Chunar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Chunar is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. The Chunar city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,951 families residing in the Chunar city. The total population of Chunar is 37,185 out of which 19,647 are males and 17,538 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chunar is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chunar city is 4926 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2519 male children and 2407 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chunar is 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chunar is 76.5%. Thus Chunar has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of Mirzapur district. The male literacy rate is 84.32% and the female literacy rate is 67.62% in Chunar.

Chunar Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 5,951 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chunar Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chunar Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 4,926 2,519 2,407
Literacy 76.5% 73.5% 58.3%
Scheduled Caste 5,657 3,053 2,604
Scheduled Tribe 119 68 51
Illiterate 12,511 5,205 7,306

Caste-wise Population - Chunar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Chunar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,657 3,053 2,604
Schedule Tribe 119 68 51

Religion-wise Population - Chunar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chunar is 30,632 which is 82.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chunar is 6,259 which is 16.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chunar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,632 (82.38%) 16,318 14,314
Muslim 6,259 (16.83%) 3,192 3,067
Christian 148 (0.4%) 67 81
Sikh 109 (0.29%) 48 61
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 29 (0.08%) 17 12

Literacy Rate - Chunar

The total literacy rate of Chunar was 76.49% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 24,674 literates, males were 14,442 while females were 10,232. Also the male literacy rate was 84.32% and the female literacy rate was 67.62% in Chunar.

  Chunar Uttar Pradesh
Female 67.62% 57.18%
Male 84.32% 77.28%
Total 76.49% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Chunar

The Sex Ratio of Chunar is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Chunar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Chunar.

Child Population - Chunar

According to Census 2011, there were 4,926 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chunar. Out of which 2,519 were male while 2,407 were female.

Working Population - Chunar

In Chunar Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 11,901 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,901 workers engaged in Main Work, 424 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 454 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,986 6,838 1,148
Cultivators 424 385 39
Agriculture Labourer 454 335 119
Household Industries 960 750 210
Other Workers 6,148 5,368 780
Marginal Workers 3,915 2,677 1,238
Non Working 25,284 10,132 15,152

Chunar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chunar is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,459 47.6% 900
2 Ward No - 2 1,037 57.1% 816
3 Ward No - 3 1,196 57.9% 872
4 Ward No - 4 1,310 74.2% 835
5 Ward No - 5 1,727 62.5% 875
6 Ward No - 6 1,092 75.2% 811
7 Ward No - 7 1,494 71.8% 963
8 Ward No - 8 1,473 62.5% 999
9 Ward No - 9 1,704 63.6% 930
10 Ward No - 10 1,131 56.1% 876
11 Ward No - 11 1,970 68.6% 894
12 Ward No - 12 1,864 67.9% 1,024
13 Ward No - 13 2,018 68.4% 980
14 Ward No - 14 1,316 74.6% 841
15 Ward No - 15 1,766 50.1% 869
16 Ward No - 16 1,485 71.5% 967
17 Ward No - 17 1,148 58.2% 936
18 Ward No - 18 1,380 67.8% 969
19 Ward No - 19 1,035 57.1% 960
20 Ward No - 20 1,417 66.1% 850
21 Ward No - 21 2,103 76.5% 557
22 Ward No - 22 1,097 78.3% 952
23 Ward No - 23 1,396 82.8% 1,012
24 Ward No - 24 1,264 74.7% 930
25 Ward No - 25 2,303 64.5% 916

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