Ghagga Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Patiala, Punjab - Census 2011

Ghagga is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Patran tehsil of Patiala district. The Ghagga city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,925 families residing in the Ghagga city. The total population of Ghagga is 10,162 out of which 5,340 are males and 4,822 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghagga is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghagga city is 1250 which is 12% of the total population. There are 671 male children and 579 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghagga is 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghagga is 66%. Thus Ghagga has lower literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Patiala district. The male literacy rate is 73.21% and the female literacy rate is 58.1% in Ghagga.

Ghagga Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,925 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ghagga Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghagga Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,250 671 579
Literacy 66% 64% 51.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,832 1,994 1,838
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,279 1,922 2,357

Caste-wise Population - Ghagga

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghagga.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,832 1,994 1,838
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ghagga

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ghagga is 4,140 which is 40.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ghagga is 284 which is 2.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ghagga as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,140 (40.74%) 2,159 1,981
Muslim 284 (2.79%) 154 130
Christian 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Sikh 5,669 (55.79%) 2,987 2,682
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 54 (0.53%) 31 23
No Religion Specified 12 (0.12%) 6 6

Literacy Rate - Ghagga

The total literacy rate of Ghagga was 66.01% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 5,883 literates, males were 3,418 while females were 2,465. Also the male literacy rate was 73.21% and the female literacy rate was 58.1% in Ghagga.

  Ghagga Punjab
Female 58.1% 70.73%
Male 73.21% 80.44%
Total 66.01% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Ghagga

The Sex Ratio of Ghagga is 903. Thus per every 1000 men there were 903 females in Ghagga. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Ghagga.

Child Population - Ghagga

According to Census 2011, there were 1,250 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghagga. Out of which 671 were male while 579 were female.

Working Population - Ghagga

In Ghagga Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,325 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,325 workers engaged in Main Work, 742 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 439 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,970 2,663 307
Cultivators 742 709 33
Agriculture Labourer 439 422 17
Household Industries 155 39 116
Other Workers 1,634 1,493 141
Marginal Workers 355 210 145
Non Working 6,837 2,467 4,370

Ghagga Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ghagga is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 699 64.4% 864
2 Ward No - 2 834 50.7% 833
3 Ward No - 3 1,386 73% 930
4 Ward No - 4 753 75% 926
5 Ward No - 5 1,076 71.7% 862
6 Ward No - 6 1,277 45.3% 962
7 Ward No - 7 1,011 38.9% 944
8 Ward No - 8 995 54.5% 917
9 Ward No - 9 691 47.5% 893
10 Ward No - 10 639 48.8% 902
11 Ward No - 11 801 63.5% 854

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