Jagraon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Jagraon is a Municipal Council city situated in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. The Jagraon city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 13,236 families residing in the Jagraon city. The total population of Jagraon is 65,240 out of which 34,387 are males and 30,853 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jagraon is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jagraon city is 7049 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3797 male children and 3252 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jagraon is 856 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (897).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jagraon is 81.7%. Thus Jagraon has lower literacy rate compared to 82.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 84.8% and the female literacy rate is 78.25% in Jagraon.

Jagraon Municipal Council has total administration over 13,236 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.

Jagraon Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,049 3,797 3,252
Literacy 81.7% 75.4% 70%
Scheduled Caste 17,270 9,017 8,253
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 17,702 8,446 9,256

Caste-wise Population - Jagraon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jagraon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,270 9,017 8,253
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Jagraon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jagraon is 28,501 which is 43.69% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jagraon is 870 which is 1.33% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jagraon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,501 (43.69%) 15,187 13,314
Muslim 870 (1.33%) 506 364
Christian 237 (0.36%) 119 118
Sikh 34,828 (53.38%) 18,158 16,670
Buddhist 14 (0.02%) 9 5
Jain 529 (0.81%) 271 258
Other Religion 74 (0.11%) 38 36
No Religion Specified 187 (0.29%) 99 88

Literacy Rate - Jagraon

The total literacy rate of Jagraon was 81.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 47,538 literates, males were 25,941 while females were 21,597. Also the male literacy rate was 84.8% and the female literacy rate was 78.25% in Jagraon.

  Jagraon Punjab
Female 78.25% 70.73%
Male 84.8% 80.44%
Total 81.69% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Jagraon

The Sex Ratio of Jagraon is 897. Thus per every 1000 men there were 897 females in Jagraon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 856 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 897 ) of Jagraon.

Child Population - Jagraon

According to Census 2011, there were 7,049 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jagraon. Out of which 3,797 were male while 3,252 were female.

Working Population - Jagraon

In Jagraon Municipal Council out of total population, 25,066 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,066 workers engaged in Main Work, 330 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 964 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,242 17,200 4,042
Cultivators 330 266 64
Agriculture Labourer 964 898 66
Household Industries 910 649 261
Other Workers 19,038 15,387 3,651
Marginal Workers 3,824 2,335 1,489
Non Working 40,174 14,852 25,322

Jagraon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jagraon is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,700 64.2% 915
2 Ward No - 2 5,491 77.5% 882
3 Ward No - 3 3,418 74.8% 861
4 Ward No - 4 4,082 63.2% 879
5 Ward No - 5 5,192 52.1% 935
6 Ward No - 6 3,129 67.8% 907
7 Ward No - 7 2,249 70.2% 898
8 Ward No - 8 4,214 66.2% 879
9 Ward No - 9 4,481 73.2% 889
10 Ward No - 10 3,916 75.5% 867
11 Ward No - 11 2,173 79.9% 911
12 Ward No - 12 3,984 81.1% 950
13 Ward No - 13 2,054 85.9% 897
14 Ward No - 14 2,661 79.8% 938
15 Ward No - 15 2,496 83% 870
16 Ward No - 16 2,612 87.3% 832
17 Ward No - 17 2,490 81% 920
18 Ward No - 18 2,745 76.7% 890
19 Ward No - 19 2,153 80% 929

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