Gadwal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Gadwal is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Gadwal mandal of Mahbubnagar district. The Gadwal city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 13,178 families residing in the Gadwal city. The total population of Gadwal is 63,177 out of which 31,935 are males and 31,242 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gadwal is 978.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gadwal city is 7468 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3784 male children and 3684 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gadwal is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gadwal is 71.6%. Thus Gadwal has a higher literacy rate compared to 55% of Mahbubnagar district. The male literacy rate is 79.67% and the female literacy rate is 63.3% in Gadwal.

Population
63,177
Literacy
71.6%
Sex Ratio
978

Gadwal Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 13,178 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gadwal Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,468 3,784 3,684
Literacy 71.6% 70.2% 55.8%
Scheduled Caste 6,314 3,151 3,163
Scheduled Tribe 779 464 315
Illiterate 23,305 9,507 13,798

Caste-wise Population - Gadwal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Gadwal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,314 3,151 3,163
Schedule Tribe 779 464 315

Religion-wise Population - Gadwal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gadwal is 48,148 which is 76.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gadwal is 14,194 which is 22.47% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Gadwal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 48,148 (76.21%) 24,240 23,908
Muslim 14,194 (22.47%) 7,289 6,905
Christian 543 (0.86%) 269 274
Sikh 13 (0.02%) 6 7
Buddhist 11 (0.02%) 6 5
Jain 12 (0.02%) 3 9
Other Religion 3 (0%) 3 0
No Religion Specified 253 (0.4%) 119 134

Literacy Rate - Gadwal

The total literacy rate of Gadwal was 71.57% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 39,872 literates, males were 22,428 while females were 17,444. Also the male literacy rate was 79.67% and the female literacy rate was 63.3% in Gadwal.

  Gadwal Andhra Pradesh
Female 63.3% 59.15%
Male 79.67% 74.88%
Total 71.57% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Gadwal

The Sex Ratio of Gadwal is 978. Thus per every 1000 men there were 978 females in Gadwal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Gadwal.


Child Population - Gadwal

According to Census 2011, there were 7,468 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Gadwal. Out of which 3,784 were male while 3,684 were female.


Working Population - Gadwal

In Gadwal Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 24,461 were engaged in work activities. 91.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 24,461 workers engaged in Main Work, 894 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,483 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,401 15,684 6,717
Cultivators 894 680 214
Agriculture Labourer 3,483 1,412 2,071
Household Industries 1,138 565 573
Other Workers 16,886 13,027 3,859
Marginal Workers 2,060 887 1,173
Non Working 38,716 15,364 23,352

Gadwal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gadwal is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,116 68.3% 1,021
2 Ward No - 2 3,837 70.5% 949
3 Ward No - 3 2,498 59.4% 939
4 Ward No - 4 3,184 71% 988
5 Ward No - 5 4,457 56.3% 987
6 Ward No - 6 6,827 62.5% 945
7 Ward No - 7 10,635 63.1% 1,004
8 Ward No - 8 6,458 56.7% 917
9 Ward No - 9 6,557 56.1% 992
10 Ward No - 10 5,608 64.7% 957

Map of Gadwal, Mahbubnagar, Andhra Pradesh


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