Banas Kantha is one of district of Gujarat in India. There are 12 Talukas, 1,237 villages and 13 towns in Banas Kantha district.
As per the Census India 2011, Banas Kantha district has 560,411 households, population of 3,120,506 of which 1,610,379 are males and 1,510,127 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 510,310 which is 16.35% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Banas Kantha district is around
938 compared to
919 which is average of Gujarat state. The literacy rate of Banas Kantha district is 54.64% out of which 65.1% males are literate and 43.47% females are literate. The total area of Banas Kantha is 10,743 sq.km with population density of 290 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 86.7% of population lives in Urban area and 13.3% lives in Rural area. There are 10.49% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 9.11% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Banas Kantha district.
Banas Kantha Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 3,120,506 | 100% |
| Hindu | 2,890,305 | 92.62% |
| Muslim | 213,505 | 6.84% |
| Jain | 12,659 | 0.41% |
| Christian | 1,686 | 0.05% |
| Religion not stated | 1,501 | 0.05% |
| Sikh | 486 | 0.02% |
| Buddhist | 281 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 83 | 0% |
Banas Kantha Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 198 | 10,545 |
| Number of households | 81,973 | 478,438 |
| Total Population | 414,915 | 2,705,591 |
| Population (%) | 52.21% | 48.49% |
| Male Population | 216,638 | 1,393,741 |
| Female Population | 198,277 | 1,311,850 |
| Sex Ratio | 915 | 941 |
| Literacy (%) | 69.74% | 52.32% |
List of Talukas in Banas Kantha
Check out complete list of all Talukas of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat
| Taluka | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Deesa | 588,123 | 1,478 | 398 | 934 |
| Palanpur | 438,773 | 787 | 558 | 937 |
| Tharad | 327,289 | 1,375 | 238 | 935 |
| Kankrej | 275,613 | 833 | 331 | 929 |
| Vav | 246,156 | 1,765 | 139 | 921 |
| Vadgam | 240,326 | 585 | 411 | 966 |
| Dhanera | 230,741 | 834 | 277 | 931 |
| Danta | 224,839 | 901 | 250 | 958 |
| Deodar | 177,919 | 590 | 301 | 931 |
| Amirgadh | 132,354 | 690 | 192 | 972 |
| Bhabhar | 123,152 | 450 | 274 | 928 |
| Dantiwada | 115,221 | 454 | 254 | 925 |
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