Loha Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nanded district, Maharashtra

Loha Taluka of Nanded district has total population of 241,885 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 124,717 are males while 117,168 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,933 families residing in Loha Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Loha Taluka is 939.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10% people lives in Urban areas while 90% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.6% while that in the rural areas is 73%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Loha Taluka is 956% while that of Rural areas is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Loha Taluka is 35666 which is 15% of the total population. There are 18655 male children and 17011 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Loha Taluka is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Loha Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Loha Taluka is 73.54%. The male literacy rate is 71.61% and the female literacy rate is 53.21% in Loha Taluka.

Population
241,885
Families
46,933
Literacy
73.54%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Loha Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 125 villages.

Loha Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 35,666 18,655 17,011
Literacy 73.54% 71.61% 53.21%
Scheduled Caste 41,604 21,417 20,187
Scheduled Tribe 3,821 2,012 1,809
Illiterate 90,231 35,406 54,825

Caste-wise Population - Loha Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Loha Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 41,604 21,417 20,187
Schedule Tribe 3,821 2,012 1,809

Religion-wise Population - Loha Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 201,923 (83.48%) 104,169 97,754
Muslim 14,288 (5.91%) 7,317 6,971
Christian 184 (0.08%) 94 90
Sikh 159 (0.07%) 88 71
Buddhist 24,219 (10.01%) 12,468 11,751
Jain 298 (0.12%) 167 131
Other Religion 11 (0%) 7 4
No Religion Specified 803 (0.33%) 407 396

Literacy Rate - Loha Taluka

Average literacy rate of Loha Taluka in 2011 were 73.54% in which, male and female literacy were 84.21% and 62.25% respectively. Total literate in Loha Taluka were 151,654 of which male and female were 89,311 and 62,343 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Loha Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Loha Taluka is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Loha Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Loha Taluka.

Child Population - Loha Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 35,666 children between age 0 to 6 years in Loha Taluka. Out of which 35,666 were male while 35,666 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Loha Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,426 families under Loha Taluka living in urban areas while 4,426 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10% of total population of Loha Taluka lives in Urban areas while 90% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,258 while that in rural region is 32,408.

Total Urban Rural
Population 241,885 24,125 217,760
Children (0 - 6 years) 35,666 3,258 32,408
Schedule Caste 41,604 3,878 37,726
Schedule Tribe 3,821 44 3,777
Literacy 73.54% 78.64% 72.97%
Sex Ratio 939 956 938

Working Population - Loha Taluka

In Loha Taluka out of total population, 112,107 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 112,107 workers engaged in Main Work, 40,023 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41,639 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 98,944 62,143 36,801
Cultivators 40,023 25,992 14,031
Agriculture Labourer 41,639 22,786 18,853
Household Industries 1,830 1,055 775
Other Workers 15,452 12,310 3,142
Marginal Workers 13,163 4,648 8,515
Non Working 129,778 57,926 71,852

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