Waghodia Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Vadodara district, Gujarat

Waghodia Taluka of Vadodara district has total population of 149,914 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 77,391 are males while 72,523 are females. In 2011 there were total 32,020 families residing in Waghodia Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Waghodia Taluka is 937.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16% people lives in Urban areas while 84% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89% while that in the rural areas is 80.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Waghodia Taluka is 907% while that of Rural areas is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Waghodia Taluka is 18576 which is 12% of the total population. There are 9837 male children and 8739 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Waghodia Taluka is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Waghodia Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Waghodia Taluka is 82.08%. The male literacy rate is 78.04% and the female literacy rate is 65.37% in Waghodia Taluka.

Population
149,914
Families
32,020
Literacy
82.08%
Sex Ratio
937

To facilitate the administration, Waghodia Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 94 villages.

Waghodia Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,576 9,837 8,739
Literacy 82.08% 78.04% 65.37%
Scheduled Caste 6,703 3,422 3,281
Scheduled Tribe 45,219 23,321 21,898
Illiterate 42,114 16,996 25,118

Caste-wise Population - Waghodia Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.2% of total population in Waghodia Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,703 3,422 3,281
Schedule Tribe 45,219 23,321 21,898

Religion-wise Population - Waghodia Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 141,936 (94.68%) 73,255 68,681
Muslim 7,581 (5.06%) 3,916 3,665
Christian 118 (0.08%) 55 63
Sikh 50 (0.03%) 29 21
Buddhist 13 (0.01%) 10 3
Jain 132 (0.09%) 70 62
Other Religion 7 (0%) 3 4
No Religion Specified 77 (0.05%) 53 24

Literacy Rate - Waghodia Taluka

Average literacy rate of Waghodia Taluka in 2011 were 82.08% in which, male and female literacy were 89.4% and 74.32% respectively. Total literate in Waghodia Taluka were 107,800 of which male and female were 60,395 and 47,405 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Waghodia Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Waghodia Taluka is 937 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 937 females in Waghodia Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Waghodia Taluka.

Child Population - Waghodia Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 18,576 children between age 0 to 6 years in Waghodia Taluka. Out of which 18,576 were male while 18,576 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Waghodia Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 5,265 families under Waghodia Taluka living in urban areas while 5,265 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16% of total population of Waghodia Taluka lives in Urban areas while 84% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,009 while that in rural region is 15,567.

Total Urban Rural
Population 149,914 24,052 125,862
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,576 3,009 15,567
Schedule Caste 6,703 2,207 4,496
Schedule Tribe 45,219 3,666 41,553
Literacy 82.08% 89.01% 80.76%
Sex Ratio 937 907 943

Working Population - Waghodia Taluka

In Waghodia Taluka out of total population, 63,588 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 63,588 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,455 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,619 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 51,179 41,698 9,481
Cultivators 13,455 12,319 1,136
Agriculture Labourer 22,619 16,039 6,580
Household Industries 350 279 71
Other Workers 14,755 13,061 1,694
Marginal Workers 12,409 4,938 7,471
Non Working 86,326 30,755 55,571

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