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Palus Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sangli district, Maharashtra

Palus Taluka of Sangli district has total population of 164,909 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 85,298 are males while 79,611 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,401 families residing in Palus Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Palus Taluka is 933.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Palus Taluka lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 86.1% and the sex ratio of Palus Taluka is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palus Taluka is 16700 which is 10% of the total population. There are 9069 male children and 7631 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palus Taluka is 841 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Palus Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Palus Taluka is 86.11%. The male literacy rate is 81.29% and the female literacy rate is 73.2% in Palus Taluka.

Population
164,909
Families
34,401
Literacy
86.11%
Sex Ratio
933

To facilitate the administration, Palus Taluka is further divided into 35 villages.

Palus Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,700 9,069 7,631
Literacy 86.11% 81.29% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 18,386 9,387 8,999
Scheduled Tribe 1,178 610 568
Illiterate 37,291 15,957 21,334

Caste-wise Population - Palus Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Palus Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 18,386 9,387 8,999
Schedule Tribe 1,178 610 568

Religion-wise Population - Palus Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 144,713 (87.75%) 74,710 70,003
Muslim 10,095 (6.12%) 5,345 4,750
Christian 114 (0.07%) 50 64
Sikh 31 (0.02%) 13 18
Buddhist 2,984 (1.81%) 1,501 1,483
Jain 6,785 (4.11%) 3,586 3,199
Other Religion 6 (0%) 4 2
No Religion Specified 181 (0.11%) 89 92

Literacy Rate - Palus Taluka

Average literacy rate of Palus Taluka in 2011 were 86.11% in which, male and female literacy were 90.96% and 80.96% respectively. Total literate in Palus Taluka were 127,618 of which male and female were 69,341 and 58,277 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Palus Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Palus Taluka is 933 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 933 females in Palus Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 841 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Palus Taluka.

Child Population - Palus Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 16,700 children between age 0 to 6 years in Palus Taluka. Out of which 16,700 were male while 16,700 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Palus Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Palus Taluka living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Palus 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 16,700.

Total Urban Rural
Population 164,909 0 164,909
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,700 0 16,700
Schedule Caste 18,386 0 18,386
Schedule Tribe 1,178 0 1,178
Literacy 86.11% - 86.11%
Sex Ratio 933 - 933

Working Population - Palus Taluka

In Palus Taluka out of total population, 67,152 were engaged in work activities. 91.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67,152 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,475 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,549 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 61,602 44,879 16,723
Cultivators 22,475 18,532 3,943
Agriculture Labourer 17,549 9,902 7,647
Household Industries 2,036 1,078 958
Other Workers 19,542 15,367 4,175
Marginal Workers 5,550 2,229 3,321
Non Working 97,757 38,190 59,567

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