Karamsad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anand, Gujarat - Census 2011

Karamsad is a Municipality city situated in Anand taluka of Anand district. The Karamsad city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,840 families residing in the Karamsad city. The total population of Karamsad is 35,285 out of which 18,219 are males and 17,066 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karamsad is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karamsad city is 3639 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1938 male children and 1701 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karamsad is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karamsad is 90.8%. Thus Karamsad has higher literacy rate compared to 84.4% of Anand district. The male literacy rate is 95.23% and the female literacy rate is 86.02% in Karamsad.

Karamsad Municipality has total administration over 7,840 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.

Karamsad Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,639 1,938 1,701
Literacy 90.8% 85.1% 77.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,352 694 658
Scheduled Tribe 513 267 246
Illiterate 6,563 2,714 3,849

Caste-wise Population - Karamsad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Karamsad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,352 694 658
Schedule Tribe 513 267 246

Religion-wise Population - Karamsad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karamsad is 33,794 which is 95.77% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karamsad is 131 which is 0.37% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Karamsad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 33,794 (95.77%) 17,465 16,329
Muslim 131 (0.37%) 62 69
Christian 995 (2.82%) 505 490
Sikh 64 (0.18%) 34 30
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Jain 257 (0.73%) 129 128
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 36 (0.1%) 18 18

Literacy Rate - Karamsad

The total literacy rate of Karamsad was 90.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 28,722 literates, males were 15,505 while females were 13,217. Also the male literacy rate was 95.23% and the female literacy rate was 86.02% in Karamsad.

  Karamsad Gujarat
Female 86.02% 69.68%
Male 95.23% 85.75%
Total 90.76% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Karamsad

The Sex Ratio of Karamsad is 937. Thus per every 1000 men there were 937 females in Karamsad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Karamsad.

Child Population - Karamsad

According to Census 2011, there were 3,639 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karamsad. Out of which 1,938 were male while 1,701 were female.

Working Population - Karamsad

In Karamsad Municipality out of total population, 12,446 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,446 workers engaged in Main Work, 266 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,240 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,959 9,163 1,796
Cultivators 266 255 11
Agriculture Labourer 1,240 931 309
Household Industries 146 105 41
Other Workers 9,307 7,872 1,435
Marginal Workers 1,487 893 594
Non Working 22,839 8,163 14,676

Karamsad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,353 83.7% 928
2 Ward No - 2 2,080 91.5% 907
3 Ward No - 3 2,778 85.1% 940
4 Ward No - 4 6,133 87.3% 973
5 Ward No - 5 6,629 81.9% 934
6 Ward No - 6 7,578 80.8% 926
7 Ward No - 7 6,734 70.4% 931

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