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Gajwel Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Medak, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Gajwel is a Census Town city situated in Gajwel mandal of Medak district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,547 families residing in the Gajwel city. The total population of Gajwel is 24,961 out of which 12,497 are males and 12,464 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gajwel is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gajwel city is 2785 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1434 male children and 1351 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gajwel is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (997).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gajwel is 76.4%. Thus Gajwel has higher literacy rate compared to 61.4% of Medak district. The male literacy rate is 85.06% and the female literacy rate is 67.72% in Gajwel.

Gajwel Census Town has total administration over 5,547 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.

Gajwel Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,785 1,434 1,351
Literacy 76.4% 75.3% 60.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,177 1,033 1,144
Scheduled Tribe 494 272 222
Illiterate 8,025 3,087 4,938

Caste-wise Population - Gajwel

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Gajwel.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,177 1,033 1,144
Schedule Tribe 494 272 222

Religion-wise Population - Gajwel

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gajwel is 19,766 which is 79.19% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gajwel is 4,802 which is 19.24% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gajwel as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,766 (79.19%) 9,902 9,864
Muslim 4,802 (19.24%) 2,418 2,384
Christian 303 (1.21%) 137 166
Sikh 18 (0.07%) 11 7
Buddhist 5 (0.02%) 1 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4 (0.02%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 63 (0.25%) 26 37

Literacy Rate - Gajwel

The total literacy rate of Gajwel was 76.37% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 16,936 literates, males were 9,410 while females were 7,526. Also the male literacy rate was 85.06% and the female literacy rate was 67.72% in Gajwel.

  Gajwel Andhra Pradesh
Female 67.72% 59.15%
Male 85.06% 74.88%
Total 76.37% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Gajwel

The Sex Ratio of Gajwel is 997. Thus per every 1000 men there were 997 females in Gajwel. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Gajwel.

Child Population - Gajwel

According to Census 2011, there were 2,785 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gajwel. Out of which 1,434 were male while 1,351 were female.

Working Population - Gajwel

In Gajwel Census Town out of total population, 9,804 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,804 workers engaged in Main Work, 785 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,155 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,306 5,812 2,494
Cultivators 785 598 187
Agriculture Labourer 1,155 465 690
Household Industries 463 176 287
Other Workers 5,903 4,573 1,330
Marginal Workers 1,498 688 810
Non Working 15,157 5,997 9,160

Gajwel Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 24,961 67.8% 997

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