Gobindgarh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab - Census 2011

Gobindgarh is a Municipal Council + Outgrowth city situated in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. The Gobindgarh city is divided into 22 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 17,780 families residing in the Gobindgarh city. The total population of Gobindgarh is 82,266 out of which 46,104 are males and 36,162 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gobindgarh is 784.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gobindgarh city is 9919 which is 12% of the total population. There are 5336 male children and 4583 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gobindgarh is 859 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (784).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gobindgarh is 81.9%. Thus Gobindgarh has higher literacy rate compared to 79.4% of Fatehgarh Sahib district. The male literacy rate is 84.75% and the female literacy rate is 78.22% in Gobindgarh .

Gobindgarh Municipal Council + Outgrowth has total administration over 17,780 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.

Gobindgarh Municipal Council + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 9,919 5,336 4,583
Literacy 81.9% 74.9% 68.3%
Scheduled Caste 12,904 7,038 5,866
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 23,015 11,553 11,462

Caste-wise Population - Gobindgarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gobindgarh .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,904 7,038 5,866
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Gobindgarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gobindgarh is 55,424 which is 67.37% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gobindgarh is 2,659 which is 3.23% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gobindgarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 55,424 (67.37%) 31,856 23,568
Muslim 2,659 (3.23%) 1,498 1,161
Christian 194 (0.24%) 101 93
Sikh 23,676 (28.78%) 12,497 11,179
Buddhist 18 (0.02%) 10 8
Jain 129 (0.16%) 64 65
Other Religion 30 (0.04%) 19 11
No Religion Specified 136 (0.17%) 59 77

Literacy Rate - Gobindgarh

The total literacy rate of Gobindgarh was 81.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 59,251 literates, males were 34,551 while females were 24,700. Also the male literacy rate was 84.75% and the female literacy rate was 78.22% in Gobindgarh .

  Gobindgarh Punjab
Female 78.22% 70.73%
Male 84.75% 80.44%
Total 81.9% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Gobindgarh

The Sex Ratio of Gobindgarh is 784. Thus per every 1000 men there were 784 females in Gobindgarh . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 859 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 784 ) of Gobindgarh .

Child Population - Gobindgarh

According to Census 2011, there were 9,919 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gobindgarh . Out of which 5,336 were male while 4,583 were female.

Working Population - Gobindgarh

In Gobindgarh Municipal Council + Outgrowth out of total population, 30,434 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,434 workers engaged in Main Work, 213 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 158 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,675 26,397 2,278
Cultivators 213 189 24
Agriculture Labourer 158 132 26
Household Industries 474 436 38
Other Workers 27,830 25,640 2,190
Marginal Workers 1,759 1,311 448
Non Working 51,832 18,396 33,436

Gobindgarh Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,522 71% 572
2 Ward No - 2 3,757 66.4% 703
3 Ward No - 3 3,274 77.1% 790
4 Ward No - 4 2,231 86.8% 880
5 Ward No - 5 5,057 73.3% 848
6 Ward No - 6 5,051 58.7% 557
7 Ward No - 7 3,059 78.5% 818
8 Ward No - 8 4,248 71.9% 775
9 Ward No - 9 1,970 80.6% 829
10 Ward No - 10 3,078 81.9% 820
11 Ward No - 11 5,647 77.2% 765
12 Ward No - 12 5,127 71.4% 829
13 Ward No - 13 4,146 76.7% 811
14 Ward No - 14 3,121 72.9% 797
15 Ward No - 15 4,073 62.3% 871
16 Ward No - 16 6,062 67.6% 792
17 Ward No - 17 2,252 85.7% 922
18 Ward No - 18 2,517 84% 914
19 Ward No - 19 3,938 76.4% 850
20 Ward No - 20 1,398 52.6% 804
21 Ward No - 21 4,589 68.7% 838
22 Ward No - 22 3,149 57.2% 848

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