Lodhika Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Rajkot district, Gujarat

Lodhika Taluka of Rajkot district has total population of 57,415 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 30,168 are males while 27,247 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,929 families residing in Lodhika Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Lodhika Taluka is 903.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 1.2% people lives in Urban areas while 98.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.8% while that in the rural areas is 77.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Lodhika Taluka is 901% while that of Rural areas is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lodhika Taluka is 6992 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3786 male children and 3206 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lodhika Taluka is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Lodhika Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Lodhika Taluka is 77.52%. The male literacy rate is 74.04% and the female literacy rate is 61.48% in Lodhika Taluka.

Population
57,415
Families
11,929
Literacy
77.52%
Sex Ratio
903

To facilitate the administration, Lodhika Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 38 villages.

Lodhika Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,992 3,786 3,206
Literacy 77.52% 74.04% 61.48%
Scheduled Caste 10,472 5,448 5,024
Scheduled Tribe 391 209 182
Illiterate 18,328 7,832 10,496

Caste-wise Population - Lodhika Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Lodhika Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,472 5,448 5,024
Schedule Tribe 391 209 182

Religion-wise Population - Lodhika Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 55,328 (96.37%) 29,069 26,259
Muslim 1,905 (3.32%) 1,002 903
Christian 94 (0.16%) 45 49
Sikh 15 (0.03%) 9 6
Buddhist 11 (0.02%) 5 6
Jain 16 (0.03%) 7 9
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 43 (0.07%) 29 14

Literacy Rate - Lodhika Taluka

Average literacy rate of Lodhika Taluka in 2011 were 77.52% in which, male and female literacy were 84.66% and 69.68% respectively. Total literate in Lodhika Taluka were 39,087 of which male and female were 22,336 and 16,751 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Lodhika Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Lodhika Taluka is 903 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 903 females in Lodhika Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Lodhika Taluka.

Child Population - Lodhika Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 6,992 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lodhika Taluka. Out of which 6,992 were male while 6,992 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Lodhika Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 187 families under Lodhika Taluka living in urban areas while 187 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 1.2% of total population of Lodhika Taluka lives in Urban areas while 98.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 145 while that in rural region is 6,847.

Total Urban Rural
Population 57,415 671 56,744
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,992 145 6,847
Schedule Caste 10,472 76 10,396
Schedule Tribe 391 19 372
Literacy 77.52% 77.76% 77.52%
Sex Ratio 903 901 903

Working Population - Lodhika Taluka

In Lodhika Taluka out of total population, 25,556 were engaged in work activities. 88.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,556 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,834 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,893 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,672 17,532 5,140
Cultivators 8,834 6,178 2,656
Agriculture Labourer 3,893 2,698 1,195
Household Industries 151 116 35
Other Workers 9,794 8,540 1,254
Marginal Workers 2,884 1,280 1,604
Non Working 31,859 11,356 20,503

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