Ghatanji Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Yavatmal, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Ghatanji is a Municipal Council city situated in Ghatanji taluka of Yavatmal district. The Ghatanji city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,848 families residing in the Ghatanji city. The total population of Ghatanji is 21,293 out of which 11,026 are males and 10,267 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghatanji is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghatanji city is 2191 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1158 male children and 1033 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghatanji is 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghatanji is 90%. Thus Ghatanji has higher literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Yavatmal district. The male literacy rate is 93.54% and the female literacy rate is 86.32% in Ghatanji.

Ghatanji Municipal Council has total administration over 4,848 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ghatanji Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghatanji Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 2,191 1,158 1,033
Literacy 90% 83.7% 77.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,397 1,233 1,164
Scheduled Tribe 2,222 1,144 1,078
Illiterate 4,091 1,795 2,296

Caste-wise Population - Ghatanji

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.4% of total population in Ghatanji.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,397 1,233 1,164
Schedule Tribe 2,222 1,144 1,078

Religion-wise Population - Ghatanji

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ghatanji is 17,532 which is 82.34% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ghatanji is 1,981 which is 9.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ghatanji as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,532 (82.34%) 9,086 8,446
Muslim 1,981 (9.3%) 1,032 949
Christian 15 (0.07%) 7 8
Sikh 9 (0.04%) 3 6
Buddhist 1,599 (7.51%) 812 787
Jain 63 (0.3%) 30 33
Other Religion 4 (0.02%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 90 (0.42%) 54 36

Literacy Rate - Ghatanji

The total literacy rate of Ghatanji was 90.05% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 17,202 literates, males were 9,231 while females were 7,971. Also the male literacy rate was 93.54% and the female literacy rate was 86.32% in Ghatanji.

  Ghatanji Maharashtra
Female 86.32% 75.87%
Male 93.54% 88.38%
Total 90.05% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Ghatanji

The Sex Ratio of Ghatanji is 931. Thus per every 1000 men there were 931 females in Ghatanji. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Ghatanji.

Child Population - Ghatanji

According to Census 2011, there were 2,191 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghatanji. Out of which 1,158 were male while 1,033 were female.

Working Population - Ghatanji

In Ghatanji Municipal Council out of total population, 8,130 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,130 workers engaged in Main Work, 549 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,332 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,707 5,688 2,019
Cultivators 549 491 58
Agriculture Labourer 3,332 2,057 1,275
Household Industries 117 94 23
Other Workers 3,709 3,046 663
Marginal Workers 423 240 183
Non Working 13,163 5,098 8,065

Ghatanji Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ghatanji is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,673 88.8% 890
2 Ward No - 2 1,729 84.6% 877
3 Ward No - 3 1,053 84.9% 929
4 Ward No - 4 1,484 78.6% 898
5 Ward No - 5 1,605 70.7% 972
6 Ward No - 6 1,212 71.5% 945
7 Ward No - 7 1,098 74.7% 855
8 Ward No - 8 1,188 71% 1,024
9 Ward No - 9 1,155 73.9% 991
10 Ward No - 10 1,181 78.6% 1,163
11 Ward No - 11 967 87.4% 742
12 Ward No - 12 1,511 87.2% 889
13 Ward No - 13 1,051 88% 936
14 Ward No - 14 981 87.3% 958
15 Ward No - 15 1,177 84.2% 985
16 Ward No - 16 988 76.2% 956
17 Ward No - 17 1,240 85.4% 899

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