Deoghar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Deoghar, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Deoghar is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Deoghar block of Deoghar district. The Deoghar city is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 36,768 families residing in the Deoghar city. The total population of Deoghar is 203,123 out of which 107,997 are males and 95,126 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Deoghar is 881.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deoghar city is 26893 which is 13% of the total population. There are 14355 male children and 12538 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deoghar is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (881).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Deoghar is 85.7%. Thus Deoghar has higher literacy rate compared to 64.9% of Deoghar district. The male literacy rate is 91.24% and the female literacy rate is 79.37% in Deoghar.

Deoghar Munciple Corporation has total administration over 36,768 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Deoghar Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Deoghar Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 26,893 14,355 12,538
Literacy 85.7% 79.1% 68.9%
Scheduled Caste 25,050 13,206 11,844
Scheduled Tribe 2,652 1,305 1,347
Illiterate 52,135 22,558 29,577

Caste-wise Population - Deoghar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Deoghar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,050 13,206 11,844
Schedule Tribe 2,652 1,305 1,347

Religion-wise Population - Deoghar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Deoghar is 191,538 which is 94.3% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Deoghar is 10,084 which is 4.96% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Deoghar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 191,538 (94.3%) 102,063 89,475
Muslim 10,084 (4.96%) 5,193 4,891
Christian 1,071 (0.53%) 506 565
Sikh 53 (0.03%) 33 20
Buddhist 64 (0.03%) 34 30
Jain 147 (0.07%) 81 66
Other Religion 80 (0.04%) 32 48
No Religion Specified 86 (0.04%) 55 31

Literacy Rate - Deoghar

The total literacy rate of Deoghar was 85.68% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 150,988 literates, males were 85,439 while females were 65,549. Also the male literacy rate was 91.24% and the female literacy rate was 79.37% in Deoghar.

  Deoghar Jharkhand
Female 79.37% 55.42%
Male 91.24% 76.84%
Total 85.68% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Deoghar

The Sex Ratio of Deoghar is 881. Thus per every 1000 men there were 881 females in Deoghar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Deoghar.

Child Population - Deoghar

According to Census 2011, there were 26,893 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deoghar. Out of which 14,355 were male while 12,538 were female.

Working Population - Deoghar

In Deoghar Munciple Corporation out of total population, 57,745 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 57,745 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,407 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,567 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 51,513 45,580 5,933
Cultivators 1,407 1,301 106
Agriculture Labourer 1,567 1,259 308
Household Industries 2,021 1,436 585
Other Workers 46,518 41,584 4,934
Marginal Workers 6,232 4,280 1,952
Non Working 145,378 58,137 87,241

Deoghar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Deoghar is further divided into 35 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,944 61.8% 916
2 Ward No - 2 9,229 67% 893
3 Ward No - 3 7,286 80.2% 873
4 Ward No - 4 8,202 81.5% 858
5 Ward No - 5 2,934 83.7% 666
6 Ward No - 6 3,491 82.9% 909
7 Ward No - 7 5,953 80.2% 811
8 Ward No - 8 7,438 80.2% 903
9 Ward No - 9 6,780 68.7% 913
10 Ward No - 10 7,132 67% 890
11 Ward No - 11 5,845 59.8% 901
12 Ward No - 12 6,097 67.2% 912
13 Ward No - 13 4,799 61.7% 904
14 Ward No - 14 6,368 81.2% 920
15 Ward No - 15 6,367 85.1% 916
16 Ward No - 16 7,373 67.8% 865
17 Ward No - 17 5,406 70.2% 853
18 Ward No - 18 5,329 54.5% 916
19 Ward No - 19 6,131 74.5% 885
20 Ward No - 20 3,538 81.5% 873
21 Ward No - 21 2,128 86.3% 914
22 Ward No - 22 2,906 82.2% 931
23 Ward No - 23 2,489 85.5% 873
24 Ward No - 24 8,284 83.7% 915
25 Ward No - 25 6,917 70.1% 841
26 Ward No - 26 9,254 68% 873
27 Ward No - 27 8,082 74% 885
28 Ward No - 28 3,307 86.5% 876
29 Ward No - 29 5,145 84.9% 901
30 Ward No - 30 3,855 84.4% 880
31 Ward No - 31 5,916 80% 869
32 Ward No - 32 3,647 77.9% 850
33 Ward No - 33 12,057 69.2% 855
34 Ward No - 34 5,387 84% 893
35 Ward No - 35 2,107 69.3% 847

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