Upleta Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Rajkot district, Gujarat

Upleta Taluka of Rajkot district has a total population of 178,912 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 92,256 are males while 86,656 are females. In 2011 there were a total 39,008 families residing in Upleta Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Upleta Taluka is 939.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 43.7% people live in Urban areas while 56.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.7% while that in rural areas is 74.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Upleta Taluka is 944 while that of Rural areas is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upleta Taluka is 18359 which is 10% of the total population. There are 9740 male children and 8619 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upleta Taluka is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Upleta Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Upleta Taluka is 77.54%. The male literacy rate is 75.1% and the female literacy rate is 63.71% in Upleta Taluka.

Population
178,912
Literacy
77.54%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Upleta Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 49 villages.

Upleta Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,359 9,740 8,619
Literacy 77.54% 75.1% 63.71%
Scheduled Caste 21,380 11,062 10,318
Scheduled Tribe 1,029 540 489
Illiterate 54,420 22,971 31,449

Caste-wise Population - Upleta Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Upleta Taluka of Gujarat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,380 11,062 10,318
Schedule Tribe 1,029 540 489

Religion-wise Population - Upleta Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 158,025 (88.33%) 81,775 76,250
Muslim 20,233 (11.31%) 10,123 10,110
Christian 95 (0.05%) 57 38
Sikh 56 (0.03%) 35 21
Buddhist 59 (0.03%) 29 30
Jain 277 (0.15%) 142 135
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 166 (0.09%) 95 71

Literacy Rate - Upleta Taluka

Average literacy rate of Upleta Taluka in 2011 were 77.54% in which, male and female literacy were 83.97% and 70.74% respectively. Total literate in Upleta Taluka were 124,492 of which male and female were 69,285 and 55,207 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Upleta Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Upleta Taluka is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Upleta Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Upleta Taluka.


Child Population - Upleta Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 18,359 children between age 0 to 6 years in Upleta Taluka. Out of which 9,740 were male while 8,619 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Upleta Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 17,240 families under Upleta Taluka living in urban areas while 17,240 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 43.7% of total population of Upleta Taluka lives in Urban areas while 56.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 7,797 while that in rural regions is 10,562.

Total Urban Rural
Population 178,912 78,179 100,733
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,359 7,797 10,562
Schedule Caste 21,380 6,684 14,696
Schedule Tribe 1,029 348 681
Literacy 77.54% 81.72% 74.27%
Sex Ratio 939 944 936

Working Population - Upleta Taluka

In Upleta Taluka out of total population, 77,421 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77,421 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,088 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,577 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68,307 52,649 15,658
Cultivators 20,088 15,966 4,122
Agriculture Labourer 23,577 15,338 8,239
Household Industries 617 501 116
Other Workers 24,025 20,844 3,181
Marginal Workers 9,114 2,666 6,448
Non Working 101,491 36,941 64,550

Nearby Talukas from Upleta Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Upleta Taluka in Rajkot district.


Upleta Taluka Map


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