Idar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sabarkantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Idar is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Idar taluka of Sabarkantha district. The Idar city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,688 families residing in the Idar city. The total population of Idar is 42,306 out of which 21,940 are males and 20,366 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Idar is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Idar city is 5052 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2725 male children and 2327 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Idar is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (928).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Idar is 83.4%. Thus Idar has higher literacy rate compared to 75.8% of Sabarkantha district. The male literacy rate is 89.98% and the female literacy rate is 76.31% in Idar.

Idar Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 8,688 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.

Idar Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,052 2,725 2,327
Literacy 83.4% 78.8% 67.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,768 2,428 2,340
Scheduled Tribe 3,479 1,860 1,619
Illiterate 11,252 4,651 6,601

Caste-wise Population - Idar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.2% of total population in Idar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,768 2,428 2,340
Schedule Tribe 3,479 1,860 1,619

Religion-wise Population - Idar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Idar is 32,287 which is 76.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Idar is 7,514 which is 17.76% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Idar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 32,287 (76.32%) 16,783 15,504
Muslim 7,514 (17.76%) 3,860 3,654
Christian 79 (0.19%) 44 35
Sikh 14 (0.03%) 8 6
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 1 4
Jain 2,332 (5.51%) 1,208 1,124
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 73 (0.17%) 35 38

Literacy Rate - Idar

The total literacy rate of Idar was 83.36% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 31,054 literates, males were 17,289 while females were 13,765. Also the male literacy rate was 89.98% and the female literacy rate was 76.31% in Idar.

  Idar Gujarat
Female 76.31% 69.68%
Male 89.98% 85.75%
Total 83.36% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Idar

The Sex Ratio of Idar is 928. Thus per every 1000 men there were 928 females in Idar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Idar.

Child Population - Idar

According to Census 2011, there were 5,052 children between age 0 to 6 years in Idar. Out of which 2,725 were male while 2,327 were female.

Working Population - Idar

In Idar Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 15,151 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,151 workers engaged in Main Work, 513 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 612 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,764 9,758 2,006
Cultivators 513 440 73
Agriculture Labourer 612 435 177
Household Industries 267 187 80
Other Workers 10,372 8,696 1,676
Marginal Workers 3,387 2,146 1,241
Non Working 27,155 10,036 17,119

Idar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Idar is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,933 68% 957
2 Ward No - 2 2,255 86% 942
3 Ward No - 3 3,915 74.5% 937
4 Ward No - 4 3,725 72.4% 963
5 Ward No - 5 3,510 68.3% 955
6 Ward No - 6 5,173 82.1% 862
7 Ward No - 7 3,347 82% 880
8 Ward No - 8 3,541 60.2% 903
9 Ward No - 9 2,777 49.5% 1,024
10 Ward No - 10 4,825 81.7% 884
11 Ward No - 11 2,022 68.4% 969
12 Ward No - 12 1,727 74.3% 1,010
13 Ward No - 13 2,556 78.5% 925

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