Palanpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Palanpur is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district. The Palanpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 29,026 families residing in the Palanpur city. The total population of Palanpur is 141,592 out of which 74,088 are males and 67,504 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palanpur is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palanpur city is 16493 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8922 male children and 7571 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palanpur is 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palanpur is 85.2%. Thus Palanpur has higher literacy rate compared to 65.3% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 92.44% and the female literacy rate is 77.32% in Palanpur.

Palanpur Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 29,026 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.

Palanpur Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 16,493 8,922 7,571
Literacy 85.2% 81.3% 68.6%
Scheduled Caste 13,461 7,158 6,303
Scheduled Tribe 4,438 2,310 2,128
Illiterate 35,011 13,846 21,165

Caste-wise Population - Palanpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Palanpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,461 7,158 6,303
Schedule Tribe 4,438 2,310 2,128

Religion-wise Population - Palanpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Palanpur is 112,618 which is 79.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Palanpur is 27,103 which is 19.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Palanpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 112,618 (79.54%) 59,245 53,373
Muslim 27,103 (19.14%) 13,894 13,209
Christian 227 (0.16%) 108 119
Sikh 89 (0.06%) 51 38
Buddhist 7 (0%) 6 1
Jain 1,368 (0.97%) 700 668
Other Religion 12 (0.01%) 8 4
No Religion Specified 168 (0.12%) 76 92

Literacy Rate - Palanpur

The total literacy rate of Palanpur was 85.2% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 106,581 literates, males were 60,242 while females were 46,339. Also the male literacy rate was 92.44% and the female literacy rate was 77.32% in Palanpur.

  Palanpur Gujarat
Female 77.32% 69.68%
Male 92.44% 85.75%
Total 85.2% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Palanpur

The Sex Ratio of Palanpur is 911. Thus per every 1000 men there were 911 females in Palanpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 911 ) of Palanpur.

Child Population - Palanpur

According to Census 2011, there were 16,493 children between age 0 to 6 years in Palanpur. Out of which 8,922 were male while 7,571 were female.

Working Population - Palanpur

In Palanpur Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 43,182 were engaged in work activities. 94.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,182 workers engaged in Main Work, 906 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 40,634 36,170 4,464
Cultivators 906 812 94
Agriculture Labourer 319 247 72
Household Industries 530 359 171
Other Workers 38,879 34,752 4,127
Marginal Workers 2,548 1,666 882
Non Working 98,410 36,252 62,158

Palanpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Palanpur is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,060 69.1% 909
2 Ward No - 2 9,327 69.2% 898
3 Ward No - 3 8,384 77.3% 857
4 Ward No - 4 7,613 71.3% 926
5 Ward No - 5 9,383 66.5% 964
6 Ward No - 6 7,519 76% 944
7 Ward No - 7 8,819 80% 941
8 Ward No - 8 8,813 71% 914
9 Ward No - 9 11,846 82.5% 876
10 Ward No - 10 7,222 79.5% 890
11 Ward No - 11 8,262 68.2% 955
12 Ward No - 12 8,578 79.3% 895
13 Ward No - 13 7,965 74.6% 937
14 Ward No - 14 8,553 77.3% 887
15 Ward No - 15 19,248 80.5% 903

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