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Bhesan Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Junagadh district, Gujarat

Bhesan Taluka of Junagadh district has total population of 79,712 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 40,711 are males while 39,001 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,034 families residing in Bhesan Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Bhesan Taluka is 958.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bhesan Taluka lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 74.8% and the sex ratio of Bhesan Taluka is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhesan Taluka is 7992 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4315 male children and 3677 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhesan Taluka is 852 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Bhesan Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Bhesan Taluka is 74.82%. The male literacy rate is 73.19% and the female literacy rate is 61.18% in Bhesan Taluka.

Population
79,712
Families
16,034
Literacy
74.82%
Sex Ratio
958

To facilitate the administration, Bhesan Taluka is further divided into 46 villages.

Bhesan Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,992 4,315 3,677
Literacy 74.82% 73.19% 61.18%
Scheduled Caste 7,254 3,755 3,499
Scheduled Tribe 281 142 139
Illiterate 26,054 10,915 15,139

Caste-wise Population - Bhesan Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Bhesan Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,254 3,755 3,499
Schedule Tribe 281 142 139

Religion-wise Population - Bhesan Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 75,779 (95.07%) 38,682 37,097
Muslim 3,609 (4.53%) 1,856 1,753
Christian 14 (0.02%) 8 6
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Buddhist 211 (0.26%) 110 101
Jain 32 (0.04%) 17 15
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 55 (0.07%) 30 25

Literacy Rate - Bhesan Taluka

Average literacy rate of Bhesan Taluka in 2011 were 74.82% in which, male and female literacy were 81.87% and 67.55% respectively. Total literate in Bhesan Taluka were 53,658 of which male and female were 29,796 and 23,862 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bhesan Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Bhesan Taluka is 958 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 958 females in Bhesan Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 852 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Bhesan Taluka.

Child Population - Bhesan Taluka

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

Urban/Rural Population - Bhesan Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bhesan Taluka living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bhesan Taluka lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 7,992.

Total Urban Rural
Population 79,712 0 79,712
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,992 0 7,992
Schedule Caste 7,254 0 7,254
Schedule Tribe 281 0 281
Literacy 74.82% - 74.82%
Sex Ratio 958 - 958

Working Population - Bhesan Taluka

In Bhesan Taluka out of total population, 37,732 were engaged in work activities. 81.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,732 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,462 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,475 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,666 23,790 6,876
Cultivators 16,462 12,899 3,563
Agriculture Labourer 8,475 5,802 2,673
Household Industries 305 240 65
Other Workers 5,424 4,849 575
Marginal Workers 7,066 1,694 5,372
Non Working 41,980 15,227 26,753

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