Jalalabad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Firozpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Jalalabad is a Municipal Council + Outgrowth city situated in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. The Jalalabad city is divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,042 families residing in the Jalalabad city. The total population of Jalalabad is 39,525 out of which 21,115 are males and 18,410 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jalalabad is 872.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jalalabad city is 4680 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2585 male children and 2095 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jalalabad is 810 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (872).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jalalabad is 80.7%. Thus Jalalabad has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Firozpur district. The male literacy rate is 84.17% and the female literacy rate is 76.75% in Jalalabad .

Jalalabad Municipal Council + Outgrowth has total administration over 8,042 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jalalabad Municipal Council + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,680 2,585 2,095
Literacy 80.7% 73.9% 68%
Scheduled Caste 11,200 5,864 5,336
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 11,408 5,519 5,889

Caste-wise Population - Jalalabad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jalalabad .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,200 5,864 5,336
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Jalalabad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jalalabad is 27,097 which is 68.56% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jalalabad is 192 which is 0.49% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jalalabad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,097 (68.56%) 14,493 12,604
Muslim 192 (0.49%) 131 61
Christian 58 (0.15%) 32 26
Sikh 12,155 (30.75%) 6,449 5,706
Buddhist 8 (0.02%) 4 4
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 11 (0.03%) 4 7

Literacy Rate - Jalalabad

The total literacy rate of Jalalabad was 80.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 28,117 literates, males were 15,596 while females were 12,521. Also the male literacy rate was 84.17% and the female literacy rate was 76.75% in Jalalabad .

  Jalalabad Punjab
Female 76.75% 70.73%
Male 84.17% 80.44%
Total 80.69% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Jalalabad

The Sex Ratio of Jalalabad is 872. Thus per every 1000 men there were 872 females in Jalalabad . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 810 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 872 ) of Jalalabad .

Child Population - Jalalabad

According to Census 2011, there were 4,680 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jalalabad . Out of which 2,585 were male while 2,095 were female.

Working Population - Jalalabad

In Jalalabad Municipal Council + Outgrowth out of total population, 13,530 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 13,530 workers engaged in Main Work, 486 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 124 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,127 10,476 1,651
Cultivators 486 470 16
Agriculture Labourer 124 109 15
Household Industries 146 122 24
Other Workers 11,371 9,775 1,596
Marginal Workers 1,403 963 440
Non Working 25,995 9,676 16,319

Jalalabad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jalalabad is further divided into 16 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,230 76.4% 858
2 Ward No - 2 2,667 52.8% 933
3 Ward No - 3 2,894 65.9% 867
4 Ward No - 4 3,598 61.3% 877
5 Ward No - 5 3,833 72.9% 871
6 Ward No - 6 3,545 82.2% 894
7 Ward No - 7 4,468 52.1% 867
8 Ward No - 8 1,554 84.4% 850
9 Ward No - 9 1,380 86.1% 842
10 Ward No - 10 2,654 83.5% 857
11 Ward No - 11 1,764 81% 901
12 Ward No - 12 1,642 84.4% 896
13 Ward No - 13 1,534 84.6% 859
14 Ward No - 14 1,786 82.4% 910
15 Ward No - 15 2,416 56.9% 858
16 Ward No - 16 560 74.8% 628

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