Dholka Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ahmadabad district, Gujarat

Dholka Taluka of Ahmadabad district has a total population of 249,852 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 130,113 are males while 119,739 are females. In 2011 there were a total 50,721 families residing in Dholka Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Dholka Taluka is 920.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.4% people live in Urban areas while 67.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.1% while that in rural areas is 75.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dholka Taluka is 932 while that of Rural areas is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dholka Taluka is 32034 which is 13% of the total population. There are 17130 male children and 14904 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dholka Taluka is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Dholka Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Dholka Taluka is 77.64%. The male literacy rate is 75.26% and the female literacy rate is 59.45% in Dholka Taluka.

To facilitate the administration, Dholka Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 70 villages.

Dholka Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dholka Taluka.

Caste-wise Population - Dholka Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Dholka Taluka of Gujarat.

Religion-wise Population - Dholka Taluka

Literacy Rate - Dholka Taluka

Average literacy rate of Dholka Taluka in 2011 were 77.64% in which, male and female literacy were 86.67% and 67.9% respectively. Total literate in Dholka Taluka were 169,113 of which male and female were 97,927 and 71,186 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dholka Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Dholka Taluka is 920 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 920 females in Dholka Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Dholka Taluka.

Child Population - Dholka Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 32,034 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dholka Taluka. Out of which 17,130 were male while 14,904 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dholka Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 16,584 families under Dholka Taluka living in urban areas while 16,584 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32.4% of total population of Dholka Taluka lives in Urban areas while 67.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 9,776 while that in rural regions is 22,258.

Working Population - Dholka Taluka

In Dholka Taluka out of total population, 99,290 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 99,290 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,582 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29,837 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Talukas from Dholka Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Dholka Taluka in Ahmadabad district.

Dholka Taluka Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Dholka, Gujarat - Wikipedia