Porbandar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Porbandar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Porbandar is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Porbandar taluka of Porbandar district. The Porbandar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 32,568 families residing in the Porbandar city. The total population of Porbandar is 152,760 out of which 78,604 are males and 74,156 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Porbandar is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Porbandar city is 14934 which is 10% of the total population. There are 7922 male children and 7012 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Porbandar is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Porbandar is 85.6%. Thus Porbandar has higher literacy rate compared to 75.8% of Porbandar district. The male literacy rate is 90.53% and the female literacy rate is 80.39% in Porbandar.

Porbandar Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 32,568 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.

Porbandar Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 14,934 7,922 7,012
Literacy 85.6% 81.4% 72.8%
Scheduled Caste 8,130 4,097 4,033
Scheduled Tribe 1,005 519 486
Illiterate 34,797 14,616 20,181

Caste-wise Population - Porbandar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Porbandar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,130 4,097 4,033
Schedule Tribe 1,005 519 486

Religion-wise Population - Porbandar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Porbandar is 135,184 which is 88.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Porbandar is 16,268 which is 10.65% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Porbandar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 135,184 (88.49%) 69,681 65,503
Muslim 16,268 (10.65%) 8,223 8,045
Christian 242 (0.16%) 124 118
Sikh 131 (0.09%) 82 49
Buddhist 26 (0.02%) 12 14
Jain 385 (0.25%) 189 196
Other Religion 24 (0.02%) 16 8
No Religion Specified 500 (0.33%) 277 223

Literacy Rate - Porbandar

The total literacy rate of Porbandar was 85.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 117,963 literates, males were 63,988 while females were 53,975. Also the male literacy rate was 90.53% and the female literacy rate was 80.39% in Porbandar.

  Porbandar Gujarat
Female 80.39% 69.68%
Male 90.53% 85.75%
Total 85.59% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Porbandar

The Sex Ratio of Porbandar is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Porbandar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Porbandar.

Child Population - Porbandar

According to Census 2011, there were 14,934 children between age 0 to 6 years in Porbandar. Out of which 7,922 were male while 7,012 were female.

Working Population - Porbandar

In Porbandar Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 52,027 were engaged in work activities. 88.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52,027 workers engaged in Main Work, 547 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 330 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 46,170 40,325 5,845
Cultivators 547 507 40
Agriculture Labourer 330 275 55
Household Industries 514 363 151
Other Workers 44,779 39,180 5,599
Marginal Workers 5,857 4,035 1,822
Non Working 100,733 34,244 66,489

Porbandar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,553 71.8% 916
2 Ward No - 2 10,022 71.8% 933
3 Ward No - 3 10,095 83.3% 973
4 Ward No - 4 11,049 66.2% 919
5 Ward No - 5 11,601 78.5% 951
6 Ward No - 6 9,933 84.4% 931
7 Ward No - 7 11,071 88.4% 937
8 Ward No - 8 7,665 83.2% 971
9 Ward No - 9 8,803 71.6% 981
10 Ward No - 10 9,824 69.4% 974
11 Ward No - 11 8,659 71.2% 986
12 Ward No - 12 10,177 79.2% 942
13 Ward No - 13 9,768 85.7% 950
14 Ward No - 14 15,550 80.7% 906
15 Ward No - 15 990 51.6% 953

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