Gangapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhilwara, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Gangapur is a Municipality city situated in Sahara tehsil of Bhilwara district. The Gangapur city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,611 families residing in the Gangapur city. The total population of Gangapur is 18,777 out of which 9,580 are males and 9,197 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangapur city is 2480 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1320 male children and 1160 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (960).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangapur is 76.6%. Thus Gangapur has higher literacy rate compared to 61.4% of Bhilwara district. The male literacy rate is 88.85% and the female literacy rate is 63.98% in Gangapur.

Gangapur Municipality has total administration over 3,611 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.

Gangapur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,480 1,320 1,160
Literacy 76.6% 76.6% 55.9%
Scheduled Caste 4,523 2,279 2,244
Scheduled Tribe 453 229 224
Illiterate 6,296 2,241 4,055

Caste-wise Population - Gangapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Gangapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,523 2,279 2,244
Schedule Tribe 453 229 224

Religion-wise Population - Gangapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gangapur is 16,236 which is 86.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gangapur is 1,965 which is 10.46% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gangapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,236 (86.47%) 8,273 7,963
Muslim 1,965 (10.46%) 1,002 963
Christian 63 (0.34%) 34 29
Sikh 5 (0.03%) 3 2
Buddhist 9 (0.05%) 5 4
Jain 466 (2.48%) 244 222
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 33 (0.18%) 19 14

Literacy Rate - Gangapur

The total literacy rate of Gangapur was 76.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 12,481 literates, males were 7,339 while females were 5,142. Also the male literacy rate was 88.85% and the female literacy rate was 63.98% in Gangapur.

  Gangapur Rajasthan
Female 63.98% 52.12%
Male 88.85% 79.19%
Total 76.58% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Gangapur

The Sex Ratio of Gangapur is 960. Thus per every 1000 men there were 960 females in Gangapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Gangapur.

Child Population - Gangapur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,480 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangapur. Out of which 1,320 were male while 1,160 were female.

Working Population - Gangapur

In Gangapur Municipality out of total population, 7,265 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,265 workers engaged in Main Work, 395 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 201 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,630 4,463 1,167
Cultivators 395 261 134
Agriculture Labourer 201 96 105
Household Industries 523 416 107
Other Workers 4,511 3,690 821
Marginal Workers 1,635 798 837
Non Working 11,512 4,319 7,193

Gangapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gangapur is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,096 52.6% 1,007
2 Ward No - 2 934 61% 987
3 Ward No - 3 1,558 68.2% 935
4 Ward No - 4 737 71.6% 971
5 Ward No - 5 805 71.9% 949
6 Ward No - 6 1,768 62.9% 926
7 Ward No - 7 1,243 76.3% 889
8 Ward No - 8 711 83% 1,014
9 Ward No - 9 689 76.3% 903
10 Ward No - 10 841 74.3% 894
11 Ward No - 11 700 80% 928
12 Ward No - 12 684 68.4% 960
13 Ward No - 13 1,595 57.6% 919
14 Ward No - 14 866 65.8% 1,005
15 Ward No - 15 824 64.8% 990
16 Ward No - 16 523 77.1% 1,019
17 Ward No - 17 482 68.5% 1,017
18 Ward No - 18 761 73.6% 961
19 Ward No - 19 888 50.2% 1,060
20 Ward No - 20 1,072 53.6% 1,019

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