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

Katpar is a Census Town city situated in Mahuva taluka of Bhavnagar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,814 families residing in the Katpar city. The total population of Katpar is 8,677 out of which 4,405 are males and 4,272 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katpar is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katpar city is 1423 which is 16% of the total population. There are 725 male children and 698 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katpar is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katpar is 62%. Thus Katpar has lower literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Bhavnagar district. The male literacy rate is 77.15% and the female literacy rate is 46.47% in Katpar.

Katpar Census Town has total administration over 1,814 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.

Katpar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,423 725 698
Literacy 62% 64.4% 38.9%
Scheduled Caste 26 10 16
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,177 1,566 2,611

Caste-wise Population - Katpar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Katpar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26 10 16
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Katpar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Katpar is 8,631 which is 99.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Katpar is 35 which is 0.4% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Katpar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,631 (99.47%) 4,380 4,251
Muslim 35 (0.4%) 20 15
Christian 6 (0.07%) 4 2
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.05%) 1 3

Literacy Rate - Katpar

The total literacy rate of Katpar was 62.03% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 4,500 literates, males were 2,839 while females were 1,661. Also the male literacy rate was 77.15% and the female literacy rate was 46.47% in Katpar.

  Katpar Gujarat
Female 46.47% 69.68%
Male 77.15% 85.75%
Total 62.03% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Katpar

The Sex Ratio of Katpar is 970. Thus per every 1000 men there were 970 females in Katpar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Katpar.

Child Population - Katpar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,423 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katpar. Out of which 725 were male while 698 were female.

Working Population - Katpar

In Katpar Census Town out of total population, 3,711 were engaged in work activities. 80.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,711 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 166 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,997 2,297 700
Cultivators 49 49 0
Agriculture Labourer 166 113 53
Household Industries 313 195 118
Other Workers 2,469 1,940 529
Marginal Workers 714 251 463
Non Working 4,966 1,857 3,109

Katpar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,677 51.9% 970

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