Ashoknagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Ashoknagar is a Municipality city situated in Ashoknagar tehsil of Ashoknagar district. The Ashoknagar city is divided into 22 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 15,806 families residing in the Ashoknagar city. The total population of Ashoknagar is 81,828 out of which 42,745 are males and 39,083 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ashoknagar is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashoknagar city is 11740 which is 14% of the total population. There are 6110 male children and 5630 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashoknagar is 921 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (914).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ashoknagar is 76.9%. Thus Ashoknagar has higher literacy rate compared to 66.4% of Ashoknagar district. The male literacy rate is 85.25% and the female literacy rate is 67.74% in Ashoknagar.

Ashoknagar Municipality has total administration over 15,806 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ashoknagar Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ashoknagar Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 11,740 6,110 5,630
Literacy 76.9% 73.1% 58%
Scheduled Caste 12,684 6,581 6,103
Scheduled Tribe 1,063 538 525
Illiterate 27,938 11,515 16,423

Caste-wise Population - Ashoknagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Ashoknagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,684 6,581 6,103
Schedule Tribe 1,063 538 525

Religion-wise Population - Ashoknagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ashoknagar is 66,760 which is 81.59% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ashoknagar is 6,601 which is 8.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ashoknagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 66,760 (81.59%) 34,960 31,800
Muslim 6,601 (8.07%) 3,439 3,162
Christian 199 (0.24%) 92 107
Sikh 529 (0.65%) 280 249
Buddhist 68 (0.08%) 37 31
Jain 7,446 (9.1%) 3,836 3,610
Other Religion 5 (0.01%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 220 (0.27%) 98 122

Literacy Rate - Ashoknagar

The total literacy rate of Ashoknagar was 76.89% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 53,890 literates, males were 31,230 while females were 22,660. Also the male literacy rate was 85.25% and the female literacy rate was 67.74% in Ashoknagar.

  Ashoknagar Madhya Pradesh
Female 67.74% 59.24%
Male 85.25% 78.73%
Total 76.89% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Ashoknagar

The Sex Ratio of Ashoknagar is 914. Thus per every 1000 men there were 914 females in Ashoknagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Ashoknagar.

Child Population - Ashoknagar

According to Census 2011, there were 11,740 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ashoknagar. Out of which 6,110 were male while 5,630 were female.

Working Population - Ashoknagar

In Ashoknagar Municipality out of total population, 25,129 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,129 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,026 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 709 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,572 19,825 2,747
Cultivators 1,026 966 60
Agriculture Labourer 709 539 170
Household Industries 954 808 146
Other Workers 19,883 17,512 2,371
Marginal Workers 2,557 1,612 945
Non Working 56,699 21,308 35,391

Ashoknagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ashoknagar is further divided into 22 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,479 55.5% 904
2 Ward No - 2 4,937 80.9% 919
3 Ward No - 3 14,850 54.9% 890
4 Ward No - 4 1,793 65% 922
5 Ward No - 5 3,667 65.6% 915
6 Ward No - 6 2,791 59.4% 936
7 Ward No - 7 3,473 72% 875
8 Ward No - 8 2,363 55.7% 927
9 Ward No - 9 4,975 53.7% 884
10 Ward No - 10 7,012 61% 942
11 Ward No - 11 3,936 68.3% 911
12 Ward No - 12 2,731 76.4% 910
13 Ward No - 13 1,374 77.7% 941
14 Ward No - 14 1,634 80% 973
15 Ward No - 15 1,526 80.5% 949
16 Ward No - 16 1,357 85.5% 996
17 Ward No - 17 1,067 87.5% 936
18 Ward No - 18 1,721 86.7% 942
19 Ward No - 19 1,376 88.6% 941
20 Ward No - 20 2,153 76.1% 917
21 Ward No - 21 4,474 64.1% 944
22 Ward No - 22 7,139 70.4% 900

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