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Deodar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Deodar is a Census Town city situated in Deodar taluka of Banaskantha district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,923 families residing in the Deodar city. The total population of Deodar is 14,912 out of which 7,762 are males and 7,150 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deodar is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deodar city is 2152 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1133 male children and 1019 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deodar is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (921).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deodar is 75.4%. Thus Deodar has higher literacy rate compared to 65.3% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 85.34% and the female literacy rate is 64.7% in Deodar.

Deodar Census Town has total administration over 2,923 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.

Deodar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,152 1,133 1,019
Literacy 75.4% 72.9% 55.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,020 534 486
Scheduled Tribe 179 95 84
Illiterate 5,288 2,105 3,183

Caste-wise Population - Deodar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Deodar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,020 534 486
Schedule Tribe 179 95 84

Religion-wise Population - Deodar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Deodar is 13,248 which is 88.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Deodar is 1,502 which is 10.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Deodar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,248 (88.84%) 6,897 6,351
Muslim 1,502 (10.07%) 779 723
Christian 8 (0.05%) 5 3
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 147 (0.99%) 75 72
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.05%) 6 1

Literacy Rate - Deodar

The total literacy rate of Deodar was 75.42% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 9,624 literates, males were 5,657 while females were 3,967. Also the male literacy rate was 85.34% and the female literacy rate was 64.7% in Deodar.

  Deodar Gujarat
Female 64.7% 69.68%
Male 85.34% 85.75%
Total 75.42% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Deodar

The Sex Ratio of Deodar is 921. Thus per every 1000 men there were 921 females in Deodar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Deodar.

Child Population - Deodar

According to Census 2011, there were 2,152 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deodar. Out of which 1,133 were male while 1,019 were female.

Working Population - Deodar

In Deodar Census Town out of total population, 4,616 were engaged in work activities. 94.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,616 workers engaged in Main Work, 295 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 387 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,354 3,819 535
Cultivators 295 254 41
Agriculture Labourer 387 311 76
Household Industries 79 64 15
Other Workers 3,593 3,190 403
Marginal Workers 262 122 140
Non Working 10,296 3,821 6,475

Deodar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,912 64.5% 921

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