Rajapur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra

Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district has a total population of 165,882 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 75,994 are males while 89,888 are females. In 2011 there were a total 41,683 families residing in Rajapur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Rajapur Taluka is 1,183.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5.9% people live in Urban areas while 94.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.9% while that in rural areas is 78.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Rajapur Taluka is 1,015 while that of Rural areas is 1,194.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajapur Taluka is 15590 which is 9% of the total population. There are 7998 male children and 7592 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajapur Taluka is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,183 ) of Rajapur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Rajapur Taluka is 78.93%. The male literacy rate is 80.22% and the female literacy rate is 64.14% in Rajapur Taluka.

To facilitate the administration, Rajapur Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 238 villages.

Rajapur Taluka Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Rajapur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Rajapur Taluka of Maharashtra.

Religion-wise Population - Rajapur Taluka

Literacy Rate - Rajapur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Rajapur Taluka in 2011 were 78.93% in which, male and female literacy were 89.66% and 70.06% respectively. Total literate in Rajapur Taluka were 118,622 of which male and female were 60,964 and 57,658 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Rajapur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Rajapur Taluka is 1,183 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,183 females in Rajapur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,183 ) of Rajapur Taluka.

Child Population - Rajapur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 15,590 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rajapur Taluka. Out of which 7,998 were male while 7,592 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Rajapur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,252 families under Rajapur Taluka living in urban areas while 2,252 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5.9% of total population of Rajapur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 94.1% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 907 while that in rural regions is 14,683.

Working Population - Rajapur Taluka

In Rajapur Taluka out of total population, 80,791 were engaged in work activities. 67.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,791 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,484 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,544 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Talukas from Rajapur Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Rajapur Taluka in Ratnagiri district.

Rajapur Taluka Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Rajapur, Maharashtra - Wikipedia