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

Azamgarh is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Azamgarh tehsil of Azamgarh district. The Azamgarh city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16,294 families residing in the Azamgarh city. The total population of Azamgarh is 110,983 out of which 57,878 are males and 53,105 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Azamgarh is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Azamgarh city is 13352 which is 12% of the total population. There are 7225 male children and 6127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Azamgarh is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Azamgarh is 85.2%. Thus Azamgarh has higher literacy rate compared to 70.9% of Azamgarh district. The male literacy rate is 89.71% and the female literacy rate is 80.39% in Azamgarh.

Azamgarh Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 16,294 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Azamgarh Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Azamgarh Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 13,352 7,225 6,127
Literacy 85.2% 78.5% 71.1%
Scheduled Caste 13,538 7,089 6,449
Scheduled Tribe 371 196 175
Illiterate 27,775 12,436 15,339

Caste-wise Population - Azamgarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Azamgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,538 7,089 6,449
Schedule Tribe 371 196 175

Religion-wise Population - Azamgarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Azamgarh is 77,931 which is 70.22% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Azamgarh is 32,252 which is 29.06% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Azamgarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 77,931 (70.22%) 41,028 36,903
Muslim 32,252 (29.06%) 16,445 15,807
Christian 381 (0.34%) 175 206
Sikh 196 (0.18%) 104 92
Buddhist 43 (0.04%) 27 16
Jain 9 (0.01%) 5 4
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 167 (0.15%) 92 75

Literacy Rate - Azamgarh

The total literacy rate of Azamgarh was 85.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 83,208 literates, males were 45,442 while females were 37,766. Also the male literacy rate was 89.71% and the female literacy rate was 80.39% in Azamgarh.

  Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh
Female 80.39% 57.18%
Male 89.71% 77.28%
Total 85.23% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Azamgarh

The Sex Ratio of Azamgarh is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Azamgarh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Azamgarh.

Child Population - Azamgarh

According to Census 2011, there were 13,352 children between age 0 to 6 years in Azamgarh. Out of which 7,225 were male while 6,127 were female.

Working Population - Azamgarh

In Azamgarh Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 29,295 were engaged in work activities. 83.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 29,295 workers engaged in Main Work, 368 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 314 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,336 20,970 3,366
Cultivators 368 310 58
Agriculture Labourer 314 270 44
Household Industries 1,554 1,154 400
Other Workers 22,100 19,236 2,864
Marginal Workers 4,959 3,378 1,581
Non Working 81,688 33,530 48,158

Azamgarh Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Azamgarh is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,991 68.3% 975
2 Ward No - 2 3,544 78.2% 883
3 Ward No - 3 4,968 66.7% 898
4 Ward No - 4 6,405 76.2% 965
5 Ward No - 5 3,289 74.9% 1,009
6 Ward No - 6 3,361 72.4% 901
7 Ward No - 7 5,907 79.3% 939
8 Ward No - 8 4,465 80% 942
9 Ward No - 9 7,411 74.5% 942
10 Ward No - 10 3,395 79.1% 933
11 Ward No - 11 3,727 81.2% 901
12 Ward No - 12 6,383 76.7% 897
13 Ward No - 13 5,914 67.5% 970
14 Ward No - 14 3,764 77.3% 950
15 Ward No - 15 4,254 76.6% 921
16 Ward No - 16 3,872 74.3% 899
17 Ward No - 17 2,676 79.2% 921
18 Ward No - 18 4,067 66% 904
19 Ward No - 19 5,020 75.6% 916
20 Ward No - 20 2,967 74.4% 1,003
21 Ward No - 21 9,039 70% 781
22 Ward No - 22 2,974 79.5% 939
23 Ward No - 23 3,670 75.9% 953
24 Ward No - 24 2,873 81.6% 893
25 Ward No - 25 5,047 78% 912

Reference