Akhnoor Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Akhnoor is a Municipal Council city situated in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. The Akhnoor city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,393 families residing in the Akhnoor city. The total population of Akhnoor is 20,756 out of which 13,938 are males and 6,818 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Akhnoor is 489.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Akhnoor city is 1859 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1040 male children and 819 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Akhnoor is 788 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (489).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Akhnoor is 91.7%. Thus Akhnoor has higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 94.71% and the female literacy rate is 85.11% in Akhnoor.

Akhnoor Municipal Council has total administration over 3,393 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.

Akhnoor Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,859 1,040 819
Literacy 91.7% 87.6% 74.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,691 904 787
Scheduled Tribe 182 146 36
Illiterate 3,434 1,722 1,712

Caste-wise Population - Akhnoor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Akhnoor.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,691 904 787
Schedule Tribe 182 146 36

Religion-wise Population - Akhnoor

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Akhnoor is 19,173 which is 92.37% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Akhnoor is 561 which is 2.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Akhnoor as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,173 (92.37%) 12,899 6,274
Muslim 561 (2.7%) 371 190
Christian 495 (2.38%) 313 182
Sikh 396 (1.91%) 289 107
Buddhist 10 (0.05%) 8 2
Jain 7 (0.03%) 5 2
Other Religion 10 (0.05%) 4 6
No Religion Specified 104 (0.5%) 49 55

Literacy Rate - Akhnoor

The total literacy rate of Akhnoor was 91.67% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 17,322 literates, males were 12,216 while females were 5,106. Also the male literacy rate was 94.71% and the female literacy rate was 85.11% in Akhnoor.

  Akhnoor Jammu and Kashmir
Female 85.11% 56.43%
Male 94.71% 76.75%
Total 91.67% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Akhnoor

The Sex Ratio of Akhnoor is 489. Thus per every 1000 men there were 489 females in Akhnoor. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 788 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 489 ) of Akhnoor.

Child Population - Akhnoor

According to Census 2011, there were 1,859 children between age 0 to 6 years in Akhnoor. Out of which 1,040 were male while 819 were female.

Working Population - Akhnoor

In Akhnoor Municipal Council out of total population, 11,259 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,259 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 64 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,502 9,927 575
Cultivators 43 34 9
Agriculture Labourer 64 61 3
Household Industries 26 18 8
Other Workers 10,369 9,814 555
Marginal Workers 757 462 295
Non Working 9,497 3,549 5,948

Akhnoor Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,110 72.3% 1,004
2 Ward No - 2 1,165 78.3% 870
3 Ward No - 3 1,011 78.3% 952
4 Ward No - 4 694 85.2% 896
5 Ward No - 5 516 82.2% 836
6 Ward No - 6 706 81.3% 843
7 Ward No - 7 747 81.8% 901
8 Ward No - 8 619 80.8% 837
9 Ward No - 9 2,616 91.2% 264
10 Ward No - 10 614 83.6% 913
11 Ward No - 11 390 83.6% 822
12 Ward No - 12 781 49.9% 882
13 Ward No - 13 9,787 86.8% 311

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