Dharur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bid, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Dharur is a Municipal Council city situated in Dharur taluka of Bid district. The Dharur city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,959 families residing in the Dharur city. The total population of Dharur is 20,417 out of which 10,573 are males and 9,844 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharur is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharur city is 2792 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1514 male children and 1278 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharur is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharur is 82.5%. Thus Dharur has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Bid district. The male literacy rate is 89.79% and the female literacy rate is 74.73% in Dharur.

Dharur Municipal Council has total administration over 3,959 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.

Dharur Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,792 1,514 1,278
Literacy 82.5% 76.9% 65%
Scheduled Caste 2,820 1,384 1,436
Scheduled Tribe 327 160 167
Illiterate 5,882 2,439 3,443

Caste-wise Population - Dharur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Dharur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,820 1,384 1,436
Schedule Tribe 327 160 167

Religion-wise Population - Dharur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dharur is 15,060 which is 73.76% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dharur is 4,908 which is 24.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dharur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,060 (73.76%) 7,813 7,247
Muslim 4,908 (24.04%) 2,531 2,377
Christian 1 (0%) 0 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 301 (1.47%) 153 148
Jain 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Other Religion 5 (0.02%) 4 1
No Religion Specified 139 (0.68%) 71 68

Literacy Rate - Dharur

The total literacy rate of Dharur was 82.47% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 14,535 literates, males were 8,134 while females were 6,401. Also the male literacy rate was 89.79% and the female literacy rate was 74.73% in Dharur.

  Dharur Maharashtra
Female 74.73% 75.87%
Male 89.79% 88.38%
Total 82.47% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Dharur

The Sex Ratio of Dharur is 931. Thus per every 1000 men there were 931 females in Dharur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Dharur.

Child Population - Dharur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,792 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharur. Out of which 1,514 were male while 1,278 were female.

Working Population - Dharur

In Dharur Municipal Council out of total population, 7,614 were engaged in work activities. 87.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,614 workers engaged in Main Work, 622 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,260 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,683 4,860 1,823
Cultivators 622 481 141
Agriculture Labourer 2,260 1,247 1,013
Household Industries 329 235 94
Other Workers 3,472 2,897 575
Marginal Workers 931 548 383
Non Working 12,803 5,165 7,638

Dharur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dharur is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,286 70.3% 875
2 Ward No - 2 1,521 70% 965
3 Ward No - 3 1,181 73.3% 905
4 Ward No - 4 935 83.3% 936
5 Ward No - 5 977 67.6% 931
6 Ward No - 6 417 64% 870
7 Ward No - 7 872 84.9% 964
8 Ward No - 8 988 66.9% 972
9 Ward No - 9 906 77.3% 919
10 Ward No - 10 1,436 78.1% 917
11 Ward No - 11 1,750 74.8% 957
12 Ward No - 12 1,562 74.8% 905
13 Ward No - 13 1,106 65% 825
14 Ward No - 14 1,054 56.2% 1,008
15 Ward No - 15 813 71.3% 940
16 Ward No - 16 1,187 71.4% 899
17 Ward No - 17 1,426 59.9% 1,058

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