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

Dhola is a Census Town city situated in Umrala taluka of Bhavnagar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,575 families residing in the Dhola city. The total population of Dhola is 7,560 out of which 3,906 are males and 3,654 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhola is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhola city is 884 which is 12% of the total population. There are 464 male children and 420 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhola is 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhola is 80.8%. Thus Dhola has higher literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Bhavnagar district. The male literacy rate is 89.69% and the female literacy rate is 71.37% in Dhola.

Dhola Census Town has total administration over 1,575 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.

Dhola Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 884 464 420
Literacy 80.8% 79% 63.2%
Scheduled Caste 410 211 199
Scheduled Tribe 40 23 17
Illiterate 2,165 819 1,346

Caste-wise Population - Dhola

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Dhola.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 410 211 199
Schedule Tribe 40 23 17

Religion-wise Population - Dhola

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dhola is 6,802 which is 89.97% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dhola is 632 which is 8.36% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dhola as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,802 (89.97%) 3,530 3,272
Muslim 632 (8.36%) 313 319
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 38 (0.5%) 20 18
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 82 (1.08%) 40 42
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.08%) 3 3

Literacy Rate - Dhola

The total literacy rate of Dhola was 80.81% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 5,395 literates, males were 3,087 while females were 2,308. Also the male literacy rate was 89.69% and the female literacy rate was 71.37% in Dhola.

  Dhola Gujarat
Female 71.37% 69.68%
Male 89.69% 85.75%
Total 80.81% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Dhola

The Sex Ratio of Dhola is 935. Thus per every 1000 men there were 935 females in Dhola. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 935 ) of Dhola.

Child Population - Dhola

According to Census 2011, there were 884 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhola. Out of which 464 were male while 420 were female.

Working Population - Dhola

In Dhola Census Town out of total population, 2,585 were engaged in work activities. 98.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,585 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 410 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,546 2,209 337
Cultivators 153 129 24
Agriculture Labourer 410 283 127
Household Industries 55 41 14
Other Workers 1,928 1,756 172
Marginal Workers 39 19 20
Non Working 4,975 1,678 3,297

Dhola Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,560 71.4% 935

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