Kalavad Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jamnagar district, Gujarat

Kalavad Taluka of Jamnagar district has a total population of 139,729 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 70,977 are males while 68,752 are females. In 2011 there were a total 29,584 families residing in Kalavad Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kalavad Taluka is 969.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.3% people live in Urban areas while 79.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.5% while that in rural areas is 72.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kalavad Taluka is 925 while that of Rural areas is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalavad Taluka is 14946 which is 11% of the total population. There are 7992 male children and 6954 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalavad Taluka is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 969 ) of Kalavad Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Kalavad Taluka is 73.98%. The male literacy rate is 72.27% and the female literacy rate is 59.67% in Kalavad Taluka.

Population
139,729
Literacy
73.98%
Sex Ratio
969

To facilitate the administration, Kalavad Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 98 villages.

Kalavad Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,946 7,992 6,954
Literacy 73.98% 72.27% 59.67%
Scheduled Caste 15,828 8,089 7,739
Scheduled Tribe 1,763 935 828
Illiterate 47,411 19,683 27,728

Caste-wise Population - Kalavad Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kalavad Taluka of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,828 8,089 7,739
Schedule Tribe 1,763 935 828

Religion-wise Population - Kalavad Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 123,524 (88.4%) 62,733 60,791
Muslim 15,243 (10.91%) 7,731 7,512
Christian 62 (0.04%) 36 26
Sikh 25 (0.02%) 16 9
Buddhist 20 (0.01%) 12 8
Jain 578 (0.41%) 293 285
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 277 (0.2%) 156 121

Literacy Rate - Kalavad Taluka

Average literacy rate of Kalavad Taluka in 2011 were 73.98% in which, male and female literacy were 81.44% and 66.38% respectively. Total literate in Kalavad Taluka were 92,318 of which male and female were 51,294 and 41,024 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Kalavad Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Kalavad Taluka is 969 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 969 females in Kalavad Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 969 ) of Kalavad Taluka.


Child Population - Kalavad Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 14,946 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kalavad Taluka. Out of which 7,992 were male while 6,954 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kalavad Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 5,959 families under Kalavad Taluka living in urban areas while 5,959 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.3% of total population of Kalavad Taluka lives in Urban areas while 79.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 3,391 while that in rural regions is 11,555.

Total Urban Rural
Population 139,729 28,314 111,415
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,946 3,391 11,555
Schedule Caste 15,828 2,698 13,130
Schedule Tribe 1,763 552 1,211
Literacy 73.98% 80.52% 72.35%
Sex Ratio 969 925 980

Working Population - Kalavad Taluka

In Kalavad Taluka out of total population, 65,547 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,547 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,210 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,428 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 53,496 43,317 10,179
Cultivators 28,210 22,610 5,600
Agriculture Labourer 10,428 7,575 2,853
Household Industries 497 338 159
Other Workers 14,361 12,794 1,567
Marginal Workers 12,051 2,115 9,936
Non Working 74,182 25,545 48,637

Nearby Talukas from Kalavad Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Kalavad Taluka in Jamnagar district.


Kalavad Taluka Map


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