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Banas Kantha

This page provides an overview of Banas Kantha: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

15,187,615
Population
2,720,082
Households
938
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
54.22%
Approx. literacy

Banas Kantha has an aggregated population of 15,187,615. Approximately 41.09% live in rural areas (6,241,012) and 5.46% live in urban areas (829,830).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 6,241,012 3
Amirgadh 397,062 72
Bhabhar 347,562 54
Danta 656,764 187
Dantiwada 345,663 60
Deesa 1,648,215 151
Deodar 518,845 73
Dhanera 662,645 80
Kankrej 808,779 104
Palanpur 1,156,088 119
Tharad 953,913 137
Vadgam 712,599 112
Vav 738,468 124

Population summary

Banas Kantha has a population of 15,187,615 (7,835,257 males and 7,352,358 females). The sex ratio is about 938 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population15,187,615
Male7,835,257
Female7,352,358
Rural population6,241,012 (41.09%)
Urban population829,830 (5.46%)
Households2,720,082

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 54.22%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates8,235,256
Total illiterates6,952,359

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 1,597,777 (10.52%). ST: 1,407,675 (9.27%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC1,597,77710.52%
ST1,407,6759.27%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,496,646 (16.44%). Workers: 6,113,936 (40.26%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,496,64616.44%
Total workers6,113,93640.26%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Banas Kantha 3,120,506
Banas Kantha 2,705,591
Deesa 588,123
Deesa 471,969
Palanpur 438,773
Banas Kantha 414,915
Tharad 327,289
Tharad 299,335
Palanpur 278,542
Kankrej 275,613
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