Ambad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalna, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Ambad is a Municipal Council city situated in Ambad taluka of Jalna district. The Ambad city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,174 families residing in the Ambad city. The total population of Ambad is 31,553 out of which 15,950 are males and 15,603 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ambad is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ambad city is 4765 which is 15% of the total population. There are 2429 male children and 2336 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ambad is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ambad is 77.5%. Thus Ambad has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Jalna district. The male literacy rate is 83.66% and the female literacy rate is 71.17% in Ambad.

Ambad Municipal Council has total administration over 6,174 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.

Ambad Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,765 2,429 2,336
Literacy 77.5% 70.9% 60.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,389 1,638 1,751
Scheduled Tribe 557 302 255
Illiterate 10,799 4,638 6,161

Caste-wise Population - Ambad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Ambad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,389 1,638 1,751
Schedule Tribe 557 302 255

Religion-wise Population - Ambad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ambad is 19,697 which is 62.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ambad is 7,983 which is 25.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ambad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,697 (62.43%) 10,033 9,664
Muslim 7,983 (25.3%) 3,950 4,033
Christian 112 (0.35%) 60 52
Sikh 31 (0.1%) 13 18
Buddhist 2,527 (8.01%) 1,243 1,284
Jain 947 (3%) 470 477
Other Religion 38 (0.12%) 18 20
No Religion Specified 218 (0.69%) 163 55

Literacy Rate - Ambad

The total literacy rate of Ambad was 77.47% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 20,754 literates, males were 11,312 while females were 9,442. Also the male literacy rate was 83.66% and the female literacy rate was 71.17% in Ambad.

  Ambad Maharashtra
Female 71.17% 75.87%
Male 83.66% 88.38%
Total 77.47% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Ambad

The Sex Ratio of Ambad is 978. Thus per every 1000 men there were 978 females in Ambad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Ambad.

Child Population - Ambad

According to Census 2011, there were 4,765 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ambad. Out of which 2,429 were male while 2,336 were female.

Working Population - Ambad

In Ambad Municipal Council out of total population, 10,069 were engaged in work activities. 85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,069 workers engaged in Main Work, 694 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 906 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,561 6,613 1,948
Cultivators 694 483 211
Agriculture Labourer 906 500 406
Household Industries 252 150 102
Other Workers 6,709 5,480 1,229
Marginal Workers 1,508 880 628
Non Working 21,484 8,457 13,027

Ambad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ambad is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,480 67.5% 872
2 Ward No - 2 1,806 78.7% 952
3 Ward No - 3 2,892 63.9% 927
4 Ward No - 4 1,973 77% 957
5 Ward No - 5 1,311 73.2% 966
6 Ward No - 6 1,825 56.4% 1,055
7 Ward No - 7 1,435 57.1% 1,001
8 Ward No - 8 1,547 71.2% 963
9 Ward No - 9 1,507 61% 1,168
10 Ward No - 10 1,946 75.8% 927
11 Ward No - 11 1,513 71.1% 986
12 Ward No - 12 1,406 74.1% 1,029
13 Ward No - 13 1,402 51.1% 991
14 Ward No - 14 1,669 59% 968
15 Ward No - 15 1,463 63.8% 966
16 Ward No - 16 2,577 55.7% 1,128
17 Ward No - 17 1,801 62.4% 937

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