Junagadh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Junagadh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Junagadh is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Junagadh taluka of Junagadh district. The Junagadh city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 68,111 families residing in the Junagadh city. The total population of Junagadh is 319,462 out of which 163,413 are males and 156,049 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Junagadh is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Junagadh city is 28840 which is 9% of the total population. There are 15440 male children and 13400 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Junagadh is 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Junagadh is 88%. Thus Junagadh has higher literacy rate compared to 75.8% of Junagadh district. The male literacy rate is 92.46% and the female literacy rate is 83.38% in Junagadh.

Junagadh Munciple Corporation has total administration over 68,111 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Junagadh Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Junagadh Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 28,840 15,440 13,400
Literacy 88% 83.7% 76.2%
Scheduled Caste 24,323 12,473 11,850
Scheduled Tribe 4,718 2,398 2,320
Illiterate 63,703 26,592 37,111

Caste-wise Population - Junagadh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Junagadh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 24,323 12,473 11,850
Schedule Tribe 4,718 2,398 2,320

Religion-wise Population - Junagadh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Junagadh is 262,954 which is 82.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Junagadh is 52,580 which is 16.46% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Junagadh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 262,954 (82.31%) 134,645 128,309
Muslim 52,580 (16.46%) 26,766 25,814
Christian 632 (0.2%) 322 310
Sikh 239 (0.07%) 121 118
Buddhist 215 (0.07%) 106 109
Jain 2,129 (0.67%) 1,081 1,048
Other Religion 4 (0%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 709 (0.22%) 369 340

Literacy Rate - Junagadh

The total literacy rate of Junagadh was 88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 255,759 literates, males were 136,821 while females were 118,938. Also the male literacy rate was 92.46% and the female literacy rate was 83.38% in Junagadh.

  Junagadh Gujarat
Female 83.38% 69.68%
Male 92.46% 85.75%
Total 88% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Junagadh

The Sex Ratio of Junagadh is 955. Thus per every 1000 men there were 955 females in Junagadh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Junagadh.

Child Population - Junagadh

According to Census 2011, there were 28,840 children between age 0 to 6 years in Junagadh. Out of which 15,440 were male while 13,400 were female.

Working Population - Junagadh

In Junagadh Munciple Corporation out of total population, 103,257 were engaged in work activities. 92.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 103,257 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,528 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 95,697 84,991 10,706
Cultivators 2,297 2,018 279
Agriculture Labourer 2,528 1,891 637
Household Industries 947 748 199
Other Workers 89,925 80,334 9,591
Marginal Workers 7,560 4,237 3,323
Non Working 216,205 74,185 142,020

Junagadh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Junagadh is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 21,403 67.3% 893
2 Ward No - 2 20,534 74.3% 990
3 Ward No - 3 13,899 67.2% 918
4 Ward No - 4 17,724 83.5% 913
5 Ward No - 5 20,665 82% 1,012
6 Ward No - 6 24,672 88.8% 906
7 Ward No - 7 15,433 78.5% 993
8 Ward No - 8 15,603 76.9% 907
9 Ward No - 9 15,892 73.8% 886
10 Ward No - 10 12,910 84.2% 897
11 Ward No - 11 16,389 86.8% 972
12 Ward No - 12 17,788 87.5% 985
13 Ward No - 13 29,037 88% 1,153
14 Ward No - 14 29,781 84.2% 982
15 Ward No - 15 17,431 80.5% 923
16 Ward No - 16 16,874 74.3% 907
17 Ward No - 17 13,017 70% 910
18 Ward No - 18 410 73.2% 49

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