Gangoh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Gangoh is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. The Gangoh city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,657 families residing in the Gangoh city. The total population of Gangoh is 59,279 out of which 31,318 are males and 27,961 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gangoh is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangoh city is 8977 which is 15% of the total population. There are 4693 male children and 4284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangoh is 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gangoh is 63.5%. Thus Gangoh has lower literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Saharanpur district. The male literacy rate is 70.64% and the female literacy rate is 55.51% in Gangoh.

Gangoh Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 9,657 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gangoh Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gangoh Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 8,977 4,693 4,284
Literacy 63.5% 60.1% 47%
Scheduled Caste 3,602 1,967 1,635
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 27,330 12,511 14,819

Caste-wise Population - Gangoh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gangoh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,602 1,967 1,635
Schedule Tribe 1 0 1

Religion-wise Population - Gangoh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gangoh is 19,784 which is 33.37% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gangoh is 38,602 which is 65.12% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gangoh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,784 (33.37%) 10,570 9,214
Muslim 38,602 (65.12%) 20,272 18,330
Christian 241 (0.41%) 137 104
Sikh 108 (0.18%) 59 49
Buddhist 9 (0.02%) 3 6
Jain 41 (0.07%) 18 23
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 494 (0.83%) 259 235

Literacy Rate - Gangoh

The total literacy rate of Gangoh was 63.51% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 31,949 literates, males were 18,807 while females were 13,142. Also the male literacy rate was 70.64% and the female literacy rate was 55.51% in Gangoh.

  Gangoh Uttar Pradesh
Female 55.51% 57.18%
Male 70.64% 77.28%
Total 63.51% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Gangoh

The Sex Ratio of Gangoh is 893. Thus per every 1000 men there were 893 females in Gangoh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Gangoh.

Child Population - Gangoh

According to Census 2011, there were 8,977 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangoh. Out of which 4,693 were male while 4,284 were female.

Working Population - Gangoh

In Gangoh Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 17,611 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,611 workers engaged in Main Work, 926 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,360 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,184 14,979 1,205
Cultivators 926 887 39
Agriculture Labourer 1,360 1,141 219
Household Industries 210 175 35
Other Workers 13,688 12,776 912
Marginal Workers 1,427 1,050 377
Non Working 41,668 15,289 26,379

Gangoh Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,993 58.2% 828
2 Ward No - 2 2,610 73.2% 938
3 Ward No - 3 2,435 51.8% 812
4 Ward No - 4 3,194 57.2% 870
5 Ward No - 5 2,183 73.8% 910
6 Ward No - 6 1,833 66.7% 942
7 Ward No - 7 3,329 62.5% 786
8 Ward No - 8 2,340 48.5% 884
9 Ward No - 9 3,287 57.3% 946
10 Ward No - 10 2,614 39.8% 871
11 Ward No - 11 2,707 31.3% 866
12 Ward No - 12 3,661 35.6% 933
13 Ward No - 13 1,592 48.1% 939
14 Ward No - 14 1,807 57.8% 892
15 Ward No - 15 3,866 55% 869
16 Ward No - 16 1,588 58.8% 870
17 Ward No - 17 3,028 60.1% 960
18 Ward No - 18 2,813 32.8% 947
19 Ward No - 19 2,085 41.2% 867
20 Ward No - 20 1,515 52.7% 908
21 Ward No - 21 1,402 51.9% 958
22 Ward No - 22 2,298 46.1% 918
23 Ward No - 23 1,830 53.4% 932
24 Ward No - 24 1,795 74.8% 889
25 Ward No - 25 1,474 87.8% 845

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