Nashik Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nashik district, Maharashtra

Nashik Taluka of Nashik district has total population of 1,755,491 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 922,060 are males while 833,431 are females. In 2011 there were total 389,061 families residing in Nashik Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Nashik Taluka is 904.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 90% people lives in Urban areas while 10% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.8% while that in the rural areas is 81.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nashik Taluka is 900% while that of Rural areas is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nashik Taluka is 210362 which is 12% of the total population. There are 112595 male children and 97767 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nashik Taluka is 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Nashik Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Nashik Taluka is 88.98%. The male literacy rate is 81.62% and the female literacy rate is 74.67% in Nashik Taluka.

Population
1,755,491
Families
389,061
Literacy
88.98%
Sex Ratio
904

To facilitate the administration, Nashik Taluka is further divided into 7 towns and 73 villages.

Nashik Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 210,362 112,595 97,767
Literacy 88.98% 81.62% 74.67%
Scheduled Caste 249,864 127,168 122,696
Scheduled Tribe 182,984 94,667 88,317
Illiterate 380,563 169,466 211,097

Caste-wise Population - Nashik Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.4% of total population in Nashik Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 249,864 127,168 122,696
Schedule Tribe 182,984 94,667 88,317

Religion-wise Population - Nashik Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,517,707 (86.45%) 798,578 719,129
Muslim 142,079 (8.09%) 74,467 67,612
Christian 17,109 (0.97%) 8,471 8,638
Sikh 6,827 (0.39%) 3,774 3,053
Buddhist 51,192 (2.92%) 26,302 24,890
Jain 16,871 (0.96%) 8,575 8,296
Other Religion 974 (0.06%) 519 455
No Religion Specified 2,732 (0.16%) 1,374 1,358

Literacy Rate - Nashik Taluka

Average literacy rate of Nashik Taluka in 2011 were 88.98% in which, male and female literacy were 92.97% and 84.59% respectively. Total literate in Nashik Taluka were 1,374,928 of which male and female were 752,594 and 622,334 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nashik Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Nashik Taluka is 904 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 904 females in Nashik Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Nashik Taluka.

Child Population - Nashik Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 210,362 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nashik Taluka. Out of which 210,362 were male while 210,362 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nashik Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 356,289 families under Nashik Taluka living in urban areas while 356,289 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 90% of total population of Nashik Taluka lives in Urban areas while 10% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 185,353 while that in rural region is 25,009.

Total Urban Rural
Population 1,755,491 1,579,543 175,948
Children (0 - 6 years) 210,362 185,353 25,009
Schedule Caste 249,864 235,958 13,906
Schedule Tribe 182,984 113,920 69,064
Literacy 88.98% 89.8% 81.45%
Sex Ratio 904 900 936

Working Population - Nashik Taluka

In Nashik Taluka out of total population, 657,023 were engaged in work activities. 92.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 657,023 workers engaged in Main Work, 48,370 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40,592 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 606,671 475,229 131,442
Cultivators 48,370 30,283 18,087
Agriculture Labourer 40,592 21,159 19,433
Household Industries 13,962 8,293 5,669
Other Workers 503,747 415,494 88,253
Marginal Workers 50,352 29,252 21,100
Non Working 1,098,468 417,579 680,889

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