Hiranagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Hiranagar is a Municipal Council city situated in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. The Hiranagar city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,723 families residing in the Hiranagar city. The total population of Hiranagar is 8,294 out of which 4,526 are males and 3,768 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hiranagar is 833.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hiranagar city is 869 which is 10% of the total population. There are 485 male children and 384 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hiranagar is 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (833).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hiranagar is 87.9%. Thus Hiranagar has higher literacy rate compared to 73.1% of Kathua district. The male literacy rate is 92.82% and the female literacy rate is 81.94% in Hiranagar.

Hiranagar Municipal Council has total administration over 1,723 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.

Hiranagar Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 869 485 384
Literacy 87.9% 82.9% 73.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,472 785 687
Scheduled Tribe 100 51 49
Illiterate 1,770 775 995

Caste-wise Population - Hiranagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Hiranagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,472 785 687
Schedule Tribe 100 51 49

Religion-wise Population - Hiranagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Hiranagar is 8,086 which is 97.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Hiranagar is 67 which is 0.81% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Hiranagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,086 (97.49%) 4,396 3,690
Muslim 67 (0.81%) 54 13
Christian 86 (1.04%) 45 41
Sikh 42 (0.51%) 25 17
Buddhist 3 (0.04%) 3 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.12%) 3 7

Literacy Rate - Hiranagar

The total literacy rate of Hiranagar was 87.87% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 6,524 literates, males were 3,751 while females were 2,773. Also the male literacy rate was 92.82% and the female literacy rate was 81.94% in Hiranagar.

  Hiranagar Jammu and Kashmir
Female 81.94% 56.43%
Male 92.82% 76.75%
Total 87.87% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Hiranagar

The Sex Ratio of Hiranagar is 833. Thus per every 1000 men there were 833 females in Hiranagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 792 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 833 ) of Hiranagar.

Child Population - Hiranagar

According to Census 2011, there were 869 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hiranagar. Out of which 485 were male while 384 were female.

Working Population - Hiranagar

In Hiranagar Municipal Council out of total population, 2,671 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,671 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 94 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,427 2,091 336
Cultivators 64 64 0
Agriculture Labourer 94 90 4
Household Industries 14 13 1
Other Workers 2,255 1,924 331
Marginal Workers 244 207 37
Non Working 5,623 2,228 3,395

Hiranagar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 737 77.1% 895
2 Ward No - 2 758 79.6% 805
3 Ward No - 3 475 82.3% 939
4 Ward No - 4 651 76.8% 997
5 Ward No - 5 630 85.6% 927
6 Ward No - 6 472 83.1% 888
7 Ward No - 7 502 80.3% 984
8 Ward No - 8 643 83% 925
9 Ward No - 9 477 78.2% 939
10 Ward No - 10 646 79.9% 958
11 Ward No - 11 715 68.4% 829
12 Ward No - 12 407 75.2% 876
13 Ward No - 13 1,181 77.1% 480

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