Buxwaha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Buxwaha is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Buxwaha tehsil of Chhatarpur district. The Buxwaha city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,032 families residing in the Buxwaha city. The total population of Buxwaha is 10,216 out of which 5,387 are males and 4,829 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Buxwaha is 896.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Buxwaha city is 1443 which is 14% of the total population. There are 753 male children and 690 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Buxwaha is 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (896).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Buxwaha is 78.3%. Thus Buxwaha has higher literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Chhatarpur district. The male literacy rate is 85.15% and the female literacy rate is 70.65% in Buxwaha.

Buxwaha Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,032 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Buxwaha Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Buxwaha Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,443 753 690
Literacy 78.3% 73.3% 60.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,238 1,171 1,067
Scheduled Tribe 230 135 95
Illiterate 3,346 1,441 1,905

Caste-wise Population - Buxwaha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Buxwaha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,238 1,171 1,067
Schedule Tribe 230 135 95

Religion-wise Population - Buxwaha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Buxwaha is 8,943 which is 87.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Buxwaha is 476 which is 4.66% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Buxwaha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,943 (87.54%) 4,749 4,194
Muslim 476 (4.66%) 245 231
Christian 7 (0.07%) 4 3
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 784 (7.67%) 386 398
Other Religion 2 (0.02%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.03%) 1 2

Literacy Rate - Buxwaha

The total literacy rate of Buxwaha was 78.31% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 6,870 literates, males were 3,946 while females were 2,924. Also the male literacy rate was 85.15% and the female literacy rate was 70.65% in Buxwaha.

  Buxwaha Madhya Pradesh
Female 70.65% 59.24%
Male 85.15% 78.73%
Total 78.31% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Buxwaha

The Sex Ratio of Buxwaha is 896. Thus per every 1000 men there were 896 females in Buxwaha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Buxwaha.

Child Population - Buxwaha

According to Census 2011, there were 1,443 children between age 0 to 6 years in Buxwaha. Out of which 753 were male while 690 were female.

Working Population - Buxwaha

In Buxwaha Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,378 were engaged in work activities. 94% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,378 workers engaged in Main Work, 657 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 496 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,177 2,535 642
Cultivators 657 574 83
Agriculture Labourer 496 381 115
Household Industries 361 172 189
Other Workers 1,663 1,408 255
Marginal Workers 201 119 82
Non Working 6,838 2,733 4,105

Buxwaha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Buxwaha is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 662 71.8% 982
2 Ward No - 2 941 64.1% 782
3 Ward No - 3 1,001 71.4% 1,030
4 Ward No - 4 578 77% 993
5 Ward No - 5 575 82.3% 873
6 Ward No - 6 629 81.2% 947
7 Ward No - 7 735 66.4% 904
8 Ward No - 8 603 74.5% 844
9 Ward No - 9 686 52.8% 829
10 Ward No - 10 881 64.4% 919
11 Ward No - 11 533 70.2% 938
12 Ward No - 12 523 73.6% 842
13 Ward No - 13 543 55.4% 899
14 Ward No - 14 748 56.3% 847
15 Ward No - 15 578 52.1% 835

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