Anjar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kachchh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Anjar is a Municipality city situated in Anjar taluka of Kachchh district. The Anjar city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 18,906 families residing in the Anjar city. The total population of Anjar is 87,183 out of which 45,172 are males and 42,011 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Anjar is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Anjar city is 11723 which is 13% of the total population. There are 6089 male children and 5634 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Anjar is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (930).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Anjar is 80.5%. Thus Anjar has higher literacy rate compared to 70.6% of Kachchh district. The male literacy rate is 86.67% and the female literacy rate is 73.84% in Anjar.

Anjar Municipality has total administration over 18,906 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Anjar Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Anjar Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 11,723 6,089 5,634
Literacy 80.5% 75% 63.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,619 2,908 2,711
Scheduled Tribe 465 227 238
Illiterate 26,446 11,297 15,149

Caste-wise Population - Anjar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Anjar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,619 2,908 2,711
Schedule Tribe 465 227 238

Religion-wise Population - Anjar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Anjar is 66,698 which is 76.5% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Anjar is 18,099 which is 20.76% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Anjar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 66,698 (76.5%) 34,878 31,820
Muslim 18,099 (20.76%) 9,126 8,973
Christian 116 (0.13%) 58 58
Sikh 252 (0.29%) 126 126
Buddhist 17 (0.02%) 10 7
Jain 1,485 (1.7%) 721 764
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 512 (0.59%) 251 261

Literacy Rate - Anjar

The total literacy rate of Anjar was 80.49% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 60,737 literates, males were 33,875 while females were 26,862. Also the male literacy rate was 86.67% and the female literacy rate was 73.84% in Anjar.

  Anjar Gujarat
Female 73.84% 69.68%
Male 86.67% 85.75%
Total 80.49% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Anjar

The Sex Ratio of Anjar is 930. Thus per every 1000 men there were 930 females in Anjar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Anjar.

Child Population - Anjar

According to Census 2011, there were 11,723 children between age 0 to 6 years in Anjar. Out of which 6,089 were male while 5,634 were female.

Working Population - Anjar

In Anjar Municipality out of total population, 28,743 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,743 workers engaged in Main Work, 507 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 885 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,464 24,667 2,797
Cultivators 507 468 39
Agriculture Labourer 885 611 274
Household Industries 472 279 193
Other Workers 25,600 23,309 2,291
Marginal Workers 1,279 588 691
Non Working 58,440 19,917 38,523

Anjar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Anjar is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,866 62.6% 929
2 Ward No - 2 8,861 58% 945
3 Ward No - 3 4,344 76.2% 836
4 Ward No - 4 6,072 69.8% 914
5 Ward No - 5 5,332 72.7% 992
6 Ward No - 6 7,794 43.3% 895
7 Ward No - 7 5,907 74.3% 887
8 Ward No - 8 9,997 76.8% 928
9 Ward No - 9 7,230 78.7% 957
10 Ward No - 10 5,313 77.2% 940
11 Ward No - 11 6,739 76.6% 962
12 Ward No - 12 10,728 76.8% 947

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