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Alang Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhavnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Alang is a Census Town city situated in Talaja taluka of Bhavnagar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,443 families residing in the Alang city. The total population of Alang is 8,309 out of which 4,332 are males and 3,977 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alang is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alang city is 1306 which is 16% of the total population. There are 704 male children and 602 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alang is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alang is 72.5%. Thus Alang has lower literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Bhavnagar district. The male literacy rate is 82.44% and the female literacy rate is 61.87% in Alang.

Alang Census Town has total administration over 1,443 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Alang Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Alang Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,306 704 602
Literacy 72.5% 69% 52.5%
Scheduled Caste 342 182 160
Scheduled Tribe 15 7 8
Illiterate 3,230 1,341 1,889

Caste-wise Population - Alang

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Alang.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 342 182 160
Schedule Tribe 15 7 8

Religion-wise Population - Alang

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Alang is 8,083 which is 97.28% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Alang is 205 which is 2.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Alang as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,083 (97.28%) 4,209 3,874
Muslim 205 (2.47%) 109 96
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 15 (0.18%) 9 6
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.06%) 4 1

Literacy Rate - Alang

The total literacy rate of Alang was 72.53% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 5,079 literates, males were 2,991 while females were 2,088. Also the male literacy rate was 82.44% and the female literacy rate was 61.87% in Alang.

  Alang Gujarat
Female 61.87% 69.68%
Male 82.44% 85.75%
Total 72.53% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Alang

The Sex Ratio of Alang is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Alang. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Alang.

Child Population - Alang

According to Census 2011, there were 1,306 children between age 0 to 6 years in Alang. Out of which 704 were male while 602 were female.

Working Population - Alang

In Alang Census Town out of total population, 3,369 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,369 workers engaged in Main Work, 803 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,240 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,040 2,206 834
Cultivators 803 601 202
Agriculture Labourer 1,240 775 465
Household Industries 13 9 4
Other Workers 984 821 163
Marginal Workers 329 121 208
Non Working 4,940 2,005 2,935

Alang Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Alang is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,309 61.1% 918

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