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

Padra is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Padra taluka of Vadodara district. The Padra city is divided into 6 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,579 families residing in the Padra city. The total population of Padra is 46,660 out of which 24,265 are males and 22,395 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Padra is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Padra city is 5106 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2772 male children and 2334 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Padra is 842 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Padra is 88.1%. Thus Padra has higher literacy rate compared to 78.9% of Vadodara district. The male literacy rate is 92.17% and the female literacy rate is 83.76% in Padra.

Padra Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 9,579 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.

Padra Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,106 2,772 2,334
Literacy 88.1% 81.6% 75%
Scheduled Caste 2,305 1,193 1,112
Scheduled Tribe 673 345 328
Illiterate 10,046 4,455 5,591

Caste-wise Population - Padra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Padra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,305 1,193 1,112
Schedule Tribe 673 345 328

Religion-wise Population - Padra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Padra is 40,666 which is 87.15% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Padra is 5,459 which is 11.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Padra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 40,666 (87.15%) 21,181 19,485
Muslim 5,459 (11.7%) 2,820 2,639
Christian 49 (0.11%) 25 24
Sikh 56 (0.12%) 27 29
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 388 (0.83%) 189 199
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 40 (0.09%) 22 18

Literacy Rate - Padra

The total literacy rate of Padra was 88.11% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 36,614 literates, males were 19,810 while females were 16,804. Also the male literacy rate was 92.17% and the female literacy rate was 83.76% in Padra.

  Padra Gujarat
Female 83.76% 69.68%
Male 92.17% 85.75%
Total 88.11% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Padra

The Sex Ratio of Padra is 923. Thus per every 1000 men there were 923 females in Padra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 842 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Padra.

Child Population - Padra

According to Census 2011, there were 5,106 children between age 0 to 6 years in Padra. Out of which 2,772 were male while 2,334 were female.

Working Population - Padra

In Padra Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 15,879 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,879 workers engaged in Main Work, 942 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,910 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,894 13,362 1,532
Cultivators 942 912 30
Agriculture Labourer 1,910 1,446 464
Household Industries 160 138 22
Other Workers 11,882 10,866 1,016
Marginal Workers 985 500 485
Non Working 30,781 10,403 20,378

Padra Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Padra is further divided into 6 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,996 80.9% 922
2 Ward No - 2 5,524 77.3% 938
3 Ward No - 3 5,444 86.6% 946
4 Ward No - 4 6,270 73% 911
5 Ward No - 5 12,132 76.4% 906
6 Ward No - 6 3,294 74.8% 949

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