Karjan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vadodara, Gujarat - Census 2011

Karjan is a Municipality city situated in Karjan taluka of Vadodara district. The Karjan city is divided into 9 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,473 families residing in the Karjan city. The total population of Karjan is 30,405 out of which 15,668 are males and 14,737 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karjan is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karjan city is 3452 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1820 male children and 1632 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karjan is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (941).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karjan is 86%. Thus Karjan has higher literacy rate compared to 78.9% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 91.08% and the female literacy rate is 80.61% in Karjan.

Karjan Municipality has total administration over 6,473 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.

Karjan Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,452 1,820 1,632
Literacy 86% 80.5% 71.7%
Scheduled Caste 2,773 1,427 1,346
Scheduled Tribe 3,032 1,568 1,464
Illiterate 7,228 3,055 4,173

Caste-wise Population - Karjan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10% of total population in Karjan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,773 1,427 1,346
Schedule Tribe 3,032 1,568 1,464

Religion-wise Population - Karjan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karjan is 23,439 which is 77.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karjan is 5,819 which is 19.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Karjan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,439 (77.09%) 12,096 11,343
Muslim 5,819 (19.14%) 2,967 2,852
Christian 40 (0.13%) 21 19
Sikh 22 (0.07%) 9 13
Buddhist 21 (0.07%) 12 9
Jain 1,010 (3.32%) 535 475
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 3 0
No Religion Specified 51 (0.17%) 25 26

Literacy Rate - Karjan

The total literacy rate of Karjan was 85.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 23,177 literates, males were 12,613 while females were 10,564. Also the male literacy rate was 91.08% and the female literacy rate was 80.61% in Karjan.

  Karjan Gujarat
Female 80.61% 69.68%
Male 91.08% 85.75%
Total 85.99% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Karjan

The Sex Ratio of Karjan is 941. Thus per every 1000 men there were 941 females in Karjan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Karjan.

Child Population - Karjan

According to Census 2011, there were 3,452 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karjan. Out of which 1,820 were male while 1,632 were female.

Working Population - Karjan

In Karjan Municipality out of total population, 10,062 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,062 workers engaged in Main Work, 248 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 673 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,128 8,129 999
Cultivators 248 237 11
Agriculture Labourer 673 513 160
Household Industries 232 209 23
Other Workers 7,975 7,170 805
Marginal Workers 934 457 477
Non Working 20,343 7,082 13,261

Karjan Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Karjan is further divided into 9 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,140 57.5% 962
2 Ward No - 2 4,281 77.2% 944
3 Ward No - 3 3,412 86.5% 917
4 Ward No - 4 3,525 82.4% 957
5 Ward No - 5 3,591 75.4% 917
6 Ward No - 6 2,797 81.3% 925
7 Ward No - 7 2,722 78.4% 990
8 Ward No - 8 2,704 84.4% 906
9 Ward No - 9 4,233 66.5% 949

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