Colonelganj Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gonda, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Colonelganj is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. The Colonelganj city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,483 families residing in the Colonelganj city. The total population of Colonelganj is 29,435 out of which 15,388 are males and 14,047 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Colonelganj is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Colonelganj city is 4400 which is 15% of the total population. There are 2271 male children and 2129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Colonelganj is 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (913).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Colonelganj is 67.2%. Thus Colonelganj has higher literacy rate compared to 58.7% of Gonda district. The male literacy rate is 71.43% and the female literacy rate is 62.44% in Colonelganj.

Colonelganj Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 4,483 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.

Colonelganj Nagar Palika Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,400 2,271 2,129
Literacy 67.2% 60.9% 53%
Scheduled Caste 1,340 680 660
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 12,624 6,019 6,605

Caste-wise Population - Colonelganj

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Colonelganj.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,340 680 660
Schedule Tribe 5 3 2

Religion-wise Population - Colonelganj

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Colonelganj is 10,159 which is 34.51% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Colonelganj is 18,869 which is 64.1% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Colonelganj as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,159 (34.51%) 5,249 4,910
Muslim 18,869 (64.1%) 9,921 8,948
Christian 44 (0.15%) 25 19
Sikh 337 (1.14%) 180 157
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 19 (0.06%) 9 10

Literacy Rate - Colonelganj

The total literacy rate of Colonelganj was 67.15% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 16,811 literates, males were 9,369 while females were 7,442. Also the male literacy rate was 71.43% and the female literacy rate was 62.44% in Colonelganj.

  Colonelganj Uttar Pradesh
Female 62.44% 57.18%
Male 71.43% 77.28%
Total 67.15% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Colonelganj

The Sex Ratio of Colonelganj is 913. Thus per every 1000 men there were 913 females in Colonelganj. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Colonelganj.

Child Population - Colonelganj

According to Census 2011, there were 4,400 children between age 0 to 6 years in Colonelganj. Out of which 2,271 were male while 2,129 were female.

Working Population - Colonelganj

In Colonelganj Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 8,165 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,165 workers engaged in Main Work, 308 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,860 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,346 5,976 370
Cultivators 308 297 11
Agriculture Labourer 1,860 1,759 101
Household Industries 581 559 22
Other Workers 3,597 3,361 236
Marginal Workers 1,819 1,331 488
Non Working 21,270 8,081 13,189

Colonelganj Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,970 42.1% 916
2 Ward No - 2 1,911 45.1% 924
3 Ward No - 3 774 72.4% 788
4 Ward No - 4 1,290 59.3% 878
5 Ward No - 5 1,236 45.3% 831
6 Ward No - 6 1,666 51.4% 924
7 Ward No - 7 378 85.4% 919
8 Ward No - 8 1,366 31.7% 913
9 Ward No - 9 1,507 47.6% 860
10 Ward No - 10 827 67% 983
11 Ward No - 11 1,807 70.1% 829
12 Ward No - 12 1,501 51.2% 895
13 Ward No - 13 1,616 50.7% 915
14 Ward No - 14 878 71.6% 973
15 Ward No - 15 640 74.2% 839
16 Ward No - 16 538 81.8% 956
17 Ward No - 17 1,622 51% 890
18 Ward No - 18 677 76.5% 907
19 Ward No - 19 813 83.5% 852
20 Ward No - 20 1,453 65.9% 1,079
21 Ward No - 21 1,182 60.6% 997
22 Ward No - 22 691 76.6% 1,026
23 Ward No - 23 1,373 61.4% 1,004
24 Ward No - 24 780 75.3% 926
25 Ward No - 25 939 31.4% 871

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