Deesa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Deesa is a Municipality city situated in Deesa taluka of Banaskantha district. The Deesa city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 21,638 families residing in the Deesa city. The total population of Deesa is 111,160 out of which 58,657 are males and 52,503 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deesa is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deesa city is 14767 which is 13% of the total population. There are 8061 male children and 6706 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deesa is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deesa is 80%. Thus Deesa has higher literacy rate compared to 65.3% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 88.6% and the female literacy rate is 70.56% in Deesa.

Deesa Municipality has total administration over 21,638 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.

Deesa Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 14,767 8,061 6,706
Literacy 80% 76.4% 61.5%
Scheduled Caste 6,404 3,263 3,141
Scheduled Tribe 3,893 2,021 1,872
Illiterate 34,017 13,829 20,188

Caste-wise Population - Deesa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Deesa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,404 3,263 3,141
Schedule Tribe 3,893 2,021 1,872

Religion-wise Population - Deesa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Deesa is 95,495 which is 85.91% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Deesa is 12,000 which is 10.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Deesa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 95,495 (85.91%) 50,548 44,947
Muslim 12,000 (10.8%) 6,282 5,718
Christian 255 (0.23%) 126 129
Sikh 92 (0.08%) 44 48
Buddhist 13 (0.01%) 6 7
Jain 3,111 (2.8%) 1,559 1,552
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 192 (0.17%) 92 100

Literacy Rate - Deesa

The total literacy rate of Deesa was 80.03% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 77,143 literates, males were 44,828 while females were 32,315. Also the male literacy rate was 88.6% and the female literacy rate was 70.56% in Deesa.

  Deesa Gujarat
Female 70.56% 69.68%
Male 88.6% 85.75%
Total 80.03% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Deesa

The Sex Ratio of Deesa is 895. Thus per every 1000 men there were 895 females in Deesa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Deesa.

Child Population - Deesa

According to Census 2011, there were 14,767 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deesa. Out of which 8,061 were male while 6,706 were female.

Working Population - Deesa

In Deesa Municipality out of total population, 35,530 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,530 workers engaged in Main Work, 592 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 864 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 32,192 29,278 2,914
Cultivators 592 556 36
Agriculture Labourer 864 719 145
Household Industries 449 346 103
Other Workers 30,287 27,657 2,630
Marginal Workers 3,338 1,718 1,620
Non Working 75,630 27,661 47,969

Deesa Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,373 70.9% 889
2 Ward No - 2 15,869 72.3% 884
3 Ward No - 3 10,742 77.1% 864
4 Ward No - 4 8,745 78.6% 933
5 Ward No - 5 9,062 69.8% 904
6 Ward No - 6 7,171 51.9% 867
7 Ward No - 7 5,604 70.1% 904
8 Ward No - 8 7,653 75.6% 914
9 Ward No - 9 6,598 83.9% 843
10 Ward No - 10 11,478 60.3% 900
11 Ward No - 11 8,854 61.3% 911
12 Ward No - 12 9,011 61.3% 932

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