Gursarai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Gursarai is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Garautha tehsil of Jhansi district. The Gursarai city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,920 families residing in the Gursarai city. The total population of Gursarai is 26,869 out of which 14,127 are males and 12,742 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gursarai is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gursarai city is 3266 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1764 male children and 1502 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gursarai is 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gursarai is 83.7%. Thus Gursarai has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Jhansi district. The male literacy rate is 91.75% and the female literacy rate is 74.75% in Gursarai.

Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 4,920 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.

Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,266 1,764 1,502
Literacy 83.7% 80.3% 65.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,337 2,839 2,498
Scheduled Tribe 4 3 1
Illiterate 7,124 2,784 4,340

Caste-wise Population - Gursarai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gursarai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,337 2,839 2,498
Schedule Tribe 4 3 1

Religion-wise Population - Gursarai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gursarai is 23,037 which is 85.74% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gursarai is 3,000 which is 11.17% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gursarai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,037 (85.74%) 12,136 10,901
Muslim 3,000 (11.17%) 1,575 1,425
Christian 11 (0.04%) 4 7
Sikh 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 800 (2.98%) 400 400
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 14 (0.05%) 7 7

Literacy Rate - Gursarai

The total literacy rate of Gursarai was 83.65% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 19,745 literates, males were 11,343 while females were 8,402. Also the male literacy rate was 91.75% and the female literacy rate was 74.75% in Gursarai.

  Gursarai Uttar Pradesh
Female 74.75% 57.18%
Male 91.75% 77.28%
Total 83.65% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Gursarai

The Sex Ratio of Gursarai is 902. Thus per every 1000 men there were 902 females in Gursarai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 902 ) of Gursarai.

Child Population - Gursarai

According to Census 2011, there were 3,266 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gursarai. Out of which 1,764 were male while 1,502 were female.

Working Population - Gursarai

In Gursarai Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 8,217 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,217 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,320 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 926 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,892 5,396 496
Cultivators 1,320 1,256 64
Agriculture Labourer 926 760 166
Household Industries 349 321 28
Other Workers 3,297 3,059 238
Marginal Workers 2,325 1,658 667
Non Working 18,652 7,073 11,579

Gursarai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 789 62% 874
2 Ward No - 2 983 61.1% 887
3 Ward No - 3 1,620 69.3% 831
4 Ward No - 4 984 77.2% 911
5 Ward No - 5 1,190 76.3% 964
6 Ward No - 6 920 75.9% 893
7 Ward No - 7 1,026 53.6% 962
8 Ward No - 8 1,678 61.7% 916
9 Ward No - 9 905 75.4% 889
10 Ward No - 10 1,099 78.4% 869
11 Ward No - 11 1,392 69.3% 863
12 Ward No - 12 1,294 83.2% 838
13 Ward No - 13 928 73.7% 937
14 Ward No - 14 1,164 74.2% 899
15 Ward No - 15 1,013 79.8% 1,038
16 Ward No - 16 715 81.1% 907
17 Ward No - 17 1,121 73.6% 853
18 Ward No - 18 1,686 78.5% 857
19 Ward No - 19 960 72.2% 955
20 Ward No - 20 349 83.7% 918
21 Ward No - 21 1,008 64.7% 920
22 Ward No - 22 963 75.3% 969
23 Ward No - 23 879 88.4% 919
24 Ward No - 24 1,091 84.9% 945
25 Ward No - 25 1,112 76.3% 875

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