Jamnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jamnagar, Gujarat - Census 2011

Jamnagar is a Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth city situated in Jamnagar taluka of Jamnagar district. The Jamnagar city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 125,538 families residing in the Jamnagar city. The total population of Jamnagar is 600,943 out of which 313,214 are males and 287,729 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jamnagar is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamnagar city is 63953 which is 11% of the total population. There are 34278 male children and 29675 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamnagar is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jamnagar is 82.2%. Thus Jamnagar has higher literacy rate compared to 73.7% of Jamnagar district. The male literacy rate is 87.11% and the female literacy rate is 76.86% in Jamnagar.

Jamnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth has total administration over 125,538 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jamnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jamnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 63,953 34,278 29,675
Literacy 82.2% 77.6% 68.9%
Scheduled Caste 43,602 22,653 20,949
Scheduled Tribe 5,114 2,644 2,470
Illiterate 159,623 70,236 89,387

Caste-wise Population - Jamnagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Jamnagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43,602 22,653 20,949
Schedule Tribe 5,114 2,644 2,470

Religion-wise Population - Jamnagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jamnagar is 466,297 which is 77.59% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jamnagar is 114,106 which is 18.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jamnagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 466,297 (77.59%) 244,476 221,821
Muslim 114,106 (18.99%) 58,329 55,777
Christian 2,214 (0.37%) 1,154 1,060
Sikh 834 (0.14%) 460 374
Buddhist 783 (0.13%) 421 362
Jain 15,086 (2.51%) 7,548 7,538
Other Religion 88 (0.01%) 47 41
No Religion Specified 1,535 (0.26%) 779 756

Literacy Rate - Jamnagar

The total literacy rate of Jamnagar was 82.18% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.03% of Gujarat. Population-wise, out of total 441,320 literates, males were 242,978 while females were 198,342. Also the male literacy rate was 87.11% and the female literacy rate was 76.86% in Jamnagar.

  Jamnagar Gujarat
Female 76.86% 69.68%
Male 87.11% 85.75%
Total 82.18% 78.03%

Sex Ratio - Jamnagar

The Sex Ratio of Jamnagar is 919. Thus per every 1000 men there were 919 females in Jamnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Jamnagar.

Child Population - Jamnagar

According to Census 2011, there were 63,953 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamnagar. Out of which 34,278 were male while 29,675 were female.

Working Population - Jamnagar

In Jamnagar Munciple Corporation + Outgrowth out of total population, 210,502 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 210,502 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,449 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,666 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 185,385 162,065 23,320
Cultivators 2,449 2,107 342
Agriculture Labourer 1,666 1,319 347
Household Industries 3,761 2,466 1,295
Other Workers 177,509 156,173 21,336
Marginal Workers 25,117 15,389 9,728
Non Working 390,441 135,760 254,681

Jamnagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jamnagar is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 23,523 51.3% 925
2 Ward No - 2 27,041 88.2% 983
3 Ward No - 3 20,157 69.1% 925
4 Ward No - 4 25,690 64.4% 899
5 Ward No - 5 26,903 78.2% 939
6 Ward No - 6 27,702 84% 968
7 Ward No - 7 34,994 73.2% 913
8 Ward No - 8 23,602 78% 959
9 Ward No - 9 21,293 87% 961
10 Ward No - 10 22,750 73.6% 953
11 Ward No - 11 25,980 83% 928
12 Ward No - 12 37,961 80.2% 898
13 Ward No - 13 50,685 69.5% 855
14 Ward No - 14 28,057 65.8% 929
15 Ward No - 15 20,080 74.9% 960
16 Ward No - 16 20,714 80.9% 948
17 Ward No - 17 20,685 67.4% 973
18 Ward No - 18 22,103 52.5% 908
19 Ward No - 19 38,826 76.9% 919
20 Ward No - 20 82,019 71.2% 866
21 Ward No - 21 178 14% 1,046

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