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

Firozpur is a Municipal Council city situated in Firozpur tehsil of Firozpur district. The Firozpur city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22,263 families residing in the Firozpur city. The total population of Firozpur is 110,313 out of which 58,451 are males and 51,862 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Firozpur is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Firozpur city is 11684 which is 11% of the total population. There are 6371 male children and 5313 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Firozpur is 834 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (887).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Firozpur is 79.1%. Thus Firozpur has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.26% and the female literacy rate is 75.62% in Firozpur.

Firozpur Municipal Council has total administration over 22,263 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.

Firozpur Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 11,684 6,371 5,313
Literacy 79.1% 73.3% 67.9%
Scheduled Caste 27,395 14,512 12,883
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 32,273 15,610 16,663

Caste-wise Population - Firozpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Firozpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,395 14,512 12,883
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Firozpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Firozpur is 77,743 which is 70.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Firozpur is 342 which is 0.31% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Firozpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 77,743 (70.47%) 41,106 36,637
Muslim 342 (0.31%) 204 138
Christian 2,591 (2.35%) 1,309 1,282
Sikh 28,961 (26.25%) 15,513 13,448
Buddhist 43 (0.04%) 25 18
Jain 148 (0.13%) 78 70
Other Religion 23 (0.02%) 10 13
No Religion Specified 462 (0.42%) 206 256

Literacy Rate - Firozpur

The total literacy rate of Firozpur was 79.12% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 78,040 literates, males were 42,841 while females were 35,199. Also the male literacy rate was 82.26% and the female literacy rate was 75.62% in Firozpur.

  Firozpur Punjab
Female 75.62% 70.73%
Male 82.26% 80.44%
Total 79.12% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Firozpur

The Sex Ratio of Firozpur is 887. Thus per every 1000 men there were 887 females in Firozpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 834 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 887 ) of Firozpur.

Child Population - Firozpur

According to Census 2011, there were 11,684 children between age 0 to 6 years in Firozpur. Out of which 6,371 were male while 5,313 were female.

Working Population - Firozpur

In Firozpur Municipal Council out of total population, 37,333 were engaged in work activities. 91.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,333 workers engaged in Main Work, 764 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 814 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 34,045 28,488 5,557
Cultivators 764 701 63
Agriculture Labourer 814 741 73
Household Industries 751 628 123
Other Workers 31,716 26,418 5,298
Marginal Workers 3,288 2,246 1,042
Non Working 72,980 27,717 45,263

Firozpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Firozpur is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,284 61.9% 903
2 Ward No - 2 4,957 40.9% 861
3 Ward No - 3 4,265 54.4% 893
4 Ward No - 4 4,669 70.3% 890
5 Ward No - 5 8,783 59.3% 944
6 Ward No - 6 7,569 62.9% 861
7 Ward No - 7 4,905 39% 919
8 Ward No - 8 6,389 81.5% 890
9 Ward No - 9 5,212 86.2% 876
10 Ward No - 10 6,084 83.2% 993
11 Ward No - 11 3,254 70.7% 931
12 Ward No - 12 2,955 81.8% 923
13 Ward No - 13 10,167 77.2% 707
14 Ward No - 14 4,063 73.8% 916
15 Ward No - 15 3,590 78.8% 901
16 Ward No - 16 3,023 74.1% 898
17 Ward No - 17 5,307 64.4% 931
18 Ward No - 18 2,384 84.1% 900
19 Ward No - 19 2,905 83.9% 932
20 Ward No - 20 2,262 86.3% 906
21 Ward No - 21 3,077 84.6% 935
22 Ward No - 22 3,141 79.9% 879
23 Ward No - 23 2,507 83.7% 881
24 Ward No - 24 2,301 81.1% 911
25 Ward No - 25 3,260 67.7% 904

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