Adampur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Adampur is a Municipal Council city situated in Jalandhar - I tehsil of Jalandhar district. The Adampur city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,859 families residing in the Adampur city. The total population of Adampur is 20,922 out of which 11,152 are males and 9,770 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Adampur is 876.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Adampur city is 2173 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1164 male children and 1009 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Adampur is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (876).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Adampur is 88%. Thus Adampur has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 90.63% and the female literacy rate is 84.97% in Adampur.

Adampur Municipal Council has total administration over 4,859 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.

Adampur Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,173 1,164 1,009
Literacy 88% 81.2% 76.2%
Scheduled Caste 7,153 3,720 3,433
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,426 2,100 2,326

Caste-wise Population - Adampur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Adampur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,153 3,720 3,433
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Adampur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Adampur is 16,220 which is 77.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Adampur is 418 which is 2% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Adampur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,220 (77.53%) 8,744 7,476
Muslim 418 (2%) 224 194
Christian 308 (1.47%) 166 142
Sikh 3,931 (18.79%) 1,995 1,936
Buddhist 11 (0.05%) 7 4
Jain 5 (0.02%) 2 3
Other Religion 5 (0.02%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 24 (0.11%) 12 12

Literacy Rate - Adampur

The total literacy rate of Adampur was 87.98% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 16,496 literates, males were 9,052 while females were 7,444. Also the male literacy rate was 90.63% and the female literacy rate was 84.97% in Adampur.

  Adampur Punjab
Female 84.97% 70.73%
Male 90.63% 80.44%
Total 87.98% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Adampur

The Sex Ratio of Adampur is 876. Thus per every 1000 men there were 876 females in Adampur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Adampur.

Child Population - Adampur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,173 children between age 0 to 6 years in Adampur. Out of which 1,164 were male while 1,009 were female.

Working Population - Adampur

In Adampur Municipal Council out of total population, 7,516 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,516 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 202 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,651 5,727 924
Cultivators 92 83 9
Agriculture Labourer 202 184 18
Household Industries 99 68 31
Other Workers 6,258 5,392 866
Marginal Workers 865 554 311
Non Working 13,406 4,871 8,535

Adampur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Adampur is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,552 69.8% 890
2 Ward No - 2 1,317 76.2% 963
3 Ward No - 3 972 81.9% 932
4 Ward No - 4 964 82.4% 963
5 Ward No - 5 838 85% 953
6 Ward No - 6 1,057 78.5% 915
7 Ward No - 7 1,291 73.7% 1,052
8 Ward No - 8 1,496 78.9% 925
9 Ward No - 9 1,266 82.9% 862
10 Ward No - 10 1,736 76.8% 891
11 Ward No - 11 5,176 82.6% 732
12 Ward No - 12 1,767 78.6% 923
13 Ward No - 13 490 82% 1,000

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