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Sarigam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Valsad, Gujarat - Census 2011

Sarigam is a Census Town city situated in Umbergaon taluka of Valsad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,647 families residing in the Sarigam city. The total population of Sarigam is 19,903 out of which 10,943 are males and 8,960 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sarigam is 819.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarigam city is 2664 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1383 male children and 1281 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarigam is 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (819).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sarigam is 80.4%. Thus Sarigam has higher literacy rate compared to 78.6% of Valsad district. The male literacy rate is 86.41% and the female literacy rate is 72.82% in Sarigam.

Sarigam Census Town has total administration over 4,647 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.

Sarigam Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,664 1,383 1,281
Literacy 80.4% 75.5% 62.4%
Scheduled Caste 857 461 396
Scheduled Tribe 7,093 3,529 3,564
Illiterate 6,050 2,682 3,368

Caste-wise Population - Sarigam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35.6% of total population in Sarigam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 857 461 396
Schedule Tribe 7,093 3,529 3,564

Religion-wise Population - Sarigam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sarigam is 18,121 which is 91.05% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sarigam is 1,481 which is 7.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sarigam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,121 (91.05%) 9,958 8,163
Muslim 1,481 (7.44%) 829 652
Christian 43 (0.22%) 22 21
Sikh 22 (0.11%) 11 11
Buddhist 21 (0.11%) 12 9
Jain 204 (1.02%) 104 100
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 11 (0.06%) 7 4

Literacy Rate - Sarigam

The total literacy rate of Sarigam was 80.36% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 13,853 literates, males were 8,261 while females were 5,592. Also the male literacy rate was 86.41% and the female literacy rate was 72.82% in Sarigam.

  Sarigam Gujarat
Female 72.82% 69.68%
Male 86.41% 85.75%
Total 80.36% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Sarigam

The Sex Ratio of Sarigam is 819. Thus per every 1000 men there were 819 females in Sarigam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 819 ) of Sarigam.

Child Population - Sarigam

According to Census 2011, there were 2,664 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sarigam. Out of which 1,383 were male while 1,281 were female.

Working Population - Sarigam

In Sarigam Census Town out of total population, 8,453 were engaged in work activities. 91.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,453 workers engaged in Main Work, 454 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 509 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,754 6,488 1,266
Cultivators 454 324 130
Agriculture Labourer 509 263 246
Household Industries 322 295 27
Other Workers 6,469 5,606 863
Marginal Workers 699 385 314
Non Working 11,450 4,070 7,380

Sarigam Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,903 69.6% 819

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