Keshod Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Junagadh, Gujarat - Census 2011

Keshod is a Municipality city situated in Keshod taluka of Junagadh district. The Keshod city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 16,069 families residing in the Keshod city. The total population of Keshod is 76,193 out of which 39,208 are males and 36,985 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keshod is 943.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Keshod city is 7506 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4079 male children and 3427 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keshod is 840 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keshod is 84.6%. Thus Keshod has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.8% of Junagadh district. The male literacy rate is 89.8% and the female literacy rate is 79.09% in Keshod.

Population
76,193
Literacy
84.6%
Sex Ratio
943

Keshod Municipality has total administration over 16,069 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Keshod Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Keshod Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 7,506 4,079 3,427
Literacy 84.6% 80.5% 71.8%
Scheduled Caste 5,719 2,944 2,775
Scheduled Tribe 4,015 2,015 2,000
Illiterate 18,108 7,663 10,445

Caste-wise Population - Keshod

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.3% of total population in Keshod.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,719 2,944 2,775
Schedule Tribe 4,015 2,015 2,000

Religion-wise Population - Keshod

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Keshod is 70,171 which is 92.1% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Keshod is 5,868 which is 7.7% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Keshod as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 70,171 (92.1%) 36,035 34,136
Muslim 5,868 (7.7%) 3,101 2,767
Christian 56 (0.07%) 22 34
Sikh 34 (0.04%) 17 17
Buddhist 12 (0.02%) 6 6
Jain 8 (0.01%) 3 5
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 42 (0.06%) 24 18

Literacy Rate - Keshod

The total literacy rate of Keshod was 84.56% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 58,085 literates, males were 31,545 while females were 26,540. Also the male literacy rate was 89.8% and the female literacy rate was 79.09% in Keshod.

  Keshod Gujarat
Female 79.09% 69.68%
Male 89.8% 85.75%
Total 84.56% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Keshod

The Sex Ratio of Keshod is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Keshod. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 840 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Keshod.


Child Population - Keshod

According to Census 2011, there were 7,506 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Keshod. Out of which 4,079 were male while 3,427 were female.


Working Population - Keshod

In Keshod Municipality out of total population, 26,158 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,158 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,297 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,323 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,573 20,481 3,092
Cultivators 1,297 1,221 76
Agriculture Labourer 1,323 1,036 287
Household Industries 215 183 32
Other Workers 20,738 18,041 2,697
Marginal Workers 2,585 1,673 912
Non Working 50,035 17,054 32,981

Keshod Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Keshod is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,881 67.1% 940
2 Ward No - 2 6,070 82.1% 1,107
3 Ward No - 3 5,313 74.4% 953
4 Ward No - 4 6,097 70.8% 931
5 Ward No - 5 6,979 65.5% 910
6 Ward No - 6 7,324 83.6% 907
7 Ward No - 7 5,043 84.9% 917
8 Ward No - 8 4,529 68.3% 917
9 Ward No - 9 8,775 81.6% 919
10 Ward No - 10 6,313 83.3% 923
11 Ward No - 11 8,592 84.1% 1,009
12 Ward No - 12 8,277 62.6% 905

Map of Keshod, Junagadh, Gujarat


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