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

Hoshangabad is a Municipality city situated in Hoshangabad tehsil of Hoshangabad district. The Hoshangabad city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 24,737 families residing in the Hoshangabad city. The total population of Hoshangabad is 117,988 out of which 61,716 are males and 56,272 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Hoshangabad is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hoshangabad city is 13281 which is 11% of the total population. There are 7048 male children and 6233 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hoshangabad is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (912).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Hoshangabad is 87%. Thus Hoshangabad has higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Hoshangabad district. The male literacy rate is 91.79% and the female literacy rate is 81.79% in Hoshangabad.

Hoshangabad Municipality has total administration over 24,737 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Hoshangabad Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hoshangabad Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 13,281 7,048 6,233
Literacy 87% 81.3% 72.7%
Scheduled Caste 20,350 10,650 9,700
Scheduled Tribe 6,938 3,549 3,389
Illiterate 26,880 11,536 15,344

Caste-wise Population - Hoshangabad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.9% of total population in Hoshangabad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,350 10,650 9,700
Schedule Tribe 6,938 3,549 3,389

Religion-wise Population - Hoshangabad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Hoshangabad is 106,479 which is 90.25% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Hoshangabad is 9,049 which is 7.67% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Hoshangabad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 106,479 (90.25%) 55,839 50,640
Muslim 9,049 (7.67%) 4,641 4,408
Christian 600 (0.51%) 280 320
Sikh 563 (0.48%) 305 258
Buddhist 554 (0.47%) 275 279
Jain 707 (0.6%) 357 350
Other Religion 9 (0.01%) 3 6
No Religion Specified 27 (0.02%) 16 11

Literacy Rate - Hoshangabad

The total literacy rate of Hoshangabad was 87.01% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 91,108 literates, males were 50,180 while females were 40,928. Also the male literacy rate was 91.79% and the female literacy rate was 81.79% in Hoshangabad.

  Hoshangabad Madhya Pradesh
Female 81.79% 59.24%
Male 91.79% 78.73%
Total 87.01% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Hoshangabad

The Sex Ratio of Hoshangabad is 912. Thus per every 1000 men there were 912 females in Hoshangabad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Hoshangabad.

Child Population - Hoshangabad

According to Census 2011, there were 13,281 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hoshangabad. Out of which 7,048 were male while 6,233 were female.

Working Population - Hoshangabad

In Hoshangabad Municipality out of total population, 37,407 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,407 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,319 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 716 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 33,535 27,791 5,744
Cultivators 1,319 1,239 80
Agriculture Labourer 716 530 186
Household Industries 783 593 190
Other Workers 30,717 25,429 5,288
Marginal Workers 3,872 2,564 1,308
Non Working 80,581 31,361 49,220

Hoshangabad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Hoshangabad is further divided into 33 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,084 69.7% 898
2 Ward No - 2 2,054 85.5% 921
3 Ward No - 3 2,048 87.2% 889
4 Ward No - 4 1,969 78.8% 915
5 Ward No - 5 1,535 84.8% 973
6 Ward No - 6 2,356 71.3% 880
7 Ward No - 7 2,230 74.3% 909
8 Ward No - 8 1,767 79.6% 948
9 Ward No - 9 1,907 76.4% 960
10 Ward No - 10 1,355 85.3% 919
11 Ward No - 11 1,695 84.3% 915
12 Ward No - 12 2,343 81.6% 1,048
13 Ward No - 13 4,548 80.8% 934
14 Ward No - 14 2,886 83.1% 880
15 Ward No - 15 5,446 76.4% 841
16 Ward No - 16 6,684 76% 899
17 Ward No - 17 4,048 82.6% 1,031
18 Ward No - 18 9,009 79.3% 868
19 Ward No - 19 8,131 81.3% 932
20 Ward No - 20 4,402 59.5% 903
21 Ward No - 21 4,794 76.4% 901
22 Ward No - 22 2,011 86.4% 930
23 Ward No - 23 2,532 84% 910
24 Ward No - 24 2,486 73.1% 923
25 Ward No - 25 9,241 83.1% 926
26 Ward No - 26 4,404 65.1% 900
27 Ward No - 27 2,398 75.7% 909
28 Ward No - 28 1,917 78.9% 904
29 Ward No - 29 3,524 76.8% 884
30 Ward No - 30 2,656 79.6% 819
31 Ward No - 31 3,275 74.9% 902
32 Ward No - 32 4,765 71.1% 939
33 Ward No - 33 4,488 65.8% 933

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