Begamganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raisen, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Begamganj is a Municipality city situated in Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. The Begamganj city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,985 families residing in the Begamganj city. The total population of Begamganj is 34,031 out of which 17,819 are males and 16,212 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Begamganj is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Begamganj city is 4853 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2533 male children and 2320 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Begamganj is 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Begamganj is 84.5%. Thus Begamganj has higher literacy rate compared to 73% of Raisen district. The male literacy rate is 89.89% and the female literacy rate is 78.55% in Begamganj.

Begamganj Municipality has total administration over 6,985 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.

Begamganj Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,853 2,533 2,320
Literacy 84.5% 77.1% 67.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,540 2,371 2,169
Scheduled Tribe 572 264 308
Illiterate 9,378 4,078 5,300

Caste-wise Population - Begamganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Begamganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,540 2,371 2,169
Schedule Tribe 572 264 308

Religion-wise Population - Begamganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Begamganj is 21,126 which is 62.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Begamganj is 10,779 which is 31.67% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Begamganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,126 (62.08%) 11,118 10,008
Muslim 10,779 (31.67%) 5,622 5,157
Christian 62 (0.18%) 24 38
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 0 4
Jain 2,053 (6.03%) 1,052 1,001
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.01%) 1 3

Literacy Rate - Begamganj

The total literacy rate of Begamganj was 84.49% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 24,653 literates, males were 13,741 while females were 10,912. Also the male literacy rate was 89.89% and the female literacy rate was 78.55% in Begamganj.

  Begamganj Madhya Pradesh
Female 78.55% 59.24%
Male 89.89% 78.73%
Total 84.49% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Begamganj

The Sex Ratio of Begamganj is 910. Thus per every 1000 men there were 910 females in Begamganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 910 ) of Begamganj.

Child Population - Begamganj

According to Census 2011, there were 4,853 children between age 0 to 6 years in Begamganj. Out of which 2,533 were male while 2,320 were female.

Working Population - Begamganj

In Begamganj Municipality out of total population, 12,175 were engaged in work activities. 89.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,175 workers engaged in Main Work, 955 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 706 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,845 8,506 2,339
Cultivators 955 899 56
Agriculture Labourer 706 599 107
Household Industries 2,246 873 1,373
Other Workers 6,938 6,135 803
Marginal Workers 1,330 582 748
Non Working 21,856 8,731 13,125

Begamganj Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Begamganj is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,620 63% 924
2 Ward No - 2 3,416 73.6% 856
3 Ward No - 3 1,842 69.5% 931
4 Ward No - 4 1,515 74.5% 927
5 Ward No - 5 1,271 80.1% 920
6 Ward No - 6 1,184 78.7% 941
7 Ward No - 7 1,146 74.7% 891
8 Ward No - 8 1,448 68% 910
9 Ward No - 9 1,521 78.2% 920
10 Ward No - 10 1,676 68.1% 924
11 Ward No - 11 1,936 72.3% 944
12 Ward No - 12 1,841 67.3% 890
13 Ward No - 13 2,208 81.8% 905
14 Ward No - 14 1,653 69% 924
15 Ward No - 15 1,770 65.9% 875
16 Ward No - 16 1,779 66.3% 885
17 Ward No - 17 2,038 82.1% 898
18 Ward No - 18 4,167 71.5% 941

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