Sihor Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhavnagar district, Gujarat

Sihor Taluka of Bhavnagar district has total population of 212,236 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 110,343 are males while 101,893 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,348 families residing in Sihor Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Sihor Taluka is 923.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 28.5% people lives in Urban areas while 71.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81% while that in the rural areas is 72.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sihor Taluka is 895% while that of Rural areas is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sihor Taluka is 27927 which is 13% of the total population. There are 15091 male children and 12836 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sihor Taluka is 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Sihor Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Sihor Taluka is 74.77%. The male literacy rate is 72.48% and the female literacy rate is 56.75% in Sihor Taluka.

Population
212,236
Families
39,348
Literacy
74.77%
Sex Ratio
923

To facilitate the administration, Sihor Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 79 villages.

Sihor Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,927 15,091 12,836
Literacy 74.77% 72.48% 56.75%
Scheduled Caste 17,757 9,208 8,549
Scheduled Tribe 647 346 301
Illiterate 74,437 30,370 44,067

Caste-wise Population - Sihor Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sihor Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,757 9,208 8,549
Schedule Tribe 647 346 301

Religion-wise Population - Sihor Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 198,042 (93.31%) 103,040 95,002
Muslim 12,979 (6.12%) 6,702 6,277
Christian 152 (0.07%) 76 76
Sikh 93 (0.04%) 48 45
Buddhist 38 (0.02%) 22 16
Jain 784 (0.37%) 378 406
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 147 (0.07%) 77 70

Literacy Rate - Sihor Taluka

Average literacy rate of Sihor Taluka in 2011 were 74.77% in which, male and female literacy were 83.96% and 64.93% respectively. Total literate in Sihor Taluka were 137,799 of which male and female were 79,973 and 57,826 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sihor Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Sihor Taluka is 923 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 923 females in Sihor Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Sihor Taluka.

Child Population - Sihor Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 27,927 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sihor Taluka. Out of which 27,927 were male while 27,927 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sihor Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 11,853 families under Sihor Taluka living in urban areas while 11,853 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 28.5% of total population of Sihor Taluka lives in Urban areas while 71.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 7,503 while that in rural region is 20,424.

Total Urban Rural
Population 212,236 60,574 151,662
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,927 7,503 20,424
Schedule Caste 17,757 6,537 11,220
Schedule Tribe 647 308 339
Literacy 74.77% 80.96% 72.26%
Sex Ratio 923 895 935

Working Population - Sihor Taluka

In Sihor Taluka out of total population, 84,337 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 84,337 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,448 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,242 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 73,436 58,588 14,848
Cultivators 16,448 13,210 3,238
Agriculture Labourer 19,242 12,436 6,806
Household Industries 986 791 195
Other Workers 36,760 32,151 4,609
Marginal Workers 10,901 2,771 8,130
Non Working 127,899 48,984 78,915

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