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Kalmath Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sindhudurg, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Kalmath is a Census Town city situated in Kankavli taluka of Sindhudurg district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,929 families residing in the Kalmath city. The total population of Kalmath is 8,011 out of which 4,018 are males and 3,993 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalmath is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalmath city is 812 which is 10% of the total population. There are 398 male children and 414 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalmath is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (994).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalmath is 90.2%. Thus Kalmath has higher literacy rate compared to 85.6% of Sindhudurg district. The male literacy rate is 93.29% and the female literacy rate is 87.15% in Kalmath.

Kalmath Census Town has total administration over 1,929 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.

Kalmath Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 812 398 414
Literacy 90.2% 84% 78.1%
Scheduled Caste 852 435 417
Scheduled Tribe 95 51 44
Illiterate 1,515 641 874

Caste-wise Population - Kalmath

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Kalmath.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 852 435 417
Schedule Tribe 95 51 44

Religion-wise Population - Kalmath

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kalmath is 6,929 which is 86.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kalmath is 476 which is 5.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kalmath as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,929 (86.49%) 3,480 3,449
Muslim 476 (5.94%) 239 237
Christian 72 (0.9%) 37 35
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 494 (6.17%) 238 256
Jain 25 (0.31%) 13 12
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 15 (0.19%) 11 4

Literacy Rate - Kalmath

The total literacy rate of Kalmath was 90.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 6,496 literates, males were 3,377 while females were 3,119. Also the male literacy rate was 93.29% and the female literacy rate was 87.15% in Kalmath.

  Kalmath Maharashtra
Female 87.15% 75.87%
Male 93.29% 88.38%
Total 90.23% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Kalmath

The Sex Ratio of Kalmath is 994. Thus per every 1000 men there were 994 females in Kalmath. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Kalmath.

Child Population - Kalmath

According to Census 2011, there were 812 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kalmath. Out of which 398 were male while 414 were female.

Working Population - Kalmath

In Kalmath Census Town out of total population, 2,740 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,740 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 80 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,117 1,637 480
Cultivators 90 72 18
Agriculture Labourer 80 63 17
Household Industries 51 36 15
Other Workers 1,896 1,466 430
Marginal Workers 623 448 175
Non Working 5,271 1,933 3,338

Kalmath Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,011 81.1% 994

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