Allahabad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Allahabad is a Cantonment Board city situated in Allahabad tehsil of Allahabad district. The Allahabad city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,157 families residing in the Allahabad city. The total population of Allahabad is 26,944 out of which 14,750 are males and 12,194 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Allahabad is 827.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Allahabad city is 2696 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1470 male children and 1226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Allahabad is 834 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (827).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Allahabad is 77.9%. Thus Allahabad has higher literacy rate compared to 72.3% of Allahabad district. The male literacy rate is 84.47% and the female literacy rate is 69.98% in Allahabad.

Allahabad Cantonment Board has total administration over 5,157 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.

Allahabad Cantonment Board

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,696 1,470 1,226
Literacy 77.9% 76% 62.9%
Scheduled Caste 11,169 5,909 5,260
Scheduled Tribe 18 8 10
Illiterate 8,052 3,533 4,519

Caste-wise Population - Allahabad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Allahabad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,169 5,909 5,260
Schedule Tribe 18 8 10

Religion-wise Population - Allahabad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Allahabad is 24,267 which is 90.06% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Allahabad is 2,299 which is 8.53% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Allahabad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,267 (90.06%) 13,323 10,944
Muslim 2,299 (8.53%) 1,212 1,087
Christian 202 (0.75%) 115 87
Sikh 61 (0.23%) 27 34
Buddhist 27 (0.1%) 17 10
Jain 17 (0.06%) 10 7
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 69 (0.26%) 45 24

Literacy Rate - Allahabad

The total literacy rate of Allahabad was 77.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 18,892 literates, males were 11,217 while females were 7,675. Also the male literacy rate was 84.47% and the female literacy rate was 69.98% in Allahabad.

  Allahabad Uttar Pradesh
Female 69.98% 57.18%
Male 84.47% 77.28%
Total 77.91% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Allahabad

The Sex Ratio of Allahabad is 827. Thus per every 1000 men there were 827 females in Allahabad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 834 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 827 ) of Allahabad.

Child Population - Allahabad

According to Census 2011, there were 2,696 children between age 0 to 6 years in Allahabad. Out of which 1,470 were male while 1,226 were female.

Working Population - Allahabad

In Allahabad Cantonment Board out of total population, 8,712 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,712 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 85 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,915 5,788 1,127
Cultivators 47 33 14
Agriculture Labourer 85 71 14
Household Industries 378 260 118
Other Workers 6,405 5,424 981
Marginal Workers 1,797 1,152 645
Non Working 18,232 7,810 10,422

Allahabad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,494 82.3% 923
2 Ward No - 2 4,627 69.2% 904
3 Ward No - 3 3,980 71.5% 849
4 Ward No - 4 1,456 78.1% 898
5 Ward No - 5 2,747 77% 892
6 Ward No - 6 4,953 78.8% 644
7 Ward No - 7 5,687 49.5% 823

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