Visnagar Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Mahesana district, Gujarat

Visnagar Taluka of Mahesana district has total population of 262,246 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 136,329 are males while 125,917 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,222 families residing in Visnagar Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Visnagar Taluka is 924.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 29.3% people lives in Urban areas while 70.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90% while that in the rural areas is 85.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Visnagar Taluka is 910% while that of Rural areas is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Visnagar Taluka is 27503 which is 10% of the total population. There are 15058 male children and 12445 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Visnagar Taluka is 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Visnagar Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Visnagar Taluka is 86.95%. The male literacy rate is 82.92% and the female literacy rate is 72.33% in Visnagar Taluka.

Population
262,246
Families
55,222
Literacy
86.95%
Sex Ratio
924

To facilitate the administration, Visnagar Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 59 villages.

Visnagar Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,503 15,058 12,445
Literacy 86.95% 82.92% 72.33%
Scheduled Caste 19,109 10,035 9,074
Scheduled Tribe 1,370 706 664
Illiterate 58,130 23,283 34,847

Caste-wise Population - Visnagar Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Visnagar Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,109 10,035 9,074
Schedule Tribe 1,370 706 664

Religion-wise Population - Visnagar Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 247,127 (94.23%) 128,493 118,634
Muslim 13,417 (5.12%) 6,925 6,492
Christian 161 (0.06%) 85 76
Sikh 64 (0.02%) 38 26
Buddhist 18 (0.01%) 10 8
Jain 805 (0.31%) 430 375
Other Religion 15 (0.01%) 5 10
No Religion Specified 639 (0.24%) 343 296

Literacy Rate - Visnagar Taluka

Average literacy rate of Visnagar Taluka in 2011 were 86.95% in which, male and female literacy were 93.22% and 80.26% respectively. Total literate in Visnagar Taluka were 204,116 of which male and female were 113,046 and 91,070 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Visnagar Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Visnagar Taluka is 924 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 924 females in Visnagar Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Visnagar Taluka.

Child Population - Visnagar Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 27,503 children between age 0 to 6 years in Visnagar Taluka. Out of which 27,503 were male while 27,503 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Visnagar Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 16,271 families under Visnagar Taluka living in urban areas while 16,271 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 29.3% of total population of Visnagar Taluka lives in Urban areas while 70.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 7,084 while that in rural region is 20,419.

Total Urban Rural
Population 262,246 76,753 185,493
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,503 7,084 20,419
Schedule Caste 19,109 4,900 14,209
Schedule Tribe 1,370 1,238 132
Literacy 86.95% 89.96% 85.68%
Sex Ratio 924 910 929

Working Population - Visnagar Taluka

In Visnagar Taluka out of total population, 102,907 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 102,907 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,519 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,956 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 89,234 71,175 18,059
Cultivators 21,519 20,226 1,293
Agriculture Labourer 23,956 17,359 6,597
Household Industries 890 689 201
Other Workers 42,869 32,901 9,968
Marginal Workers 13,673 5,073 8,600
Non Working 159,339 60,081 99,258

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