Faridkot Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Faridkot, Punjab - Census 2011

Faridkot is a Municipal Council + Outgrowth city situated in Faridkot tehsil of Faridkot district. The Faridkot city is divided into 22 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 17,927 families residing in the Faridkot city. The total population of Faridkot is 87,695 out of which 47,411 are males and 40,284 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Faridkot is 850.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Faridkot city is 9682 which is 11% of the total population. There are 5297 male children and 4385 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Faridkot is 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (850).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Faridkot is 81.4%. Thus Faridkot has higher literacy rate compared to 69.6% of Faridkot district. The male literacy rate is 86.04% and the female literacy rate is 75.94% in Faridkot .

Faridkot Municipal Council + Outgrowth has total administration over 17,927 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Faridkot Municipal Council + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 9,682 5,297 4,385
Literacy 81.4% 76.4% 67.7%
Scheduled Caste 25,502 13,294 12,208
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 24,198 11,175 13,023

Caste-wise Population - Faridkot

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Faridkot .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,502 13,294 12,208
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Faridkot

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Faridkot is 43,112 which is 49.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Faridkot is 470 which is 0.54% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Faridkot as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 43,112 (49.16%) 24,049 19,063
Muslim 470 (0.54%) 304 166
Christian 415 (0.47%) 225 190
Sikh 42,652 (48.64%) 22,282 20,370
Buddhist 65 (0.07%) 31 34
Jain 741 (0.84%) 389 352
Other Religion 10 (0.01%) 8 2
No Religion Specified 230 (0.26%) 123 107

Literacy Rate - Faridkot

The total literacy rate of Faridkot was 81.39% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 63,497 literates, males were 36,236 while females were 27,261. Also the male literacy rate was 86.04% and the female literacy rate was 75.94% in Faridkot .

  Faridkot Punjab
Female 75.94% 70.73%
Male 86.04% 80.44%
Total 81.39% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Faridkot

The Sex Ratio of Faridkot is 850. Thus per every 1000 men there were 850 females in Faridkot . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 850 ) of Faridkot .

Child Population - Faridkot

According to Census 2011, there were 9,682 children between age 0 to 6 years in Faridkot . Out of which 5,297 were male while 4,385 were female.

Working Population - Faridkot

In Faridkot Municipal Council + Outgrowth out of total population, 33,064 were engaged in work activities. 87.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 33,064 workers engaged in Main Work, 542 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,074 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 29,011 24,471 4,540
Cultivators 542 486 56
Agriculture Labourer 1,074 961 113
Household Industries 1,339 1,047 292
Other Workers 26,056 21,977 4,079
Marginal Workers 4,053 2,309 1,744
Non Working 54,631 20,631 34,000

Faridkot Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Faridkot is further divided into 22 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,989 75.4% 963
2 Ward No - 2 2,780 65.6% 947
3 Ward No - 3 4,316 56.9% 813
4 Ward No - 4 4,605 58.8% 945
5 Ward No - 5 3,792 59% 923
6 Ward No - 6 2,214 84.1% 958
7 Ward No - 7 2,153 87.2% 905
8 Ward No - 8 2,097 85.3% 919
9 Ward No - 9 2,604 77.8% 933
10 Ward No - 10 5,054 83.3% 925
11 Ward No - 11 2,552 80.1% 895
12 Ward No - 12 6,430 75.5% 905
13 Ward No - 13 13,284 75.2% 582
14 Ward No - 14 3,915 78.9% 919
15 Ward No - 15 6,107 74.5% 915
16 Ward No - 16 2,463 70.2% 905
17 Ward No - 17 2,732 83% 940
18 Ward No - 18 2,314 81.6% 886
19 Ward No - 19 4,038 66.8% 887
20 Ward No - 20 4,911 60.5% 908
21 Ward No - 21 4,085 73.4% 859
22 Ward No - 22 2,260 51.9% 849

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