Bhavnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhavnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011
Bhavnagar is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Bhavnagar taluka of Bhavnagar district. The Bhavnagar city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 126,087 families residing in the Bhavnagar city. The total population of Bhavnagar is 605,882 out of which 315,429 are males and 290,453 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhavnagar is 921.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhavnagar city is 67068 which is 11% of the total population. There are 36367 male children and 30701 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhavnagar is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (921).
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhavnagar is 84.9%. Thus Bhavnagar has higher literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Bhavnagar district. The male literacy rate is 90.27% and the female literacy rate is 79.05% in Bhavnagar.
Bhavnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 126,087 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Bhavnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bhavnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 67,068 | 36,367 | 30,701 |
| Literacy | 84.9% | 79.9% | 70.7% |
| Scheduled Caste | 36,333 | 18,784 | 17,549 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3,990 | 2,029 | 1,961 |
| Illiterate | 148,630 | 63,523 | 85,107 |
Caste-wise Population - Bhavnagar
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Bhavnagar.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 36,333 | 18,784 | 17,549 |
| Schedule Tribe | 3,990 | 2,029 | 1,961 |
Religion-wise Population - Bhavnagar
As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhavnagar is 512,427 which is 84.58% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhavnagar is 73,974 which is 12.21% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bhavnagar as per Census 2011.
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 512,427 | (84.58%) | 267,553 | 244,874 |
| Muslim | 73,974 | (12.21%) | 37,989 | 35,985 |
| Christian | 1,538 | (0.25%) | 792 | 746 |
| Sikh | 764 | (0.13%) | 403 | 361 |
| Buddhist | 188 | (0.03%) | 99 | 89 |
| Jain | 16,014 | (2.64%) | 8,096 | 7,918 |
| Other Religion | 58 | (0.01%) | 34 | 24 |
| No Religion Specified | 919 | (0.15%) | 463 | 456 |
Literacy Rate - Bhavnagar
The total literacy rate of Bhavnagar was 84.86% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 457,252 literates, males were 251,906 while females were 205,346. Also the male literacy rate was 90.27% and the female literacy rate was 79.05% in Bhavnagar.
| Bhavnagar | Gujarat | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 79.05% | 69.68% |
| Male | 90.27% | 85.75% |
| Total | 84.86% | 78.03% |
Sex Ratio - Bhavnagar
The Sex Ratio of Bhavnagar is 921. Thus per every 1000 men there were 921 females in Bhavnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Bhavnagar.
Child Population - Bhavnagar
According to Census 2011, there were 67,068 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhavnagar. Out of which 36,367 were male while 30,701 were female.
Working Population - Bhavnagar
In Bhavnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 203,500 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 203,500 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,191 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,529 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 187,942 | 164,592 | 23,350 |
| Cultivators | 1,191 | 981 | 210 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,529 | 1,257 | 272 |
| Household Industries | 3,007 | 2,036 | 971 |
| Other Workers | 182,215 | 160,318 | 21,897 |
| Marginal Workers | 15,558 | 9,531 | 6,027 |
| Non Working | 402,382 | 141,306 | 261,076 |
Bhavnagar Wards
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Bhavnagar is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.
| # | Ward | Population | Literacy | Sex Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ward No - 1 | 29,571 | 58% | 933 |
| 2 | Ward No - 2 | 24,486 | 73.4% | 934 |
| 3 | Ward No - 3 | 34,798 | 64.1% | 967 |
| 4 | Ward No - 4 | 33,280 | 67.4% | 940 |
| 5 | Ward No - 5 | 31,893 | 82.1% | 984 |
| 6 | Ward No - 6 | 30,392 | 85.6% | 958 |
| 7 | Ward No - 7 | 22,971 | 81% | 948 |
| 8 | Ward No - 8 | 28,127 | 80.8% | 938 |
| 9 | Ward No - 9 | 34,060 | 61.3% | 899 |
| 10 | Ward No - 10 | 52,155 | 72.2% | 890 |
| 11 | Ward No - 11 | 32,655 | 78.3% | 900 |
| 12 | Ward No - 12 | 33,847 | 82.9% | 896 |
| 13 | Ward No - 13 | 44,936 | 75% | 922 |
| 14 | Ward No - 14 | 37,005 | 79.7% | 921 |
| 15 | Ward No - 15 | 36,865 | 79.6% | 909 |
| 16 | Ward No - 16 | 44,000 | 83.5% | 910 |
| 17 | Ward No - 17 | 42,327 | 75.8% | 872 |
| 18 | Ward No - 18 | 5,833 | 84.1% | 943 |
| 19 | Ward No - 19 | 6,681 | 81.5% | 890 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar, Gujarat - Wikipedia