Abohar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Firozpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Abohar is a Municipal Council city situated in Abohar tehsil of Firozpur district. The Abohar city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 28,614 families residing in the Abohar city. The total population of Abohar is 145,302 out of which 76,984 are males and 68,318 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Abohar is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Abohar city is 16547 which is 11% of the total population. There are 9005 male children and 7542 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Abohar is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Abohar is 78.9%. Thus Abohar has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 84.25% and the female literacy rate is 73% in Abohar.

Abohar Municipal Council has total administration over 28,614 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Abohar Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Abohar Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 16,547 9,005 7,542
Literacy 78.9% 74.4% 64.9%
Scheduled Caste 36,734 19,214 17,520
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 43,659 19,709 23,950

Caste-wise Population - Abohar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Abohar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 36,734 19,214 17,520
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Abohar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Abohar is 120,993 which is 83.27% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Abohar is 645 which is 0.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Abohar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 120,993 (83.27%) 64,174 56,819
Muslim 645 (0.44%) 349 296
Christian 608 (0.42%) 326 282
Sikh 22,697 (15.62%) 11,947 10,750
Buddhist 93 (0.06%) 54 39
Jain 175 (0.12%) 82 93
Other Religion 14 (0.01%) 9 5
No Religion Specified 77 (0.05%) 43 34

Literacy Rate - Abohar

The total literacy rate of Abohar was 78.94% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 101,643 literates, males were 57,275 while females were 44,368. Also the male literacy rate was 84.25% and the female literacy rate was 73% in Abohar.

  Abohar Punjab
Female 73% 70.73%
Male 84.25% 80.44%
Total 78.94% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Abohar

The Sex Ratio of Abohar is 887. Thus per every 1000 men there were 887 females in Abohar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 887 ) of Abohar.

Child Population - Abohar

According to Census 2011, there were 16,547 children between age 0 to 6 years in Abohar. Out of which 9,005 were male while 7,542 were female.

Working Population - Abohar

In Abohar Municipal Council out of total population, 49,078 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,078 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,138 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,756 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 46,512 40,176 6,336
Cultivators 1,138 1,028 110
Agriculture Labourer 1,756 1,549 207
Household Industries 1,777 1,370 407
Other Workers 41,841 36,229 5,612
Marginal Workers 2,566 1,599 967
Non Working 96,224 35,209 61,015

Abohar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Abohar is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,148 61.5% 859
2 Ward No - 2 5,839 64.4% 876
3 Ward No - 3 7,686 63.5% 879
4 Ward No - 4 7,288 75.3% 873
5 Ward No - 5 5,634 84.3% 917
6 Ward No - 6 5,337 64.4% 933
7 Ward No - 7 8,103 63.3% 909
8 Ward No - 8 7,554 54.9% 859
9 Ward No - 9 4,747 61.2% 863
10 Ward No - 10 313 64.2% 720
11 Ward No - 11 4,037 66.7% 864
12 Ward No - 12 5,562 55% 933
13 Ward No - 13 7,895 55.8% 912
14 Ward No - 14 6,444 74.1% 881
15 Ward No - 15 3,831 83.4% 860
16 Ward No - 16 4,848 84.3% 903
17 Ward No - 17 4,336 68.3% 892
18 Ward No - 18 3,584 67% 899
19 Ward No - 19 5,305 70.3% 853
20 Ward No - 20 4,705 64% 877
21 Ward No - 21 5,155 78.7% 854
22 Ward No - 22 3,088 81.2% 861
23 Ward No - 23 3,095 82.9% 873
24 Ward No - 24 3,772 81.2% 843
25 Ward No - 25 3,234 86.2% 901
26 Ward No - 26 3,288 85.3% 926
27 Ward No - 27 3,923 70.8% 962
28 Ward No - 28 3,290 81% 869
29 Ward No - 29 3,719 84% 892
30 Ward No - 30 2,422 87.6% 958
31 Ward No - 31 4,120 53.9% 877

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