Gwalior Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Gwalior is a Munciple Corporation city situated in Gwalior tehsil of Gwalior district. The Gwalior city is divided into 60 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 199,466 families residing in the Gwalior city. The total population of Gwalior is 1,054,420 out of which 561,165 are males and 493,255 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gwalior is 879.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gwalior city is 117783 which is 11% of the total population. There are 64196 male children and 53587 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gwalior is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (879).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gwalior is 84.2%. Thus Gwalior has higher literacy rate compared to 76.7% of Gwalior district. The male literacy rate is 89.69% and the female literacy rate is 78.01% in Gwalior.

Gwalior Munciple Corporation has total administration over 199,466 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Gwalior Munciple Corporation

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gwalior Munciple Corporation.

Total Male Female
Children 117,783 64,196 53,587
Literacy 84.2% 79.4% 69.5%
Scheduled Caste 182,797 97,474 85,323
Scheduled Tribe 13,909 7,511 6,398
Illiterate 265,709 115,440 150,269

Caste-wise Population - Gwalior

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Gwalior.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 182,797 97,474 85,323
Schedule Tribe 13,909 7,511 6,398

Religion-wise Population - Gwalior

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Gwalior is 936,795 which is 88.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Gwalior is 90,488 which is 8.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Gwalior as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 936,795 (88.84%) 500,148 436,647
Muslim 90,488 (8.58%) 46,995 43,493
Christian 3,023 (0.29%) 1,447 1,576
Sikh 5,933 (0.56%) 3,157 2,776
Buddhist 1,251 (0.12%) 689 562
Jain 14,899 (1.41%) 7,703 7,196
Other Religion 133 (0.01%) 73 60
No Religion Specified 1,898 (0.18%) 953 945

Literacy Rate - Gwalior

The total literacy rate of Gwalior was 84.21% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 788,711 literates, males were 445,725 while females were 342,986. Also the male literacy rate was 89.69% and the female literacy rate was 78.01% in Gwalior.

  Gwalior Madhya Pradesh
Female 78.01% 59.24%
Male 89.69% 78.73%
Total 84.21% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Gwalior

The Sex Ratio of Gwalior is 879. Thus per every 1000 men there were 879 females in Gwalior. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Gwalior.

Child Population - Gwalior

According to Census 2011, there were 117,783 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gwalior. Out of which 64,196 were male while 53,587 were female.

Working Population - Gwalior

In Gwalior Munciple Corporation out of total population, 326,572 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 326,572 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,979 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,137 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 292,884 252,205 40,679
Cultivators 5,979 5,512 467
Agriculture Labourer 5,137 4,482 655
Household Industries 11,211 8,052 3,159
Other Workers 270,557 234,159 36,398
Marginal Workers 33,688 24,702 8,986
Non Working 727,848 284,258 443,590

Gwalior Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Gwalior is further divided into 60 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,913 58.1% 885
2 Ward No - 2 17,133 66.6% 876
3 Ward No - 3 28,009 79.3% 788
4 Ward No - 4 22,760 70% 889
5 Ward No - 5 26,920 70.9% 895
6 Ward No - 6 17,055 65.2% 887
7 Ward No - 7 15,456 73.5% 876
8 Ward No - 8 17,107 71.3% 838
9 Ward No - 9 16,159 73.2% 879
10 Ward No - 10 14,625 71.4% 841
11 Ward No - 11 15,534 73.9% 861
12 Ward No - 12 15,616 79.3% 870
13 Ward No - 13 14,921 80.5% 900
14 Ward No - 14 16,932 68.8% 888
15 Ward No - 15 17,820 70.6% 855
16 Ward No - 16 13,329 75.6% 878
17 Ward No - 17 16,115 78% 866
18 Ward No - 18 39,833 78.3% 831
19 Ward No - 19 25,459 77.8% 855
20 Ward No - 20 28,655 74.4% 868
21 Ward No - 21 24,070 77.8% 850
22 Ward No - 22 19,621 81.8% 865
23 Ward No - 23 20,730 66.1% 859
24 Ward No - 24 10,511 85.7% 888
25 Ward No - 25 17,857 82.9% 888
26 Ward No - 26 16,265 76.5% 855
27 Ward No - 27 15,167 81.2% 891
28 Ward No - 28 22,701 69.3% 862
29 Ward No - 29 24,128 77.7% 886
30 Ward No - 30 18,110 86.1% 927
31 Ward No - 31 13,386 79.9% 883
32 Ward No - 32 16,650 82.8% 916
33 Ward No - 33 15,699 70.1% 897
34 Ward No - 34 12,520 78.3% 906
35 Ward No - 35 18,421 74.9% 907
36 Ward No - 36 13,561 70.4% 922
37 Ward No - 37 24,970 62% 874
38 Ward No - 38 27,498 66.6% 854
39 Ward No - 39 14,715 73.9% 907
40 Ward No - 40 9,257 79.6% 916
41 Ward No - 41 11,751 83.6% 905
42 Ward No - 42 9,669 87.5% 944
43 Ward No - 43 12,319 86.8% 916
44 Ward No - 44 11,229 83.7% 913
45 Ward No - 45 12,962 83.9% 910
46 Ward No - 46 11,486 78.9% 932
47 Ward No - 47 11,940 79.4% 907
48 Ward No - 48 14,519 79% 922
49 Ward No - 49 17,322 75.1% 889
50 Ward No - 50 11,232 86.1% 945
51 Ward No - 51 16,167 72% 871
52 Ward No - 52 26,342 71.7% 850
53 Ward No - 53 14,297 76.5% 933
54 Ward No - 54 12,512 80% 928
55 Ward No - 55 23,385 64.6% 910
56 Ward No - 56 21,159 70.9% 898
57 Ward No - 57 12,546 75.7% 895
58 Ward No - 58 14,979 85.9% 949
59 Ward No - 59 9,138 67.9% 757
60 Ward No - 60 24,278 68.3% 841

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