Halvad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Surendranagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Halvad is a Municipality city situated in Halvad taluka of Surendranagar district. The Halvad city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,500 families residing in the Halvad city. The total population of Halvad is 32,024 out of which 16,639 are males and 15,385 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Halvad is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Halvad city is 4015 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2151 male children and 1864 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Halvad is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Halvad is 80.3%. Thus Halvad has higher literacy rate compared to 72.1% of Surendranagar district. The male literacy rate is 87.25% and the female literacy rate is 72.78% in Halvad.

Halvad Municipality has total administration over 6,500 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.

Halvad Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,015 2,151 1,864
Literacy 80.3% 76% 64%
Scheduled Caste 2,484 1,258 1,226
Scheduled Tribe 66 38 28
Illiterate 9,542 3,998 5,544

Caste-wise Population - Halvad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Halvad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,484 1,258 1,226
Schedule Tribe 66 38 28

Religion-wise Population - Halvad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Halvad is 28,502 which is 89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Halvad is 3,190 which is 9.96% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Halvad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,502 (89%) 14,875 13,627
Muslim 3,190 (9.96%) 1,600 1,590
Christian 41 (0.13%) 20 21
Sikh 27 (0.08%) 16 11
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 250 (0.78%) 120 130
Other Religion 6 (0.02%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 6 (0.02%) 4 2

Literacy Rate - Halvad

The total literacy rate of Halvad was 80.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 22,482 literates, males were 12,641 while females were 9,841. Also the male literacy rate was 87.25% and the female literacy rate was 72.78% in Halvad.

  Halvad Gujarat
Female 72.78% 69.68%
Male 87.25% 85.75%
Total 80.27% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Halvad

The Sex Ratio of Halvad is 925. Thus per every 1000 men there were 925 females in Halvad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Halvad.

Child Population - Halvad

According to Census 2011, there were 4,015 children between age 0 to 6 years in Halvad. Out of which 2,151 were male while 1,864 were female.

Working Population - Halvad

In Halvad Municipality out of total population, 10,928 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,928 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,062 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,986 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,676 8,512 1,164
Cultivators 1,062 944 118
Agriculture Labourer 1,986 1,617 369
Household Industries 87 58 29
Other Workers 6,541 5,893 648
Marginal Workers 1,252 629 623
Non Working 21,096 7,498 13,598

Halvad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,351 67.7% 895
2 Ward No - 2 4,611 72.3% 946
3 Ward No - 3 3,003 85.3% 941
4 Ward No - 4 3,715 72.5% 994
5 Ward No - 5 8,972 77.1% 938
6 Ward No - 6 1,765 72.8% 866
7 Ward No - 7 5,607 49% 877

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