Gondiya Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gondiya district, Maharashtra

Gondiya Taluka of Gondiya district has a total population of 421,650 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 210,519 are males while 211,131 are females. In 2011 there were a total 90,264 families residing in Gondiya Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Gondiya Taluka is 1,003.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 38.7% people live in Urban areas while 61.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.2% while that in rural areas is 83.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gondiya Taluka is 990 while that of Rural areas is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gondiya Taluka is 45857 which is 11% of the total population. There are 23459 male children and 22398 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gondiya Taluka is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Gondiya Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Gondiya Taluka is 86.74%. The male literacy rate is 82.54% and the female literacy rate is 72.1% in Gondiya Taluka.

Population
421,650
Literacy
86.74%
Sex Ratio
1,003

To facilitate the administration, Gondiya Taluka is further divided into 5 towns and 147 villages.

Gondiya Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gondiya Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 45,857 23,459 22,398
Literacy 86.74% 82.54% 72.1%
Scheduled Caste 61,562 30,407 31,155
Scheduled Tribe 34,152 16,846 17,306
Illiterate 95,672 36,756 58,916

Caste-wise Population - Gondiya Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.1% of total population in Gondiya Taluka of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 61,562 30,407 31,155
Schedule Tribe 34,152 16,846 17,306

Religion-wise Population - Gondiya Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 357,179 (84.71%) 178,490 178,689
Muslim 14,463 (3.43%) 7,179 7,284
Christian 968 (0.23%) 485 483
Sikh 1,346 (0.32%) 709 637
Buddhist 43,582 (10.34%) 21,518 22,064
Jain 992 (0.24%) 489 503
Other Religion 889 (0.21%) 447 442
No Religion Specified 2,231 (0.53%) 1,202 1,029

Literacy Rate - Gondiya Taluka

Average literacy rate of Gondiya Taluka in 2011 were 86.74% in which, male and female literacy were 92.89% and 80.65% respectively. Total literate in Gondiya Taluka were 325,978 of which male and female were 173,763 and 152,215 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Gondiya Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Gondiya Taluka is 1,003 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Gondiya Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Gondiya Taluka.


Child Population - Gondiya Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 45,857 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gondiya Taluka. Out of which 23,459 were male while 22,398 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gondiya Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 34,891 families under Gondiya Taluka living in urban areas while 34,891 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 38.7% of total population of Gondiya Taluka lives in Urban areas while 61.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 16,330 while that in rural regions is 29,527.

Total Urban Rural
Population 421,650 163,076 258,574
Children (0 - 6 years) 45,857 16,330 29,527
Schedule Caste 61,562 30,058 31,504
Schedule Tribe 34,152 6,501 27,651
Literacy 86.74% 92.22% 83.24%
Sex Ratio 1,003 990 1,011

Working Population - Gondiya Taluka

In Gondiya Taluka out of total population, 187,042 were engaged in work activities. 73% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 187,042 workers engaged in Main Work, 25,504 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29,217 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 136,630 94,330 42,300
Cultivators 25,504 17,275 8,229
Agriculture Labourer 29,217 17,383 11,834
Household Industries 9,685 3,568 6,117
Other Workers 72,224 56,104 16,120
Marginal Workers 50,412 23,228 27,184
Non Working 234,608 92,961 141,647

Nearby Talukas from Gondiya Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Gondiya Taluka in Gondiya district.


Gondiya Taluka Map


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