas is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kheda Taluka is 16385 which is 13% of the total population. There are 8820 male children and 7565 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kheda Taluka is 858 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 929 ) of Kheda Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Kheda Taluka is 82.32%. The male literacy rate is 78.55% and the female literacy rate is 64.52% in Kheda Taluka.

Population
128,162
Families
26,168
Literacy
82.32%
Sex Ratio
929

To facilitate the administration, Kheda Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 39 villages.

Kheda Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,385 8,820 7,565
Literacy 82.32% 78.55% 64.52%
Scheduled Caste 11,991 6,233 5,758
Scheduled Tribe 6,977 3,717 3,260
Illiterate 36,151 14,251 21,900

Caste-wise Population - Kheda Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Kheda Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,991 6,233 5,758
Schedule Tribe 6,977 3,717 3,260

Religion-wise Population - Kheda Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 115,281 (89.95%) 59,855 55,426
Muslim 11,718 (9.14%) 5,959 5,759
Christian 368 (0.29%) 194 174
Sikh 113 (0.09%) 56 57
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 5 3
Jain 581 (0.45%) 313 268
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 90 (0.07%) 49 41

Literacy Rate - Kheda Taluka

Average literacy rate of Kheda Taluka in 2011 were 82.32% in which, male and female literacy were 90.57% and 73.53% respectively. Total literate in Kheda Taluka were 92,011 of which male and female were 52,182 and 39,829 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kheda Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Kheda Taluka is 929 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 929 females in Kheda Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 858 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 929 ) of Kheda Taluka.

Child Population - Kheda Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 16,385 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kheda Taluka. Out of which 16,385 were male while 16,385 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kheda Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 5,065 families under Kheda Taluka living in urban areas while 5,065 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20% of total population of Kheda Taluka lives in Urban areas while 80% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,060 while that in rural region is 13,325.

Total Urban Rural
Population 128,162 25,575 102,587
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,385 3,060 13,325
Schedule Caste 11,991 1,906 10,085
Schedule Tribe 6,977 512 6,465
Literacy 82.32% 87.72% 80.95%
Sex Ratio 929 922 931

Working Population - Kheda Taluka

In Kheda Taluka out of total population, 48,048 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48,048 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,279 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,367 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 40,899 35,599 5,300
Cultivators 9,279 8,898 381
Agriculture Labourer 16,367 13,462 2,905
Household Industries 536 414 122
Other Workers 14,717 12,825 1,892
Marginal Workers 7,149 2,765 4,384
Non Working 80,114 28,069 52,045

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