Sojitra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anand, Gujarat - Census 2011

Sojitra is a Municipality city situated in Sojitra taluka of Anand district. The Sojitra city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,420 families residing in the Sojitra city. The total population of Sojitra is 16,713 out of which 8,864 are males and 7,849 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sojitra is 885.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sojitra city is 1823 which is 11% of the total population. There are 989 male children and 834 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sojitra is 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (885).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sojitra is 87.1%. Thus Sojitra has a higher literacy rate compared to 84.4% of Anand district. The male literacy rate is 92.13% and the female literacy rate is 81.4% in Sojitra.

Population
16,713
Literacy
87.1%
Sex Ratio
885

Sojitra Municipality has total administration over 3,420 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sojitra Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,823 989 834
Literacy 87.1% 81.8% 72.7%
Scheduled Caste 749 396 353
Scheduled Tribe 85 42 43
Illiterate 3,748 1,609 2,139

Caste-wise Population - Sojitra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Sojitra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 749 396 353
Schedule Tribe 85 42 43

Religion-wise Population - Sojitra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sojitra is 11,680 which is 69.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sojitra is 4,854 which is 29.04% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sojitra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,680 (69.89%) 6,171 5,509
Muslim 4,854 (29.04%) 2,593 2,261
Christian 30 (0.18%) 15 15
Sikh 5 (0.03%) 3 2
Buddhist 4 (0.02%) 0 4
Jain 110 (0.66%) 63 47
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 28 (0.17%) 18 10

Literacy Rate - Sojitra

The total literacy rate of Sojitra was 87.07% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 12,965 literates, males were 7,255 while females were 5,710. Also the male literacy rate was 92.13% and the female literacy rate was 81.4% in Sojitra.

  Sojitra Gujarat
Female 81.4% 69.68%
Male 92.13% 85.75%
Total 87.07% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Sojitra

The Sex Ratio of Sojitra is 885. Thus per every 1000 men there were 885 females in Sojitra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 885 ) of Sojitra.


Child Population - Sojitra

According to Census 2011, there were 1,823 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sojitra. Out of which 989 were male while 834 were female.


Working Population - Sojitra

In Sojitra Municipality out of total population, 5,983 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,983 workers engaged in Main Work, 468 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 949 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,818 4,140 678
Cultivators 468 426 42
Agriculture Labourer 949 700 249
Household Industries 38 26 12
Other Workers 3,363 2,988 375
Marginal Workers 1,165 597 568
Non Working 10,730 4,127 6,603

Sojitra Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sojitra is further divided into 7 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,653 76.5% 872
2 Ward No - 2 2,888 74.4% 923
3 Ward No - 3 2,137 86.9% 936
4 Ward No - 4 1,807 89.4% 918
5 Ward No - 5 2,219 85.5% 948
6 Ward No - 6 3,114 74.4% 767
7 Ward No - 7 2,895 64.5% 890

Map of Sojitra, Anand, Gujarat


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