Kalavad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Kalavad is a Municipality city situated in Kalavad taluka of Jamnagar district. The Kalavad city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,959 families residing in the Kalavad city. The total population of Kalavad is 28,314 out of which 14,710 are males and 13,604 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalavad is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalavad city is 3391 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1785 male children and 1606 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalavad is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalavad is 80.5%. Thus Kalavad has higher literacy rate compared to 73.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 86.14% and the female literacy rate is 74.45% in Kalavad.

Kalavad Municipality has total administration over 5,959 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.

Kalavad Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,391 1,785 1,606
Literacy 80.5% 75.7% 65.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,698 1,389 1,309
Scheduled Tribe 552 286 266
Illiterate 8,247 3,576 4,671

Caste-wise Population - Kalavad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Kalavad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,698 1,389 1,309
Schedule Tribe 552 286 266

Religion-wise Population - Kalavad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kalavad is 20,761 which is 73.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kalavad is 7,016 which is 24.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kalavad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,761 (73.32%) 10,900 9,861
Muslim 7,016 (24.78%) 3,531 3,485
Christian 12 (0.04%) 7 5
Sikh 14 (0.05%) 9 5
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Jain 493 (1.74%) 253 240
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.04%) 6 6

Literacy Rate - Kalavad

The total literacy rate of Kalavad was 80.52% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 20,067 literates, males were 11,134 while females were 8,933. Also the male literacy rate was 86.14% and the female literacy rate was 74.45% in Kalavad.

  Kalavad Gujarat
Female 74.45% 69.68%
Male 86.14% 85.75%
Total 80.52% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Kalavad

The Sex Ratio of Kalavad is 925. Thus per every 1000 men there were 925 females in Kalavad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Kalavad.

Child Population - Kalavad

According to Census 2011, there were 3,391 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kalavad. Out of which 1,785 were male while 1,606 were female.

Working Population - Kalavad

In Kalavad Municipality out of total population, 10,167 were engaged in work activities. 95.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,167 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,081 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,308 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,680 8,504 1,176
Cultivators 1,081 927 154
Agriculture Labourer 1,308 869 439
Household Industries 93 70 23
Other Workers 7,198 6,638 560
Marginal Workers 487 228 259
Non Working 18,147 5,978 12,169

Kalavad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,274 67% 918
2 Ward No - 2 3,567 73% 902
3 Ward No - 3 5,509 63.6% 918
4 Ward No - 4 2,725 76.7% 908
5 Ward No - 5 5,185 75.1% 984
6 Ward No - 6 2,995 77% 921
7 Ward No - 7 3,059 69.7% 899

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