Visnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Mahesana, Gujarat - Census 2011

Visnagar is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Visnagar taluka of Mahesana district. The Visnagar city is divided into 6 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 16,271 families residing in the Visnagar city. The total population of Visnagar is 76,753 out of which 40,181 are males and 36,572 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Visnagar is 910.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Visnagar city is 7084 which is 9% of the total population. There are 3949 male children and 3135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Visnagar is 794 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (910).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Visnagar is 90%. Thus Visnagar has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.6% of Mahesana district. The male literacy rate is 94.55% and the female literacy rate is 84.98% in Visnagar.

Population
76,753
Literacy
90%
Sex Ratio
910

Visnagar Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 16,271 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Visnagar Municipality + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,084 3,949 3,135
Literacy 90% 85.3% 77.7%
Scheduled Caste 4,900 2,552 2,348
Scheduled Tribe 1,238 636 602
Illiterate 14,080 5,924 8,156

Caste-wise Population - Visnagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Visnagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,900 2,552 2,348
Schedule Tribe 1,238 636 602

Religion-wise Population - Visnagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Visnagar is 69,403 which is 90.42% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Visnagar is 5,955 which is 7.76% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Visnagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 69,403 (90.42%) 36,345 33,058
Muslim 5,955 (7.76%) 3,102 2,853
Christian 80 (0.1%) 42 38
Sikh 39 (0.05%) 25 14
Buddhist 13 (0.02%) 6 7
Jain 742 (0.97%) 393 349
Other Religion 9 (0.01%) 4 5
No Religion Specified 512 (0.67%) 264 248

Literacy Rate - Visnagar

The total literacy rate of Visnagar was 89.96% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 62,673 literates, males were 34,257 while females were 28,416. Also the male literacy rate was 94.55% and the female literacy rate was 84.98% in Visnagar.

  Visnagar Gujarat
Female 84.98% 69.68%
Male 94.55% 85.75%
Total 89.96% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Visnagar

The Sex Ratio of Visnagar is 910. Thus per every 1000 men there were 910 females in Visnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 794 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 910 ) of Visnagar.


Child Population - Visnagar

According to Census 2011, there were 7,084 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Visnagar. Out of which 3,949 were male while 3,135 were female.


Working Population - Visnagar

In Visnagar Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 26,014 were engaged in work activities. 85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,014 workers engaged in Main Work, 586 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,034 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,107 19,172 2,935
Cultivators 586 506 80
Agriculture Labourer 1,034 735 299
Household Industries 285 206 79
Other Workers 20,202 17,725 2,477
Marginal Workers 3,907 2,472 1,435
Non Working 50,739 18,537 32,202

Visnagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Visnagar is further divided into 6 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,984 76.5% 929
2 Ward No - 2 9,132 76% 915
3 Ward No - 3 16,689 82.1% 915
4 Ward No - 4 27,039 82.4% 900
5 Ward No - 5 3,229 89.5% 899
6 Ward No - 6 13,680 84.2% 914

Map of Visnagar, Mahesana, Gujarat


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