Kankavli Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra

Kankavli Taluka of Sindhudurg district has a total population of 135,295 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 66,241 are males while 69,054 are females. In 2011 there were a total 33,930 families residing in Kankavli Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kankavli Taluka is 1,042.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 18% people live in Urban areas while 82% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.8% while that in rural areas is 82.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kankavli Taluka is 968 while that of Rural areas is 1,060.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kankavli Taluka is 11878 which is 9% of the total population. There are 6166 male children and 5712 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kankavli Taluka is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,042 ) of Kankavli Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Kankavli Taluka is 83.81%. The male literacy rate is 81.77% and the female literacy rate is 71.36% in Kankavli Taluka.

Population
135,295
Literacy
83.81%
Sex Ratio
1,042

To facilitate the administration, Kankavli Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 105 villages.

Kankavli Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,878 6,166 5,712
Literacy 83.81% 81.77% 71.36%
Scheduled Caste 11,930 5,823 6,107
Scheduled Tribe 1,231 630 601
Illiterate 31,859 12,079 19,780

Caste-wise Population - Kankavli Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Kankavli Taluka of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,930 5,823 6,107
Schedule Tribe 1,231 630 601

Religion-wise Population - Kankavli Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 119,614 (88.41%) 58,654 60,960
Muslim 5,166 (3.82%) 2,547 2,619
Christian 1,874 (1.39%) 892 982
Sikh 51 (0.04%) 29 22
Buddhist 7,809 (5.77%) 3,719 4,090
Jain 627 (0.46%) 327 300
Other Religion 5 (0%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 149 (0.11%) 70 79

Literacy Rate - Kankavli Taluka

Average literacy rate of Kankavli Taluka in 2011 were 83.81% in which, male and female literacy were 90.16% and 77.79% respectively. Total literate in Kankavli Taluka were 103,436 of which male and female were 54,162 and 49,274 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Kankavli Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Kankavli Taluka is 1,042 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,042 females in Kankavli Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,042 ) of Kankavli Taluka.


Child Population - Kankavli Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 11,878 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kankavli Taluka. Out of which 6,166 were male while 5,712 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kankavli Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 6,066 families under Kankavli Taluka living in urban areas while 6,066 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 18% of total population of Kankavli Taluka lives in Urban areas while 82% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,363 while that in rural regions is 9,515.

Total Urban Rural
Population 135,295 24,409 110,886
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,878 2,363 9,515
Schedule Caste 11,930 2,341 9,589
Schedule Tribe 1,231 317 914
Literacy 83.81% 91.83% 82.07%
Sex Ratio 1,042 968 1,060

Working Population - Kankavli Taluka

In Kankavli Taluka out of total population, 55,450 were engaged in work activities. 63.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 55,450 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,298 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,398 25,636 9,762
Cultivators 14,109 9,054 5,055
Agriculture Labourer 3,298 2,421 877
Household Industries 753 594 159
Other Workers 17,238 13,567 3,671
Marginal Workers 20,052 10,193 9,859
Non Working 79,845 30,412 49,433

Nearby Talukas from Kankavli Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Kankavli Taluka in Sindhudurg district.


Kankavli Taluka Map


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