Guhagar Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra

Guhagar Taluka of Ratnagiri district has a total population of 123,209 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 54,696 are males while 68,513 are females. In 2011 there were a total 32,459 families residing in Guhagar Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Guhagar Taluka is 1,253.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 1.3% people live in Urban areas while 98.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.7% while that in rural areas is 77.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Guhagar Taluka is 970 while that of Rural areas is 1,257.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Guhagar Taluka is 12195 which is 10% of the total population. There are 6374 male children and 5821 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Guhagar Taluka is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,253 ) of Guhagar Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Guhagar Taluka is 77.6%. The male literacy rate is 78.69% and the female literacy rate is 62.92% in Guhagar Taluka.

Population
123,209
Literacy
77.6%
Sex Ratio
1,253

To facilitate the administration, Guhagar Taluka is further divided into 1 town and 121 villages.

Guhagar Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,195 6,374 5,821
Literacy 77.6% 78.69% 62.92%
Scheduled Caste 2,831 1,365 1,466
Scheduled Tribe 409 234 175
Illiterate 37,064 11,656 25,408

Caste-wise Population - Guhagar Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Guhagar Taluka of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,831 1,365 1,466
Schedule Tribe 409 234 175

Religion-wise Population - Guhagar Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 106,024 (86.05%) 46,560 59,464
Muslim 8,938 (7.25%) 4,297 4,641
Christian 50 (0.04%) 25 25
Sikh 18 (0.01%) 16 2
Buddhist 8,097 (6.57%) 3,753 4,344
Jain 35 (0.03%) 20 15
Other Religion 4 (0%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 43 (0.03%) 22 21

Literacy Rate - Guhagar Taluka

Average literacy rate of Guhagar Taluka in 2011 were 77.6% in which, male and female literacy were 89.07% and 68.76% respectively. Total literate in Guhagar Taluka were 86,145 of which male and female were 43,040 and 43,105 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Guhagar Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Guhagar Taluka is 1,253 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,253 females in Guhagar Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,253 ) of Guhagar Taluka.


Child Population - Guhagar Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 12,195 children between age 0 to 6 years in Guhagar Taluka. Out of which 6,374 were male while 5,821 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Guhagar Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 361 families under Guhagar Taluka living in urban areas while 361 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 1.3% of total population of Guhagar Taluka lives in Urban areas while 98.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 147 while that in rural regions is 12,048.

Total Urban Rural
Population 123,209 1,621 121,588
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,195 147 12,048
Schedule Caste 2,831 32 2,799
Schedule Tribe 409 18 391
Literacy 77.6% 87.72% 77.46%
Sex Ratio 1,253 970 1,257

Working Population - Guhagar Taluka

In Guhagar Taluka out of total population, 58,109 were engaged in work activities. 77.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 58,109 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,764 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,224 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 44,868 24,694 20,174
Cultivators 22,764 8,698 14,066
Agriculture Labourer 6,224 2,862 3,362
Household Industries 639 331 308
Other Workers 15,241 12,803 2,438
Marginal Workers 13,241 4,257 8,984
Non Working 65,100 25,745 39,355

Nearby Talukas from Guhagar Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Guhagar Taluka in Ratnagiri district.


Guhagar Taluka Map


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