Palitana is a Taluka located in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. It is one of 11 Talukas of Bhavnagar district. There are 93 villages and 1 towns in Palitana Taluka.
As per the Census India 2011, Palitana Taluka has 41260 households, population of 230271 of which 117629 are males and 112642 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 32513 which is 14.12% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Palitana Taluka is around
958 compared to
919 which is average of Gujarat state. The literacy rate of Palitana Taluka is 63.88% out of which 71.74% males are literate and 55.67% females are literate. The total area of Palitana is 755.32 sq.km with population density of 305 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 71.99% of population lives in Urban area and 28.01% lives in Rural area. There are 6.19% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.33% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Palitana Taluka.
Palitana Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 230271 | 100% |
| Hindu | 211327 | 91.77% |
| Muslim | 16750 | 7.27% |
| Jain | 1773 | 0.77% |
| Religion not stated | 166 | 0.07% |
| Sikh | 103 | 0.04% |
| Christian | 97 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 50 | 0.02% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 5 | 0% |
Palitana Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 11791 | 29469 |
| Total Population | 64497 | 165774 |
| Population (%) | 51.48% | 49.07% |
| Male Population | 33205 | 84424 |
| Female Population | 31292 | 81350 |
| Sex Ratio | 942 | 964 |
| Literacy (%) | 67.51% | 62.47% |
List of Cities in Palitana
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List of Villages in Palitana
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