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Ghanteshvar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Rajkot, Gujarat - Census 2011

Ghanteshvar is a Census Town city situated in Rajkot taluka of Rajkot district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,203 families residing in the Ghanteshvar city. The total population of Ghanteshvar is 5,874 out of which 3,070 are males and 2,804 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghanteshvar is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghanteshvar city is 727 which is 12% of the total population. There are 400 male children and 327 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghanteshvar is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (913).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghanteshvar is 78.1%. Thus Ghanteshvar has lower literacy rate compared to 81% of Rajkot district. The male literacy rate is 82.92% and the female literacy rate is 72.99% in Ghanteshvar.

Ghanteshvar Census Town has total administration over 1,203 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.

Ghanteshvar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 727 400 327
Literacy 78.1% 72.1% 64.5%
Scheduled Caste 807 419 388
Scheduled Tribe 17 10 7
Illiterate 1,852 856 996

Caste-wise Population - Ghanteshvar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Ghanteshvar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 807 419 388
Schedule Tribe 17 10 7

Religion-wise Population - Ghanteshvar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ghanteshvar is 5,616 which is 95.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ghanteshvar is 231 which is 3.93% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ghanteshvar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,616 (95.61%) 2,931 2,685
Muslim 231 (3.93%) 123 108
Christian 17 (0.29%) 9 8
Sikh 2 (0.03%) 2 0
Buddhist 3 (0.05%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.09%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Ghanteshvar

The total literacy rate of Ghanteshvar was 78.14% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 4,022 literates, males were 2,214 while females were 1,808. Also the male literacy rate was 82.92% and the female literacy rate was 72.99% in Ghanteshvar.

  Ghanteshvar Gujarat
Female 72.99% 69.68%
Male 82.92% 85.75%
Total 78.14% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Ghanteshvar

The Sex Ratio of Ghanteshvar is 913. Thus per every 1000 men there were 913 females in Ghanteshvar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Ghanteshvar.

Child Population - Ghanteshvar

According to Census 2011, there were 727 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghanteshvar. Out of which 400 were male while 327 were female.

Working Population - Ghanteshvar

In Ghanteshvar Census Town out of total population, 1,894 were engaged in work activities. 93.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,894 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,765 1,511 254
Cultivators 52 51 1
Agriculture Labourer 39 30 9
Household Industries 17 11 6
Other Workers 1,657 1,419 238
Marginal Workers 129 80 49
Non Working 3,980 1,479 2,501

Ghanteshvar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,874 68.5% 913

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