Veraval Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Junagadh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Veraval is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Patan-Veraval taluka of Junagadh district. The Veraval city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 31,199 families residing in the Veraval city. The total population of Veraval is 171,121 out of which 87,009 are males and 84,112 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Veraval is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Veraval city is 20540 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10732 male children and 9808 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Veraval is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Veraval is 76.2%. Thus Veraval has higher literacy rate compared to 75.8% of Junagadh district. The male literacy rate is 84.63% and the female literacy rate is 67.44% in Veraval.

Veraval Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 31,199 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.

Veraval Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 20,540 10,732 9,808
Literacy 76.2% 74.2% 59.6%
Scheduled Caste 7,490 3,770 3,720
Scheduled Tribe 2,846 1,486 1,360
Illiterate 56,460 22,457 34,003

Caste-wise Population - Veraval

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Veraval.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,490 3,770 3,720
Schedule Tribe 2,846 1,486 1,360

Religion-wise Population - Veraval

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Veraval is 116,932 which is 68.33% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Veraval is 52,546 which is 30.71% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Veraval as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 116,932 (68.33%) 59,525 57,407
Muslim 52,546 (30.71%) 26,647 25,899
Christian 491 (0.29%) 242 249
Sikh 191 (0.11%) 98 93
Buddhist 37 (0.02%) 24 13
Jain 717 (0.42%) 361 356
Other Religion 24 (0.01%) 14 10
No Religion Specified 183 (0.11%) 98 85

Literacy Rate - Veraval

The total literacy rate of Veraval was 76.15% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 114,661 literates, males were 64,552 while females were 50,109. Also the male literacy rate was 84.63% and the female literacy rate was 67.44% in Veraval.

  Veraval Gujarat
Female 67.44% 69.68%
Male 84.63% 85.75%
Total 76.15% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Veraval

The Sex Ratio of Veraval is 967. Thus per every 1000 men there were 967 females in Veraval. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Veraval.

Child Population - Veraval

According to Census 2011, there were 20,540 children between age 0 to 6 years in Veraval. Out of which 10,732 were male while 9,808 were female.

Working Population - Veraval

In Veraval Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 54,910 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54,910 workers engaged in Main Work, 415 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 816 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 50,545 43,925 6,620
Cultivators 415 308 107
Agriculture Labourer 816 571 245
Household Industries 436 267 169
Other Workers 48,878 42,779 6,099
Marginal Workers 4,365 2,830 1,535
Non Working 116,211 40,254 75,957

Veraval Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Veraval is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,697 68.2% 950
2 Ward No - 2 13,123 83.9% 934
3 Ward No - 3 10,875 81.3% 943
4 Ward No - 4 10,595 84.4% 969
5 Ward No - 5 11,047 73.5% 972
6 Ward No - 6 9,796 72.3% 956
7 Ward No - 7 9,117 50.8% 1,008
8 Ward No - 8 8,345 60.2% 959
9 Ward No - 9 9,687 69.4% 973
10 Ward No - 10 13,921 61.6% 954
11 Ward No - 11 12,532 65% 965
12 Ward No - 12 12,047 58.3% 1,020
13 Ward No - 13 10,900 56.7% 980
14 Ward No - 14 11,954 61% 997
15 Ward No - 15 6,070 75.3% 896
16 Ward No - 16 10,415 49.9% 973

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