Gandevi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Navsari, Gujarat - Census 2011

Gandevi is a Municipality city situated in Gandevi taluka of Navsari district. The Gandevi city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,755 families residing in the Gandevi city. The total population of Gandevi is 16,827 out of which 8,473 are males and 8,354 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gandevi is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandevi city is 1586 which is 9% of the total population. There are 828 male children and 758 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandevi is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (986).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gandevi is 87.9%. Thus Gandevi has higher literacy rate compared to 83.9% of Navsari district. The male literacy rate is 91.77% and the female literacy rate is 84% in Gandevi.

Gandevi Municipality has total administration over 3,755 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.

Gandevi Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,586 828 758
Literacy 87.9% 82.8% 76.4%
Scheduled Caste 425 215 210
Scheduled Tribe 4,246 2,049 2,197
Illiterate 3,430 1,457 1,973

Caste-wise Population - Gandevi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.2% of total population in Gandevi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 425 215 210
Schedule Tribe 4,246 2,049 2,197

Religion-wise Population - Gandevi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gandevi is 13,180 which is 78.33% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gandevi is 3,366 which is 20% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gandevi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,180 (78.33%) 6,606 6,574
Muslim 3,366 (20%) 1,725 1,641
Christian 42 (0.25%) 18 24
Sikh 10 (0.06%) 7 3
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Jain 169 (1%) 85 84
Other Religion 28 (0.17%) 14 14
No Religion Specified 29 (0.17%) 17 12

Literacy Rate - Gandevi

The total literacy rate of Gandevi was 87.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 13,397 literates, males were 7,016 while females were 6,381. Also the male literacy rate was 91.77% and the female literacy rate was 84% in Gandevi.

  Gandevi Gujarat
Female 84% 69.68%
Male 91.77% 85.75%
Total 87.9% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Gandevi

The Sex Ratio of Gandevi is 986. Thus per every 1000 men there were 986 females in Gandevi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Gandevi.

Child Population - Gandevi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,586 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gandevi. Out of which 828 were male while 758 were female.

Working Population - Gandevi

In Gandevi Municipality out of total population, 6,439 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,439 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 698 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,846 4,593 1,253
Cultivators 126 108 18
Agriculture Labourer 698 439 259
Household Industries 83 59 24
Other Workers 4,939 3,987 952
Marginal Workers 593 349 244
Non Working 10,388 3,531 6,857

Gandevi Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gandevi is further divided into 7 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,532 80.4% 1,013
2 Ward No - 2 2,582 69.9% 915
3 Ward No - 3 2,305 84.3% 975
4 Ward No - 4 2,384 85.3% 1,024
5 Ward No - 5 2,131 88.5% 1,028
6 Ward No - 6 2,435 78.6% 993
7 Ward No - 7 2,458 72.5% 968

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