Khapat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Porbandar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Khapat is a Census Town city situated in Porbandar taluka of Porbandar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,677 families residing in the Khapat city. The total population of Khapat is 16,744 out of which 8,612 are males and 8,132 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khapat is 944.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Khapat city is 1936 which is 12% of the total population. There are 982 male children and 954 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khapat is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (944).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khapat is 77.2%. Thus Khapat has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.8% of Porbandar district. The male literacy rate is 83.58% and the female literacy rate is 70.42% in Khapat.

Population
16,744
Literacy
77.2%
Sex Ratio
944

Khapat Census Town has total administration over 3,677 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Khapat Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khapat Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,936 982 954
Literacy 77.2% 74% 62.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,655 834 821
Scheduled Tribe 207 111 96
Illiterate 5,312 2,235 3,077

Caste-wise Population - Khapat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Khapat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,655 834 821
Schedule Tribe 207 111 96

Religion-wise Population - Khapat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Khapat is 16,335 which is 97.56% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Khapat is 281 which is 1.68% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Khapat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,335 (97.56%) 8,407 7,928
Muslim 281 (1.68%) 143 138
Christian 4 (0.02%) 3 1
Sikh 15 (0.09%) 10 5
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 32 (0.19%) 15 17
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 75 (0.45%) 32 43

Literacy Rate - Khapat

The total literacy rate of Khapat was 77.2% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 11,432 literates, males were 6,377 while females were 5,055. Also the male literacy rate was 83.58% and the female literacy rate was 70.42% in Khapat.

  Khapat Gujarat
Female 70.42% 69.68%
Male 83.58% 85.75%
Total 77.2% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Khapat

The Sex Ratio of Khapat is 944. Thus per every 1000 men there were 944 females in Khapat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Khapat.


Child Population - Khapat

According to Census 2011, there were 1,936 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Khapat. Out of which 982 were male while 954 were female.


Working Population - Khapat

In Khapat Census Town out of total population, 5,969 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,969 workers engaged in Main Work, 314 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 504 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,249 4,577 672
Cultivators 314 301 13
Agriculture Labourer 504 291 213
Household Industries 168 151 17
Other Workers 4,263 3,834 429
Marginal Workers 720 371 349
Non Working 10,775 3,664 7,111

Khapat Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Khapat is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,744 68.3% 944

Map of Khapat, Porbandar, Gujarat


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