Morshi Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Amravati district, Maharashtra

Morshi Taluka of Amravati district has total population of 182,484 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,783 are males while 88,701 are females. In 2011 there were total 42,454 families residing in Morshi Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Morshi Taluka is 946.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.5% people lives in Urban areas while 79.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.6% while that in the rural areas is 87.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Morshi Taluka is 962% while that of Rural areas is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Morshi Taluka is 18906 which is 10% of the total population. There are 9603 male children and 9303 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Morshi Taluka is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Morshi Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Morshi Taluka is 87.81%. The male literacy rate is 82.2% and the female literacy rate is 75.02% in Morshi Taluka.

Population
182,484
Families
42,454
Literacy
87.81%
Sex Ratio
946

To facilitate the administration, Morshi Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 166 villages.

Morshi Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,906 9,603 9,303
Literacy 87.81% 82.2% 75.02%
Scheduled Caste 29,221 15,108 14,113
Scheduled Tribe 18,399 9,436 8,963
Illiterate 38,846 16,689 22,157

Caste-wise Population - Morshi Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.1% of total population in Morshi Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,221 15,108 14,113
Schedule Tribe 18,399 9,436 8,963

Religion-wise Population - Morshi Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 134,256 (73.57%) 68,894 65,362
Muslim 22,635 (12.4%) 11,622 11,013
Christian 229 (0.13%) 112 117
Sikh 114 (0.06%) 53 61
Buddhist 24,181 (13.25%) 12,534 11,647
Jain 618 (0.34%) 326 292
Other Religion 329 (0.18%) 168 161
No Religion Specified 122 (0.07%) 74 48

Literacy Rate - Morshi Taluka

Average literacy rate of Morshi Taluka in 2011 were 87.81% in which, male and female literacy were 91.58% and 83.81% respectively. Total literate in Morshi Taluka were 143,638 of which male and female were 77,094 and 66,544 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Morshi Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Morshi Taluka is 946 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 946 females in Morshi Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Morshi Taluka.

Child Population - Morshi Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 18,906 children between age 0 to 6 years in Morshi Taluka. Out of which 18,906 were male while 18,906 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Morshi Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 8,268 families under Morshi Taluka living in urban areas while 8,268 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.5% of total population of Morshi Taluka lives in Urban areas while 79.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,806 while that in rural region is 15,100.

Total Urban Rural
Population 182,484 37,333 145,151
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,906 3,806 15,100
Schedule Caste 29,221 3,609 25,612
Schedule Tribe 18,399 1,957 16,442
Literacy 87.81% 90.6% 87.09%
Sex Ratio 946 962 942

Working Population - Morshi Taluka

In Morshi Taluka out of total population, 83,563 were engaged in work activities. 85.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,563 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,490 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44,526 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 71,709 50,071 21,638
Cultivators 15,490 12,831 2,659
Agriculture Labourer 44,526 27,461 17,065
Household Industries 985 697 288
Other Workers 10,708 9,082 1,626
Marginal Workers 11,854 5,914 5,940
Non Working 98,921 37,798 61,123

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