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

Thara is a Municipality city situated in Kankrej taluka of Banaskantha district. The Thara city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,404 families residing in the Thara city. The total population of Thara is 18,060 out of which 9,496 are males and 8,564 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thara is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thara city is 2446 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1316 male children and 1130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thara is 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thara is 72.8%. Thus Thara has higher literacy rate compared to 65.3% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 84.36% and the female literacy rate is 59.98% in Thara.

Thara Municipality has total administration over 3,404 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.

Thara Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,446 1,316 1,130
Literacy 72.8% 72.7% 52.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,779 925 854
Scheduled Tribe 33 20 13
Illiterate 6,700 2,595 4,105

Caste-wise Population - Thara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Thara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,779 925 854
Schedule Tribe 33 20 13

Religion-wise Population - Thara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thara is 15,575 which is 86.24% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thara is 1,595 which is 8.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,575 (86.24%) 8,218 7,357
Muslim 1,595 (8.83%) 842 753
Christian 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Sikh 9 (0.05%) 5 4
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 871 (4.82%) 425 446
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.03%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Thara

The total literacy rate of Thara was 72.76% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 11,360 literates, males were 6,901 while females were 4,459. Also the male literacy rate was 84.36% and the female literacy rate was 59.98% in Thara.

  Thara Gujarat
Female 59.98% 69.68%
Male 84.36% 85.75%
Total 72.76% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Thara

The Sex Ratio of Thara is 902. Thus per every 1000 men there were 902 females in Thara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 859 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 902 ) of Thara.

Child Population - Thara

According to Census 2011, there were 2,446 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thara. Out of which 1,316 were male while 1,130 were female.

Working Population - Thara

In Thara Municipality out of total population, 5,851 were engaged in work activities. 89.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,851 workers engaged in Main Work, 879 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 688 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,214 4,714 500
Cultivators 879 816 63
Agriculture Labourer 688 578 110
Household Industries 20 13 7
Other Workers 3,627 3,307 320
Marginal Workers 637 241 396
Non Working 12,209 4,541 7,668

Thara Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,823 69.9% 939
2 Ward No - 2 3,141 49.8% 909
3 Ward No - 3 2,239 68.3% 886
4 Ward No - 4 2,676 70.3% 899
5 Ward No - 5 2,366 59.5% 924
6 Ward No - 6 2,054 71.6% 802
7 Ward No - 7 3,761 59.4% 934

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