Dohad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dahod, Gujarat - Census 2011

Dohad is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Dahod taluka of Dahod district. The Dohad city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 21,815 families residing in the Dohad city. The total population of Dohad is 118,846 out of which 60,515 are males and 58,331 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dohad is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dohad city is 16949 which is 14% of the total population. There are 8805 male children and 8144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dohad is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dohad is 83%. Thus Dohad has higher literacy rate compared to 58.8% of Dahod district. The male literacy rate is 89.13% and the female literacy rate is 76.64% in Dohad.

Dohad Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 21,815 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dohad Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 16,949 8,805 8,144
Literacy 83% 76.2% 65.9%
Scheduled Caste 4,609 2,302 2,307
Scheduled Tribe 37,105 18,712 18,393
Illiterate 34,295 14,427 19,868

Caste-wise Population - Dohad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31.2% of total population in Dohad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,609 2,302 2,307
Schedule Tribe 37,105 18,712 18,393

Religion-wise Population - Dohad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dohad is 77,732 which is 65.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dohad is 37,582 which is 31.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dohad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 77,732 (65.41%) 39,591 38,141
Muslim 37,582 (31.62%) 19,154 18,428
Christian 1,552 (1.31%) 765 787
Sikh 170 (0.14%) 78 92
Buddhist 23 (0.02%) 13 10
Jain 1,673 (1.41%) 857 816
Other Religion 32 (0.03%) 16 16
No Religion Specified 82 (0.07%) 41 41

Literacy Rate - Dohad

The total literacy rate of Dohad was 82.98% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 84,551 literates, males were 46,088 while females were 38,463. Also the male literacy rate was 89.13% and the female literacy rate was 76.64% in Dohad.

  Dohad Gujarat
Female 76.64% 69.68%
Male 89.13% 85.75%
Total 82.98% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Dohad

The Sex Ratio of Dohad is 964. Thus per every 1000 men there were 964 females in Dohad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 964 ) of Dohad.

Child Population - Dohad

According to Census 2011, there were 16,949 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dohad. Out of which 8,805 were male while 8,144 were female.

Working Population - Dohad

In Dohad Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 39,873 were engaged in work activities. 88% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,873 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,723 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,826 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,083 29,142 5,941
Cultivators 1,723 1,549 174
Agriculture Labourer 1,826 747 1,079
Household Industries 243 182 61
Other Workers 31,291 26,664 4,627
Marginal Workers 4,790 1,809 2,981
Non Working 78,973 29,564 49,409

Dohad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dohad is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,651 83.3% 968
2 Ward No - 2 9,308 77.2% 960
3 Ward No - 3 4,518 82.9% 1,002
4 Ward No - 4 7,189 72.1% 993
5 Ward No - 5 7,447 76.8% 1,008
6 Ward No - 6 11,355 81% 974
7 Ward No - 7 6,199 82.2% 954
8 Ward No - 8 8,463 76.2% 930
9 Ward No - 9 6,745 84.7% 986
10 Ward No - 10 8,684 70.1% 987
11 Ward No - 11 11,814 68.8% 914
12 Ward No - 12 6,205 81.2% 925
13 Ward No - 13 8,172 39.5% 970
14 Ward No - 14 8,184 52.1% 976
15 Ward No - 15 5,561 48% 930
16 Ward No - 16 2,351 54.9% 1,013

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