Chamkaur Sahib Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Rupnagar, Punjab - Census 2011

Chamkaur Sahib is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. The Chamkaur Sahib city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,842 families residing in the Chamkaur Sahib city. The total population of Chamkaur Sahib is 13,920 out of which 7,258 are males and 6,662 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chamkaur Sahib is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chamkaur Sahib city is 1634 which is 12% of the total population. There are 876 male children and 758 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chamkaur Sahib is 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chamkaur Sahib is 79.8%. Thus Chamkaur Sahib has lower literacy rate compared to 82.2% of Rupnagar district. The male literacy rate is 83.27% and the female literacy rate is 75.97% in Chamkaur Sahib.

Chamkaur Sahib Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,842 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.

Chamkaur Sahib Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,634 876 758
Literacy 79.8% 73.2% 67.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,486 2,336 2,150
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,121 1,944 2,177

Caste-wise Population - Chamkaur Sahib

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chamkaur Sahib.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,486 2,336 2,150
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Chamkaur Sahib

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chamkaur Sahib is 3,795 which is 27.26% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chamkaur Sahib is 665 which is 4.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chamkaur Sahib as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,795 (27.26%) 1,984 1,811
Muslim 665 (4.78%) 332 333
Christian 123 (0.88%) 65 58
Sikh 9,307 (66.86%) 4,861 4,446
Buddhist 12 (0.09%) 7 5
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 5 (0.04%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 13 (0.09%) 6 7

Literacy Rate - Chamkaur Sahib

The total literacy rate of Chamkaur Sahib was 79.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 9,799 literates, males were 5,314 while females were 4,485. Also the male literacy rate was 83.27% and the female literacy rate was 75.97% in Chamkaur Sahib.

  Chamkaur Sahib Punjab
Female 75.97% 70.73%
Male 83.27% 80.44%
Total 79.76% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Chamkaur Sahib

The Sex Ratio of Chamkaur Sahib is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Chamkaur Sahib. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Chamkaur Sahib.

Child Population - Chamkaur Sahib

According to Census 2011, there were 1,634 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chamkaur Sahib. Out of which 876 were male while 758 were female.

Working Population - Chamkaur Sahib

In Chamkaur Sahib Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,750 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,750 workers engaged in Main Work, 360 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,104 3,504 600
Cultivators 360 337 23
Agriculture Labourer 132 118 14
Household Industries 111 91 20
Other Workers 3,501 2,958 543
Marginal Workers 646 438 208
Non Working 9,170 3,316 5,854

Chamkaur Sahib Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chamkaur Sahib is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,050 65.4% 974
2 Ward No - 2 1,045 77.8% 964
3 Ward No - 3 1,038 77.1% 901
4 Ward No - 4 1,020 76% 896
5 Ward No - 5 1,127 69.6% 901
6 Ward No - 6 1,751 46.3% 935
7 Ward No - 7 972 74.7% 906
8 Ward No - 8 881 75.5% 989
9 Ward No - 9 1,296 73.8% 898
10 Ward No - 10 745 72.3% 891
11 Ward No - 11 1,138 72.9% 878
12 Ward No - 12 907 69.2% 914
13 Ward No - 13 950 82.6% 892

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