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Amardad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Porbandar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Amardad is a Census Town city situated in Ranavav taluka of Porbandar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,263 families residing in the Amardad city. The total population of Amardad is 5,872 out of which 3,014 are males and 2,858 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Amardad is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amardad city is 671 which is 11% of the total population. There are 345 male children and 326 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amardad is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (948).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Amardad is 74.5%. Thus Amardad has lower literacy rate compared to 75.8% of Porbandar district. The male literacy rate is 85.95% and the female literacy rate is 62.48% in Amardad.

Amardad Census Town has total administration over 1,263 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.

Amardad Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 671 345 326
Literacy 74.5% 76.1% 55.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,265 653 612
Scheduled Tribe 214 102 112
Illiterate 1,996 720 1,276

Caste-wise Population - Amardad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.6% of total population in Amardad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,265 653 612
Schedule Tribe 214 102 112

Religion-wise Population - Amardad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Amardad is 5,561 which is 94.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Amardad is 289 which is 4.92% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Amardad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,561 (94.7%) 2,855 2,706
Muslim 289 (4.92%) 148 141
Christian 4 (0.07%) 1 3
Sikh 4 (0.07%) 3 1
Buddhist 13 (0.22%) 7 6
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Amardad

The total literacy rate of Amardad was 74.52% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 3,876 literates, males were 2,294 while females were 1,582. Also the male literacy rate was 85.95% and the female literacy rate was 62.48% in Amardad.

  Amardad Gujarat
Female 62.48% 69.68%
Male 85.95% 85.75%
Total 74.52% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Amardad

The Sex Ratio of Amardad is 948. Thus per every 1000 men there were 948 females in Amardad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 948 ) of Amardad.

Child Population - Amardad

According to Census 2011, there were 671 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amardad. Out of which 345 were male while 326 were female.

Working Population - Amardad

In Amardad Census Town out of total population, 2,311 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,311 workers engaged in Main Work, 154 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 568 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,806 1,514 292
Cultivators 154 133 21
Agriculture Labourer 568 380 188
Household Industries 15 14 1
Other Workers 1,069 987 82
Marginal Workers 505 179 326
Non Working 3,561 1,321 2,240

Amardad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,872 66% 948

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