Miraj Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sangli district, Maharashtra

Miraj Taluka of Sangli district has a total population of 854,581 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 434,613 are males while 419,968 are females. In 2011 there were a total 185,372 families residing in Miraj Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Miraj Taluka is 966.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 61.9% people live in Urban areas while 38.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86% while that in rural areas is 82.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Miraj Taluka is 981 while that of Rural areas is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Miraj Taluka is 91436 which is 11% of the total population. There are 48432 male children and 43004 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Miraj Taluka is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Miraj Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Miraj Taluka is 84.54%. The male literacy rate is 79.8% and the female literacy rate is 71.04% in Miraj Taluka.

Population
854,581
Literacy
84.54%
Sex Ratio
966

To facilitate the administration, Miraj Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 65 villages.

Miraj Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 91,436 48,432 43,004
Literacy 84.54% 79.8% 71.04%
Scheduled Caste 119,813 59,774 60,039
Scheduled Tribe 5,701 2,924 2,777
Illiterate 209,425 87,802 121,623

Caste-wise Population - Miraj Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Miraj Taluka of Maharashtra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 119,813 59,774 60,039
Schedule Tribe 5,701 2,924 2,777

Religion-wise Population - Miraj Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 638,482 (74.71%) 325,540 312,942
Muslim 132,056 (15.45%) 66,141 65,915
Christian 7,383 (0.86%) 3,598 3,785
Sikh 842 (0.1%) 433 409
Buddhist 9,514 (1.11%) 4,682 4,832
Jain 63,714 (7.46%) 32,877 30,837
Other Religion 645 (0.08%) 347 298
No Religion Specified 1,945 (0.23%) 995 950

Literacy Rate - Miraj Taluka

Average literacy rate of Miraj Taluka in 2011 were 84.54% in which, male and female literacy were 89.81% and 79.14% respectively. Total literate in Miraj Taluka were 645,156 of which male and female were 346,811 and 298,345 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Miraj Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Miraj Taluka is 966 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 966 females in Miraj Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Miraj Taluka.


Child Population - Miraj Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 91,436 children between age 0 to 6 years in Miraj Taluka. Out of which 48,432 were male while 43,004 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Miraj Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 115,669 families under Miraj Taluka living in urban areas while 115,669 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 61.9% of total population of Miraj Taluka lives in Urban areas while 38.1% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 56,593 while that in rural regions is 34,843.

Total Urban Rural
Population 854,581 528,627 325,954
Children (0 - 6 years) 91,436 56,593 34,843
Schedule Caste 119,813 76,632 43,181
Schedule Tribe 5,701 3,674 2,027
Literacy 84.54% 85.99% 82.19%
Sex Ratio 966 981 943

Working Population - Miraj Taluka

In Miraj Taluka out of total population, 320,874 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 320,874 workers engaged in Main Work, 56,956 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44,969 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 291,338 223,986 67,352
Cultivators 56,956 47,091 9,865
Agriculture Labourer 44,969 27,024 17,945
Household Industries 10,499 6,569 3,930
Other Workers 178,914 143,302 35,612
Marginal Workers 29,536 13,816 15,720
Non Working 533,707 196,811 336,896

Nearby Talukas from Miraj Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Miraj Taluka in Sangli district.


Miraj Taluka Map


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