Gondiya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gondiya, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Gondiya is a Municipal Council city situated in Gondiya taluka of Gondiya district. The Gondiya city is divided into 40 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 28,337 families residing in the Gondiya city. The total population of Gondiya is 132,813 out of which 66,500 are males and 66,313 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gondiya is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gondiya city is 13123 which is 10% of the total population. There are 6768 male children and 6355 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gondiya is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (997).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gondiya is 93.3%. Thus Gondiya has higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Gondiya district. The male literacy rate is 96.46% and the female literacy rate is 90.16% in Gondiya.

Gondiya Municipal Council has total administration over 28,337 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gondiya Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gondiya Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 13,123 6,768 6,355
Literacy 93.3% 86.6% 81.5%
Scheduled Caste 26,004 12,778 13,226
Scheduled Tribe 4,346 2,223 2,123
Illiterate 21,140 8,885 12,255

Caste-wise Population - Gondiya

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Gondiya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,004 12,778 13,226
Schedule Tribe 4,346 2,223 2,123

Religion-wise Population - Gondiya

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gondiya is 101,241 which is 76.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gondiya is 9,938 which is 7.48% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gondiya as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 101,241 (76.23%) 50,838 50,403
Muslim 9,938 (7.48%) 4,940 4,998
Christian 627 (0.47%) 314 313
Sikh 1,009 (0.76%) 530 479
Buddhist 18,334 (13.8%) 9,029 9,305
Jain 919 (0.69%) 445 474
Other Religion 117 (0.09%) 65 52
No Religion Specified 628 (0.47%) 339 289

Literacy Rate - Gondiya

The total literacy rate of Gondiya was 93.3% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 111,673 literates, males were 57,615 while females were 54,058. Also the male literacy rate was 96.46% and the female literacy rate was 90.16% in Gondiya.

  Gondiya Maharashtra
Female 90.16% 75.87%
Male 96.46% 88.38%
Total 93.3% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Gondiya

The Sex Ratio of Gondiya is 997. Thus per every 1000 men there were 997 females in Gondiya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Gondiya.

Child Population - Gondiya

According to Census 2011, there were 13,123 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gondiya. Out of which 6,768 were male while 6,355 were female.

Working Population - Gondiya

In Gondiya Municipal Council out of total population, 46,500 were engaged in work activities. 87.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 46,500 workers engaged in Main Work, 497 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 606 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 40,684 31,468 9,216
Cultivators 497 405 92
Agriculture Labourer 606 395 211
Household Industries 1,637 865 772
Other Workers 37,944 29,803 8,141
Marginal Workers 5,816 3,670 2,146
Non Working 86,313 31,362 54,951

Gondiya Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gondiya is further divided into 40 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,629 86.9% 1,042
2 Ward No - 2 3,807 85.7% 1,055
3 Ward No - 3 4,345 87.6% 955
4 Ward No - 4 4,559 86% 956
5 Ward No - 5 3,686 79.4% 1,021
6 Ward No - 6 4,073 80.3% 1,050
7 Ward No - 7 3,227 86.3% 970
8 Ward No - 8 2,885 84.8% 964
9 Ward No - 9 2,668 86.7% 1,035
10 Ward No - 10 2,587 86.7% 1,020
11 Ward No - 11 2,415 87.5% 1,052
12 Ward No - 12 4,001 85.2% 989
13 Ward No - 13 3,837 82.6% 1,007
14 Ward No - 14 2,545 84.8% 1,062
15 Ward No - 15 2,772 83.4% 956
16 Ward No - 16 2,770 79.7% 1,022
17 Ward No - 17 2,424 86.7% 993
18 Ward No - 18 2,227 89.2% 955
19 Ward No - 19 2,970 86.3% 1,016
20 Ward No - 20 5,409 86.4% 962
21 Ward No - 21 3,413 85.5% 967
22 Ward No - 22 2,663 83.7% 990
23 Ward No - 23 3,031 87.7% 1,025
24 Ward No - 24 2,576 87.1% 969
25 Ward No - 25 3,050 84% 979
26 Ward No - 26 2,702 83.8% 1,029
27 Ward No - 27 3,289 85.2% 952
28 Ward No - 28 3,085 81.3% 1,012
29 Ward No - 29 4,279 84.9% 985
30 Ward No - 30 2,962 84.7% 956
31 Ward No - 31 3,566 84.3% 963
32 Ward No - 32 3,572 77.4% 1,049
33 Ward No - 33 3,451 79.3% 1,011
34 Ward No - 34 2,639 89% 965
35 Ward No - 35 3,441 83.7% 990
36 Ward No - 36 4,299 83.6% 990
37 Ward No - 37 3,778 80.5% 1,013
38 Ward No - 38 2,771 80.9% 1,026
39 Ward No - 39 3,674 81.7% 978
40 Ward No - 40 3,736 77.9% 1,018

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