Bandipore Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Bandipore is a Municipal Council city situated in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipora district. The Bandipore city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,584 families residing in the Bandipore city. The total population of Bandipore is 37,081 out of which 20,176 are males and 16,905 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bandipore is 838.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bandipore city is 4245 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2169 male children and 2076 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bandipore is 957 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (838).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bandipore is 75.1%. Thus Bandipore has higher literacy rate compared to 56.3% of Bandipora district. The male literacy rate is 84.56% and the female literacy rate is 63.68% in Bandipore.

Bandipore Municipal Council has total administration over 5,584 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.

Bandipore Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,245 2,169 2,076
Literacy 75.1% 75.5% 55.9%
Scheduled Caste 150 134 16
Scheduled Tribe 815 455 360
Illiterate 12,411 4,949 7,462

Caste-wise Population - Bandipore

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Bandipore.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 150 134 16
Schedule Tribe 815 455 360

Religion-wise Population - Bandipore

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bandipore is 1,693 which is 4.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bandipore is 35,243 which is 95.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bandipore as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,693 (4.57%) 1,527 166
Muslim 35,243 (95.04%) 18,554 16,689
Christian 53 (0.14%) 34 19
Sikh 29 (0.08%) 23 6
Buddhist 11 (0.03%) 11 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 49 (0.13%) 26 23

Literacy Rate - Bandipore

The total literacy rate of Bandipore was 75.13% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 24,670 literates, males were 15,227 while females were 9,443. Also the male literacy rate was 84.56% and the female literacy rate was 63.68% in Bandipore.

  Bandipore Jammu and Kashmir
Female 63.68% 56.43%
Male 84.56% 76.75%
Total 75.13% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Bandipore

The Sex Ratio of Bandipore is 838. Thus per every 1000 men there were 838 females in Bandipore. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 838 ) of Bandipore.

Child Population - Bandipore

According to Census 2011, there were 4,245 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bandipore. Out of which 2,169 were male while 2,076 were female.

Working Population - Bandipore

In Bandipore Municipal Council out of total population, 14,137 were engaged in work activities. 67.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,137 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 487 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,502 8,607 895
Cultivators 76 69 7
Agriculture Labourer 487 466 21
Household Industries 357 322 35
Other Workers 8,582 7,750 832
Marginal Workers 4,635 1,660 2,975
Non Working 22,944 9,909 13,035

Bandipore Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,629 71.5% 874
2 Ward No - 2 2,100 74.5% 923
3 Ward No - 3 1,528 69% 889
4 Ward No - 4 1,984 76.3% 1,024
5 Ward No - 5 1,693 59.5% 939
6 Ward No - 6 2,745 70% 985
7 Ward No - 7 3,287 62.5% 693
8 Ward No - 8 2,158 38.5% 930
9 Ward No - 9 2,155 69.1% 950
10 Ward No - 10 3,407 81.9% 383
11 Ward No - 11 2,593 62% 893
12 Ward No - 12 2,140 62.3% 1,019
13 Ward No - 13 1,826 71.3% 912
14 Ward No - 14 1,517 44.1% 970
15 Ward No - 15 2,003 67.4% 784
16 Ward No - 16 1,574 65.7% 903
17 Ward No - 17 1,742 72.6% 931

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