Malia Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Junagadh district, Gujarat

Malia Taluka of Junagadh district has total population of 160,181 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 82,075 are males while 78,106 are females. In 2011 there were total 29,705 families residing in Malia Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Malia Taluka is 952.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.2% people lives in Urban areas while 85.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 64.4% while that in the rural areas is 74.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Malia Taluka is 951% while that of Rural areas is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malia Taluka is 18214 which is 11% of the total population. There are 9528 male children and 8686 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malia Taluka is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 952 ) of Malia Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Malia Taluka is 73.16%. The male literacy rate is 73.55% and the female literacy rate is 55.68% in Malia Taluka.

Population
160,181
Families
29,705
Literacy
73.16%
Sex Ratio
952

To facilitate the administration, Malia Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 63 villages.

Malia Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,214 9,528 8,686
Literacy 73.16% 73.55% 55.68%
Scheduled Caste 13,153 6,781 6,372
Scheduled Tribe 5,075 2,660 2,415
Illiterate 56,323 21,707 34,616

Caste-wise Population - Malia Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.2% of total population in Malia Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,153 6,781 6,372
Schedule Tribe 5,075 2,660 2,415

Religion-wise Population - Malia Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 149,944 (93.61%) 76,817 73,127
Muslim 9,920 (6.19%) 5,093 4,827
Christian 97 (0.06%) 50 47
Sikh 29 (0.02%) 15 14
Buddhist 48 (0.03%) 26 22
Jain 46 (0.03%) 22 24
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 94 (0.06%) 50 44

Literacy Rate - Malia Taluka

Average literacy rate of Malia Taluka in 2011 were 73.16% in which, male and female literacy were 83.21% and 62.65% respectively. Total literate in Malia Taluka were 103,858 of which male and female were 60,368 and 43,490 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Malia Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Malia Taluka is 952 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 952 females in Malia Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 952 ) of Malia Taluka.

Child Population - Malia Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 18,214 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malia Taluka. Out of which 18,214 were male while 18,214 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Malia Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,368 families under Malia Taluka living in urban areas while 4,368 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14.2% of total population of Malia Taluka lives in Urban areas while 85.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,693 while that in rural region is 15,521.

Total Urban Rural
Population 160,181 22,720 137,461
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,214 2,693 15,521
Schedule Caste 13,153 1,222 11,931
Schedule Tribe 5,075 990 4,085
Literacy 73.16% 64.35% 74.6%
Sex Ratio 952 951 952

Working Population - Malia Taluka

In Malia Taluka out of total population, 74,347 were engaged in work activities. 80% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 74,347 workers engaged in Main Work, 23,674 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,532 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 59,465 44,867 14,598
Cultivators 23,674 18,708 4,966
Agriculture Labourer 22,532 14,871 7,661
Household Industries 361 302 59
Other Workers 12,898 10,986 1,912
Marginal Workers 14,882 2,726 12,156
Non Working 85,834 34,482 51,352

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