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

Vartej is a Census Town city situated in Bhavnagar taluka of Bhavnagar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,074 families residing in the Vartej city. The total population of Vartej is 11,354 out of which 5,876 are males and 5,478 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vartej is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vartej city is 1368 which is 12% of the total population. There are 733 male children and 635 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vartej is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (932).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vartej is 86%. Thus Vartej has higher literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Bhavnagar district. The male literacy rate is 91.91% and the female literacy rate is 79.66% in Vartej.

Vartej Census Town has total administration over 2,074 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.

Vartej Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,368 733 635
Literacy 86% 80.4% 70.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,405 707 698
Scheduled Tribe 6 4 2
Illiterate 2,769 1,149 1,620

Caste-wise Population - Vartej

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Vartej.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,405 707 698
Schedule Tribe 6 4 2

Religion-wise Population - Vartej

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vartej is 8,672 which is 76.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vartej is 2,610 which is 22.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vartej as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,672 (76.38%) 4,519 4,153
Muslim 2,610 (22.99%) 1,318 1,292
Christian 14 (0.12%) 8 6
Sikh 14 (0.12%) 11 3
Buddhist 4 (0.04%) 2 2
Jain 28 (0.25%) 11 17
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.11%) 7 5

Literacy Rate - Vartej

The total literacy rate of Vartej was 85.97% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 8,585 literates, males were 4,727 while females were 3,858. Also the male literacy rate was 91.91% and the female literacy rate was 79.66% in Vartej.

  Vartej Gujarat
Female 79.66% 69.68%
Male 91.91% 85.75%
Total 85.97% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Vartej

The Sex Ratio of Vartej is 932. Thus per every 1000 men there were 932 females in Vartej. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Vartej.

Child Population - Vartej

According to Census 2011, there were 1,368 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vartej. Out of which 733 were male while 635 were female.

Working Population - Vartej

In Vartej Census Town out of total population, 4,640 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,640 workers engaged in Main Work, 360 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 399 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,948 3,148 800
Cultivators 360 309 51
Agriculture Labourer 399 260 139
Household Industries 136 51 85
Other Workers 3,053 2,528 525
Marginal Workers 692 215 477
Non Working 6,714 2,513 4,201

Vartej Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,354 75.6% 932

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