Purandhar Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pune district, Maharashtra

Purandhar Taluka of Pune district has total population of 235,659 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 119,906 are males while 115,753 are females. In 2011 there were total 51,259 families residing in Purandhar Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Purandhar Taluka is 965.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 24.4% people lives in Urban areas while 75.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.5% while that in the rural areas is 80.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Purandhar Taluka is 967% while that of Rural areas is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purandhar Taluka is 25037 which is 11% of the total population. There are 13272 male children and 11765 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purandhar Taluka is 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Purandhar Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Purandhar Taluka is 82.55%. The male literacy rate is 79.51% and the female literacy rate is 67.83% in Purandhar Taluka.

Population
235,659
Families
51,259
Literacy
82.55%
Sex Ratio
965

To facilitate the administration, Purandhar Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 108 villages.

Purandhar Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,037 13,272 11,765
Literacy 82.55% 79.51% 67.83%
Scheduled Caste 17,053 8,518 8,535
Scheduled Tribe 6,076 3,130 2,946
Illiterate 61,799 24,563 37,236

Caste-wise Population - Purandhar Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Purandhar Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,053 8,518 8,535
Schedule Tribe 6,076 3,130 2,946

Religion-wise Population - Purandhar Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 225,417 (95.65%) 114,722 110,695
Muslim 6,130 (2.6%) 3,095 3,035
Christian 323 (0.14%) 167 156
Sikh 64 (0.03%) 41 23
Buddhist 2,620 (1.11%) 1,298 1,322
Jain 880 (0.37%) 460 420
Other Religion 36 (0.02%) 18 18
No Religion Specified 189 (0.08%) 105 84

Literacy Rate - Purandhar Taluka

Average literacy rate of Purandhar Taluka in 2011 were 82.55% in which, male and female literacy were 89.41% and 75.51% respectively. Total literate in Purandhar Taluka were 173,860 of which male and female were 95,343 and 78,517 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Purandhar Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Purandhar Taluka is 965 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 965 females in Purandhar Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Purandhar Taluka.

Child Population - Purandhar Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 25,037 children between age 0 to 6 years in Purandhar Taluka. Out of which 25,037 were male while 25,037 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Purandhar Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 12,835 families under Purandhar Taluka living in urban areas while 12,835 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 24.4% of total population of Purandhar Taluka lives in Urban areas while 75.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,276 while that in rural region is 18,761.

Total Urban Rural
Population 235,659 57,564 178,095
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,037 6,276 18,761
Schedule Caste 17,053 6,427 10,626
Schedule Tribe 6,076 1,132 4,944
Literacy 82.55% 87.52% 80.94%
Sex Ratio 965 967 965

Working Population - Purandhar Taluka

In Purandhar Taluka out of total population, 124,065 were engaged in work activities. 91.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 124,065 workers engaged in Main Work, 63,459 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,702 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 113,180 67,427 45,753
Cultivators 63,459 34,465 28,994
Agriculture Labourer 16,702 7,429 9,273
Household Industries 2,243 1,353 890
Other Workers 30,776 24,180 6,596
Marginal Workers 10,885 4,064 6,821
Non Working 111,594 48,415 63,179

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