Malwan Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra

Malwan Taluka of Sindhudurg district has total population of 111,807 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 55,010 are males while 56,797 are females. In 2011 there were total 28,924 families residing in Malwan Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Malwan Taluka is 1,032.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.7% people lives in Urban areas while 83.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 93% while that in the rural areas is 87%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Malwan Taluka is 930% while that of Rural areas is 1,054.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malwan Taluka is 8342 which is 7% of the total population. There are 4338 male children and 4004 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malwan Taluka is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Malwan Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Malwan Taluka is 87.96%. The male literacy rate is 85.4% and the female literacy rate is 77.53% in Malwan Taluka.

Population
111,807
Families
28,924
Literacy
87.96%
Sex Ratio
1,032

To facilitate the administration, Malwan Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 135 villages.

Malwan Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,342 4,338 4,004
Literacy 87.96% 85.4% 77.53%
Scheduled Caste 7,015 3,425 3,590
Scheduled Tribe 785 395 390
Illiterate 20,795 8,030 12,765

Caste-wise Population - Malwan Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Malwan Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,015 3,425 3,590
Schedule Tribe 785 395 390

Religion-wise Population - Malwan Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 103,713 (92.76%) 51,004 52,709
Muslim 1,711 (1.53%) 902 809
Christian 2,598 (2.32%) 1,267 1,331
Sikh 13 (0.01%) 7 6
Buddhist 3,570 (3.19%) 1,716 1,854
Jain 96 (0.09%) 49 47
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 104 (0.09%) 63 41

Literacy Rate - Malwan Taluka

Average literacy rate of Malwan Taluka in 2011 were 87.96% in which, male and female literacy were 92.71% and 83.4% respectively. Total literate in Malwan Taluka were 91,012 of which male and female were 46,980 and 44,032 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Malwan Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Malwan Taluka is 1,032 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Malwan Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Malwan Taluka.

Child Population - Malwan Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 8,342 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malwan Taluka. Out of which 8,342 were male while 8,342 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Malwan Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,620 families under Malwan Taluka living in urban areas while 4,620 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.7% of total population of Malwan Taluka lives in Urban areas while 83.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,364 while that in rural region is 6,978.

Total Urban Rural
Population 111,807 18,648 93,159
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,342 1,364 6,978
Schedule Caste 7,015 775 6,240
Schedule Tribe 785 116 669
Literacy 87.96% 93% 86.95%
Sex Ratio 1,032 930 1,054

Working Population - Malwan Taluka

In Malwan Taluka out of total population, 46,405 were engaged in work activities. 65% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 46,405 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,217 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,851 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,164 22,272 7,892
Cultivators 9,217 6,307 2,910
Agriculture Labourer 3,851 2,618 1,233
Household Industries 845 610 235
Other Workers 16,251 12,737 3,514
Marginal Workers 16,241 9,121 7,120
Non Working 65,402 23,617 41,785

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