Ahmadnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Ahmadnagar is a Cantonment Board city situated in Nagar taluka of Ahmadnagar district. The Ahmadnagar city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,608 families residing in the Ahmadnagar city. The total population of Ahmadnagar is 28,986 out of which 16,568 are males and 12,418 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ahmadnagar is 750.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ahmadnagar city is 3213 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1727 male children and 1486 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ahmadnagar is 860 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (750).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ahmadnagar is 92.3%. Thus Ahmadnagar has higher literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Ahmadnagar district. The male literacy rate is 95.9% and the female literacy rate is 87.39% in Ahmadnagar.

Ahmadnagar Cantonment Board has total administration over 5,608 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Cantonment Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ahmadnagar Cantonment Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ahmadnagar Cantonment Board.

Total Male Female
Children 3,213 1,727 1,486
Literacy 92.3% 85.9% 76.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,771 2,881 2,890
Scheduled Tribe 560 295 265
Illiterate 5,199 2,335 2,864

Caste-wise Population - Ahmadnagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Ahmadnagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,771 2,881 2,890
Schedule Tribe 560 295 265

Religion-wise Population - Ahmadnagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ahmadnagar is 23,500 which is 81.07% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ahmadnagar is 3,214 which is 11.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ahmadnagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,500 (81.07%) 13,533 9,967
Muslim 3,214 (11.09%) 1,708 1,506
Christian 385 (1.33%) 191 194
Sikh 678 (2.34%) 509 169
Buddhist 802 (2.77%) 412 390
Jain 352 (1.21%) 184 168
Other Religion 21 (0.07%) 11 10
No Religion Specified 34 (0.12%) 20 14

Literacy Rate - Ahmadnagar

The total literacy rate of Ahmadnagar was 92.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 23,787 literates, males were 14,233 while females were 9,554. Also the male literacy rate was 95.9% and the female literacy rate was 87.39% in Ahmadnagar.

  Ahmadnagar Maharashtra
Female 87.39% 75.87%
Male 95.9% 88.38%
Total 92.29% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Ahmadnagar

The Sex Ratio of Ahmadnagar is 750. Thus per every 1000 men there were 750 females in Ahmadnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 860 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 750 ) of Ahmadnagar.

Child Population - Ahmadnagar

According to Census 2011, there were 3,213 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ahmadnagar. Out of which 1,727 were male while 1,486 were female.

Working Population - Ahmadnagar

In Ahmadnagar Cantonment Board out of total population, 11,797 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,797 workers engaged in Main Work, 44 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,020 9,793 1,227
Cultivators 44 36 8
Agriculture Labourer 51 30 21
Household Industries 410 303 107
Other Workers 10,515 9,424 1,091
Marginal Workers 777 569 208
Non Working 17,189 6,206 10,983

Ahmadnagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ahmadnagar is further divided into 7 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,455 85.1% 399
2 Ward No - 2 3,405 82.9% 998
3 Ward No - 3 3,433 80.3% 1,024
4 Ward No - 4 3,472 79.5% 949
5 Ward No - 5 2,943 83% 1,023
6 Ward No - 6 3,307 79.7% 985
7 Ward No - 7 2,971 78.3% 968

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