Vada Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Thane district, Maharashtra

Vada Taluka of Thane district has total population of 178,370 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 91,990 are males while 86,380 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,303 families residing in Vada Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Vada Taluka is 939.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.4% people lives in Urban areas while 86.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.3% while that in the rural areas is 70.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Vada Taluka is 917% while that of Rural areas is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vada Taluka is 24120 which is 14% of the total population. There are 12324 male children and 11796 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vada Taluka is 957 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Vada Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Vada Taluka is 73.02%. The male literacy rate is 70.07% and the female literacy rate is 55.78% in Vada Taluka.

Population
178,370
Families
39,303
Literacy
73.02%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Vada Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 168 villages.

Vada Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,120 12,324 11,796
Literacy 73.02% 70.07% 55.78%
Scheduled Caste 4,482 2,288 2,194
Scheduled Tribe 101,709 51,160 50,549
Illiterate 65,731 27,533 38,198

Caste-wise Population - Vada Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 57% of total population in Vada Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,482 2,288 2,194
Schedule Tribe 101,709 51,160 50,549

Religion-wise Population - Vada Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 169,650 (95.11%) 87,411 82,239
Muslim 5,824 (3.27%) 3,130 2,694
Christian 159 (0.09%) 83 76
Sikh 88 (0.05%) 46 42
Buddhist 2,191 (1.23%) 1,111 1,080
Jain 179 (0.1%) 88 91
Other Religion 12 (0.01%) 7 5
No Religion Specified 267 (0.15%) 114 153

Literacy Rate - Vada Taluka

Average literacy rate of Vada Taluka in 2011 were 73.02% in which, male and female literacy were 80.91% and 64.6% respectively. Total literate in Vada Taluka were 112,639 of which male and female were 64,457 and 48,182 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Vada Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Vada Taluka is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Vada Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Vada Taluka.

Child Population - Vada Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 24,120 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vada Taluka. Out of which 24,120 were male while 24,120 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Vada Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 5,586 families under Vada Taluka living in urban areas while 5,586 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.4% of total population of Vada Taluka lives in Urban areas while 86.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,032 while that in rural region is 21,088.

Total Urban Rural
Population 178,370 23,954 154,416
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,120 3,032 21,088
Schedule Caste 4,482 1,310 3,172
Schedule Tribe 101,709 5,186 96,523
Literacy 73.02% 86.33% 70.93%
Sex Ratio 939 917 942

Working Population - Vada Taluka

In Vada Taluka out of total population, 84,824 were engaged in work activities. 69.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 84,824 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,925 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 58,772 39,699 19,073
Cultivators 14,108 9,076 5,032
Agriculture Labourer 21,925 12,509 9,416
Household Industries 1,226 768 458
Other Workers 21,513 17,346 4,167
Marginal Workers 26,052 13,202 12,850
Non Working 93,546 39,089 54,457

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