Dharamkot Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Moga, Punjab - Census 2011

Dharamkot is a Municipal Council city situated in Moga tehsil of Moga district. The Dharamkot city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,694 families residing in the Dharamkot city. The total population of Dharamkot is 19,057 out of which 10,015 are males and 9,042 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharamkot is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharamkot city is 2217 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1208 male children and 1009 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharamkot is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharamkot is 74.9%. Thus Dharamkot has higher literacy rate compared to 70.7% of Moga district. The male literacy rate is 78.53% and the female literacy rate is 70.93% in Dharamkot.

Dharamkot Municipal Council has total administration over 3,694 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dharamkot Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dharamkot Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 2,217 1,208 1,009
Literacy 74.9% 69.1% 63%
Scheduled Caste 5,281 2,784 2,497
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 6,443 3,099 3,344

Caste-wise Population - Dharamkot

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dharamkot.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,281 2,784 2,497
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Dharamkot

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dharamkot is 5,604 which is 29.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dharamkot is 275 which is 1.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dharamkot as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,604 (29.41%) 2,921 2,683
Muslim 275 (1.44%) 152 123
Christian 145 (0.76%) 72 73
Sikh 12,916 (67.78%) 6,818 6,098
Buddhist 7 (0.04%) 1 6
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 9 (0.05%) 3 6
No Religion Specified 101 (0.53%) 48 53

Literacy Rate - Dharamkot

The total literacy rate of Dharamkot was 74.9% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 12,614 literates, males were 6,916 while females were 5,698. Also the male literacy rate was 78.53% and the female literacy rate was 70.93% in Dharamkot.

  Dharamkot Punjab
Female 70.93% 70.73%
Male 78.53% 80.44%
Total 74.9% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Dharamkot

The Sex Ratio of Dharamkot is 903. Thus per every 1000 men there were 903 females in Dharamkot. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Dharamkot.

Child Population - Dharamkot

According to Census 2011, there were 2,217 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharamkot. Out of which 1,208 were male while 1,009 were female.

Working Population - Dharamkot

In Dharamkot Municipal Council out of total population, 6,607 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,607 workers engaged in Main Work, 773 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 733 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,222 5,247 975
Cultivators 773 750 23
Agriculture Labourer 733 604 129
Household Industries 106 89 17
Other Workers 4,610 3,804 806
Marginal Workers 385 277 108
Non Working 12,450 4,491 7,959

Dharamkot Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 964 75.1% 872
2 Ward No - 2 1,028 76.2% 832
3 Ward No - 3 824 82.8% 916
4 Ward No - 4 860 86.2% 955
5 Ward No - 5 855 83.9% 887
6 Ward No - 6 1,119 70% 893
7 Ward No - 7 1,849 74.9% 893
8 Ward No - 8 2,940 48.8% 887
9 Ward No - 9 1,921 62.7% 950
10 Ward No - 10 1,952 46.1% 882
11 Ward No - 11 1,809 66.6% 941
12 Ward No - 12 1,748 71.1% 944
13 Ward No - 13 1,188 68.8% 865

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