Jalandhar Cantt. Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Jalandhar Cantt. is a Cantonment Board city situated in Jalandhar - I tehsil of Jalandhar district. The Jalandhar Cantt. city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,699 families residing in the Jalandhar Cantt. city. The total population of Jalandhar Cantt. is 47,845 out of which 27,755 are males and 20,090 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jalandhar Cantt. is 724.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jalandhar Cantt. city is 5324 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2898 male children and 2426 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jalandhar Cantt. is 837 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (724).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jalandhar Cantt. is 91.2%. Thus Jalandhar Cantt. has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 94.31% and the female literacy rate is 86.74% in Jalandhar Cantt..

Jalandhar Cantt. Cantonment Board has total administration over 9,699 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Cantonment Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jalandhar Cantt. Cantonment Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jalandhar Cantt. Cantonment Board.

Total Male Female
Children 5,324 2,898 2,426
Literacy 91.2% 84.5% 76.3%
Scheduled Caste 9,409 5,182 4,227
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 9,082 4,313 4,769

Caste-wise Population - Jalandhar Cantt.

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jalandhar Cantt..

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,409 5,182 4,227
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Jalandhar Cantt.

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jalandhar Cantt. is 39,438 which is 82.43% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jalandhar Cantt. is 874 which is 1.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jalandhar Cantt. as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 39,438 (82.43%) 22,582 16,856
Muslim 874 (1.83%) 530 344
Christian 988 (2.07%) 551 437
Sikh 6,202 (12.96%) 3,915 2,287
Buddhist 41 (0.09%) 21 20
Jain 204 (0.43%) 103 101
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 95 (0.2%) 51 44

Literacy Rate - Jalandhar Cantt.

The total literacy rate of Jalandhar Cantt. was 91.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 38,763 literates, males were 23,442 while females were 15,321. Also the male literacy rate was 94.31% and the female literacy rate was 86.74% in Jalandhar Cantt..

  Jalandhar Cantt. Punjab
Female 86.74% 70.73%
Male 94.31% 80.44%
Total 91.16% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Jalandhar Cantt.

The Sex Ratio of Jalandhar Cantt. is 724. Thus per every 1000 men there were 724 females in Jalandhar Cantt.. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 837 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 724 ) of Jalandhar Cantt..

Child Population - Jalandhar Cantt.

According to Census 2011, there were 5,324 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jalandhar Cantt.. Out of which 2,898 were male while 2,426 were female.

Working Population - Jalandhar Cantt.

In Jalandhar Cantt. Cantonment Board out of total population, 20,094 were engaged in work activities. 95.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,094 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,139 17,392 1,747
Cultivators 66 45 21
Agriculture Labourer 76 66 10
Household Industries 250 203 47
Other Workers 18,747 17,078 1,669
Marginal Workers 955 519 436
Non Working 27,751 9,844 17,907

Jalandhar Cantt. Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jalandhar Cantt. is further divided into 7 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,364 83.8% 890
2 Ward No - 2 4,902 85.4% 1,018
3 Ward No - 3 9,351 82.7% 567
4 Ward No - 4 7,078 73.7% 828
5 Ward No - 5 9,397 81.9% 579
6 Ward No - 6 5,404 78.3% 1,013
7 Ward No - 7 6,349 82% 583

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