Duru Verinag Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Duru Verinag is a Municipal Council city situated in Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district. The Duru Verinag city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,133 families residing in the Duru Verinag city. The total population of Duru Verinag is 22,968 out of which 12,567 are males and 10,401 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Duru Verinag is 828.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Duru Verinag city is 3999 which is 17% of the total population. There are 2242 male children and 1757 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Duru Verinag is 784 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (828).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Duru Verinag is 72%. Thus Duru Verinag has higher literacy rate compared to 62.7% of Anantnag district. The male literacy rate is 80.77% and the female literacy rate is 61.64% in Duru Verinag.

Duru Verinag Municipal Council has total administration over 3,133 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.

Duru Verinag Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,999 2,242 1,757
Literacy 72% 66.4% 51.2%
Scheduled Caste 34 34 0
Scheduled Tribe 327 173 154
Illiterate 9,300 4,227 5,073

Caste-wise Population - Duru Verinag

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Duru Verinag.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34 34 0
Schedule Tribe 327 173 154

Religion-wise Population - Duru Verinag

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Duru Verinag is 1,136 which is 4.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Duru Verinag is 21,775 which is 94.81% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Duru Verinag as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,136 (4.95%) 1,112 24
Muslim 21,775 (94.81%) 11,403 10,372
Christian 25 (0.11%) 22 3
Sikh 26 (0.11%) 26 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.03%) 4 2

Literacy Rate - Duru Verinag

The total literacy rate of Duru Verinag was 72.05% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 13,668 literates, males were 8,340 while females were 5,328. Also the male literacy rate was 80.77% and the female literacy rate was 61.64% in Duru Verinag.

  Duru Verinag Jammu and Kashmir
Female 61.64% 56.43%
Male 80.77% 76.75%
Total 72.05% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Duru Verinag

The Sex Ratio of Duru Verinag is 828. Thus per every 1000 men there were 828 females in Duru Verinag. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 784 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 828 ) of Duru Verinag.

Child Population - Duru Verinag

According to Census 2011, there were 3,999 children between age 0 to 6 years in Duru Verinag. Out of which 2,242 were male while 1,757 were female.

Working Population - Duru Verinag

In Duru Verinag Municipal Council out of total population, 12,615 were engaged in work activities. 36.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,615 workers engaged in Main Work, 215 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 190 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,623 4,193 430
Cultivators 215 198 17
Agriculture Labourer 190 181 9
Household Industries 105 86 19
Other Workers 4,113 3,728 385
Marginal Workers 7,992 3,086 4,906
Non Working 10,353 5,288 5,065

Duru Verinag Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Duru Verinag is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,005 65.9% 383
2 Ward No - 2 2,070 69.8% 966
3 Ward No - 3 1,592 70.7% 845
4 Ward No - 4 1,435 59.3% 765
5 Ward No - 5 2,351 61.9% 938
6 Ward No - 6 1,022 58.5% 806
7 Ward No - 7 1,805 51.5% 1,075
8 Ward No - 8 817 54.7% 955
9 Ward No - 9 1,390 56.8% 950
10 Ward No - 10 1,141 57.4% 886
11 Ward No - 11 1,830 54.2% 912
12 Ward No - 12 1,017 48.3% 1,014
13 Ward No - 13 1,071 60.2% 853
14 Ward No - 14 993 44% 1,056
15 Ward No - 15 1,429 57.8% 888

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