Tharad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Banaskantha, Gujarat - Census 2011

Tharad is a Municipality city situated in Tharad taluka of Banaskantha district. The Tharad city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 5,154 families residing in the Tharad city. The total population of Tharad is 27,954 out of which 14,548 are males and 13,406 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tharad is 922.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tharad city is 4380 which is 16% of the total population. There are 2347 male children and 2033 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tharad is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (922).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tharad is 68.6%. Thus Tharad has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.3% of Banaskantha district. The male literacy rate is 80.94% and the female literacy rate is 55.43% in Tharad.

Population
27,954
Literacy
68.6%
Sex Ratio
922

Tharad Municipality has total administration over 5,154 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.

Tharad Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,380 2,347 2,033
Literacy 68.6% 67.9% 47%
Scheduled Caste 6,609 3,466 3,143
Scheduled Tribe 1,036 552 484
Illiterate 11,774 4,672 7,102

Caste-wise Population - Tharad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.7% of total population in Tharad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,609 3,466 3,143
Schedule Tribe 1,036 552 484

Religion-wise Population - Tharad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tharad is 21,946 which is 78.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tharad is 5,265 which is 18.83% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Tharad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,946 (78.51%) 11,526 10,420
Muslim 5,265 (18.83%) 2,670 2,595
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 34 (0.12%) 13 21
Buddhist 5 (0.02%) 3 2
Jain 693 (2.48%) 329 364
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 11 (0.04%) 7 4

Literacy Rate - Tharad

The total literacy rate of Tharad was 68.63% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 16,180 literates, males were 9,876 while females were 6,304. Also the male literacy rate was 80.94% and the female literacy rate was 55.43% in Tharad.

  Tharad Gujarat
Female 55.43% 69.68%
Male 80.94% 85.75%
Total 68.63% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Tharad

The Sex Ratio of Tharad is 922. Thus per every 1000 men there were 922 females in Tharad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Tharad.


Child Population - Tharad

According to Census 2011, there were 4,380 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Tharad. Out of which 2,347 were male while 2,033 were female.


Working Population - Tharad

In Tharad Municipality out of total population, 8,322 were engaged in work activities. 91.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,322 workers engaged in Main Work, 406 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 731 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,584 6,913 671
Cultivators 406 381 25
Agriculture Labourer 731 630 101
Household Industries 110 68 42
Other Workers 6,337 5,834 503
Marginal Workers 738 348 390
Non Working 19,632 7,287 12,345

Tharad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tharad is further divided into 7 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,588 50.8% 888
2 Ward No - 2 5,474 54.1% 926
3 Ward No - 3 3,542 53.9% 914
4 Ward No - 4 3,408 56.4% 917
5 Ward No - 5 2,597 70.9% 951
6 Ward No - 6 3,255 65.1% 954
7 Ward No - 7 4,090 63.3% 928

Map of Tharad, Banaskantha, Gujarat


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