Hajan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Hajan is a Municipal Council city situated in Sonawari tehsil of Bandipora district. The Hajan city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,781 families residing in the Hajan city. The total population of Hajan is 13,239 out of which 7,133 are males and 6,106 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hajan is 856.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hajan city is 1618 which is 12% of the total population. There are 899 male children and 719 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hajan is 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (856).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hajan is 54.1%. Thus Hajan has lower literacy rate compared to 56.3% of Bandipora district. The male literacy rate is 64.44% and the female literacy rate is 42.14% in Hajan.

Hajan Municipal Council has total administration over 1,781 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Hajan Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,618 899 719
Literacy 54.1% 56.3% 37.2%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 6,952 3,116 3,836

Caste-wise Population - Hajan

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

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Hajan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Hajan is 28 which is 0.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Hajan is 13,184 which is 99.58% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Hajan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28 (0.21%) 16 12
Muslim 13,184 (99.58%) 7,105 6,079
Christian 4 (0.03%) 3 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 21 (0.16%) 7 14

Literacy Rate - Hajan

The total literacy rate of Hajan was 54.1% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 6,287 literates, males were 4,017 while females were 2,270. Also the male literacy rate was 64.44% and the female literacy rate was 42.14% in Hajan.

  Hajan Jammu and Kashmir
Female 42.14% 56.43%
Male 64.44% 76.75%
Total 54.1% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Hajan

The Sex Ratio of Hajan is 856. Thus per every 1000 men there were 856 females in Hajan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 800 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 856 ) of Hajan.

Child Population - Hajan

According to Census 2011, there were 1,618 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hajan. Out of which 899 were male while 719 were female.

Working Population - Hajan

In Hajan Municipal Council out of total population, 4,736 were engaged in work activities. 43% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,736 workers engaged in Main Work, 177 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,038 1,740 298
Cultivators 177 167 10
Agriculture Labourer 73 48 25
Household Industries 354 222 132
Other Workers 1,434 1,303 131
Marginal Workers 2,698 1,443 1,255
Non Working 8,503 3,950 4,553

Hajan Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Hajan is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 973 42.9% 836
2 Ward No - 2 1,290 70.5% 433
3 Ward No - 3 1,736 47.5% 920
4 Ward No - 4 531 82.9% 967
5 Ward No - 5 1,301 35.5% 965
6 Ward No - 6 431 60.1% 1,033
7 Ward No - 7 486 50% 767
8 Ward No - 8 1,195 37.1% 934
9 Ward No - 9 503 38.6% 1,087
10 Ward No - 10 907 36.1% 905
11 Ward No - 11 1,927 50.9% 882
12 Ward No - 12 1,734 43.3% 922
13 Ward No - 13 225 16.4% 891

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