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

Balaghat is a Municipality city situated in Balaghat tehsil of Balaghat district. The Balaghat city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 18,495 families residing in the Balaghat city. The total population of Balaghat is 84,261 out of which 42,372 are males and 41,889 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balaghat is 989.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balaghat city is 8274 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4343 male children and 3931 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balaghat is 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balaghat is 91.4%. Thus Balaghat has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Balaghat district. The male literacy rate is 95.25% and the female literacy rate is 87.5% in Balaghat.

Balaghat Municipality has total administration over 18,495 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.

Balaghat Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 8,274 4,343 3,931
Literacy 91.4% 85.5% 79.3%
Scheduled Caste 8,402 4,182 4,220
Scheduled Tribe 4,576 2,192 2,384
Illiterate 14,823 6,148 8,675

Caste-wise Population - Balaghat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Balaghat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,402 4,182 4,220
Schedule Tribe 4,576 2,192 2,384

Religion-wise Population - Balaghat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Balaghat is 67,326 which is 79.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Balaghat is 8,717 which is 10.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Balaghat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,326 (79.9%) 33,978 33,348
Muslim 8,717 (10.35%) 4,358 4,359
Christian 499 (0.59%) 221 278
Sikh 483 (0.57%) 244 239
Buddhist 4,629 (5.49%) 2,265 2,364
Jain 2,422 (2.87%) 1,219 1,203
Other Religion 90 (0.11%) 44 46
No Religion Specified 95 (0.11%) 43 52

Literacy Rate - Balaghat

The total literacy rate of Balaghat was 91.38% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 69,438 literates, males were 36,224 while females were 33,214. Also the male literacy rate was 95.25% and the female literacy rate was 87.5% in Balaghat.

  Balaghat Madhya Pradesh
Female 87.5% 59.24%
Male 95.25% 78.73%
Total 91.38% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Balaghat

The Sex Ratio of Balaghat is 989. Thus per every 1000 men there were 989 females in Balaghat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 989 ) of Balaghat.

Child Population - Balaghat

According to Census 2011, there were 8,274 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balaghat. Out of which 4,343 were male while 3,931 were female.

Working Population - Balaghat

In Balaghat Municipality out of total population, 28,420 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,420 workers engaged in Main Work, 388 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 519 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,618 20,219 5,399
Cultivators 388 274 114
Agriculture Labourer 519 303 216
Household Industries 858 696 162
Other Workers 23,853 18,946 4,907
Marginal Workers 2,802 1,667 1,135
Non Working 55,841 20,486 35,355

Balaghat Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Balaghat is further divided into 33 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,092 78.7% 982
2 Ward No - 2 4,101 84.7% 955
3 Ward No - 3 2,963 78.6% 1,035
4 Ward No - 4 3,044 76.6% 1,027
5 Ward No - 5 2,513 67.4% 1,006
6 Ward No - 6 3,130 82.6% 1,013
7 Ward No - 7 1,319 76% 1,032
8 Ward No - 8 1,340 84% 1,024
9 Ward No - 9 1,483 86% 983
10 Ward No - 10 3,034 82.5% 977
11 Ward No - 11 3,331 83.5% 991
12 Ward No - 12 1,720 81.4% 1,031
13 Ward No - 13 6,278 81.3% 994
14 Ward No - 14 1,556 83.9% 886
15 Ward No - 15 1,389 87.4% 962
16 Ward No - 16 1,459 88.4% 922
17 Ward No - 17 1,458 85.6% 957
18 Ward No - 18 1,369 85.8% 1,022
19 Ward No - 19 1,578 87.8% 934
20 Ward No - 20 1,280 89.7% 988
21 Ward No - 21 1,475 88.1% 983
22 Ward No - 22 1,274 84.5% 1,000
23 Ward No - 23 2,822 88.1% 1,097
24 Ward No - 24 3,423 77.9% 1,008
25 Ward No - 25 2,089 88.9% 969
26 Ward No - 26 1,929 89.2% 916
27 Ward No - 27 1,707 87.2% 1,006
28 Ward No - 28 2,807 85.5% 948
29 Ward No - 29 1,550 79.2% 957
30 Ward No - 30 2,572 80.1% 971
31 Ward No - 31 2,340 69.4% 970
32 Ward No - 32 5,378 88% 1,010
33 Ward No - 33 4,458 81.5% 986

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