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Vav Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Banaskantha district, Gujarat

Vav Taluka of Banaskantha district has total population of 246,156 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 128,166 are males while 117,990 are females. In 2011 there were total 44,267 families residing in Vav Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Vav Taluka is 921.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Vav Taluka lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.4% and the sex ratio of Vav Taluka is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vav Taluka is 41637 which is 17% of the total population. There are 21816 male children and 19821 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vav Taluka is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Vav Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Vav Taluka is 59.4%. The male literacy rate is 61.25% and the female literacy rate is 36.43% in Vav Taluka.

Population
246,156
Families
44,267
Literacy
59.4%
Sex Ratio
921

To facilitate the administration, Vav Taluka is further divided into 121 villages.

Vav Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 41,637 21,816 19,821
Literacy 59.4% 61.25% 36.43%
Scheduled Caste 44,071 22,900 21,171
Scheduled Tribe 2,215 1,180 1,035
Illiterate 124,671 49,669 75,002

Caste-wise Population - Vav Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Vav Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 44,071 22,900 21,171
Schedule Tribe 2,215 1,180 1,035

Religion-wise Population - Vav Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 241,628 (98.16%) 125,827 115,801
Muslim 3,604 (1.46%) 1,845 1,759
Christian 100 (0.04%) 58 42
Sikh 36 (0.01%) 29 7
Buddhist 12 (0%) 8 4
Jain 635 (0.26%) 317 318
Other Religion 8 (0%) 3 5
No Religion Specified 133 (0.05%) 79 54

Literacy Rate - Vav Taluka

Average literacy rate of Vav Taluka in 2011 were 59.4% in which, male and female literacy were 73.81% and 43.79% respectively. Total literate in Vav Taluka were 121,485 of which male and female were 78,497 and 42,988 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Vav Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Vav Taluka is 921 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 921 females in Vav Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Vav Taluka.

Child Population - Vav Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 41,637 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vav Taluka. Out of which 41,637 were male while 41,637 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Vav Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Vav Taluka living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Vav 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 41,637.

Total Urban Rural
Population 246,156 0 246,156
Children (0 - 6 years) 41,637 0 41,637
Schedule Caste 44,071 0 44,071
Schedule Tribe 2,215 0 2,215
Literacy 59.4% - 59.4%
Sex Ratio 921 - 921

Working Population - Vav Taluka

In Vav Taluka out of total population, 113,500 were engaged in work activities. 75.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113,500 workers engaged in Main Work, 46,510 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,838 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 86,079 62,457 23,622
Cultivators 46,510 35,743 10,767
Agriculture Labourer 21,838 13,435 8,403
Household Industries 709 522 187
Other Workers 17,022 12,757 4,265
Marginal Workers 27,421 6,828 20,593
Non Working 132,656 58,881 73,775

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