Jamtara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jamtara, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Jamtara is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Jamtara block of Jamtara district. The Jamtara city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,743 families residing in the Jamtara city. The total population of Jamtara is 29,415 out of which 15,372 are males and 14,043 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jamtara is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamtara city is 3661 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1920 male children and 1741 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamtara is 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jamtara is 83.8%. Thus Jamtara has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Jamtara district. The male literacy rate is 89.77% and the female literacy rate is 77.26% in Jamtara.

Jamtara Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,743 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jamtara Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jamtara Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 3,661 1,920 1,741
Literacy 83.8% 78.6% 67.7%
Scheduled Caste 4,034 2,040 1,994
Scheduled Tribe 1,162 600 562
Illiterate 7,835 3,296 4,539

Caste-wise Population - Jamtara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4% of total population in Jamtara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,034 2,040 1,994
Schedule Tribe 1,162 600 562

Religion-wise Population - Jamtara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jamtara is 26,420 which is 89.82% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jamtara is 2,442 which is 8.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jamtara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,420 (89.82%) 13,811 12,609
Muslim 2,442 (8.3%) 1,271 1,171
Christian 177 (0.6%) 86 91
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Jain 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Other Religion 352 (1.2%) 191 161
No Religion Specified 15 (0.05%) 9 6

Literacy Rate - Jamtara

The total literacy rate of Jamtara was 83.79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 21,580 literates, males were 12,076 while females were 9,504. Also the male literacy rate was 89.77% and the female literacy rate was 77.26% in Jamtara.

  Jamtara Jharkhand
Female 77.26% 55.42%
Male 89.77% 76.84%
Total 83.79% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Jamtara

The Sex Ratio of Jamtara is 914. Thus per every 1000 men there were 914 females in Jamtara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Jamtara.

Child Population - Jamtara

According to Census 2011, there were 3,661 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamtara. Out of which 1,920 were male while 1,741 were female.

Working Population - Jamtara

In Jamtara Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 9,027 were engaged in work activities. 85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,027 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 58 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,669 6,697 972
Cultivators 102 95 7
Agriculture Labourer 58 51 7
Household Industries 146 112 34
Other Workers 7,363 6,439 924
Marginal Workers 1,358 1,099 259
Non Working 20,388 7,576 12,812

Jamtara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jamtara is further divided into 14 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,815 74% 897
2 Ward No - 2 2,018 79.6% 940
3 Ward No - 3 2,208 66.2% 881
4 Ward No - 4 1,864 86.3% 918
5 Ward No - 5 2,606 59.6% 942
6 Ward No - 6 2,472 77.6% 870
7 Ward No - 7 2,198 78.7% 949
8 Ward No - 8 1,512 84.2% 844
9 Ward No - 9 2,470 81.9% 899
10 Ward No - 10 2,209 61.4% 933
11 Ward No - 11 2,561 59.3% 937
12 Ward No - 12 1,673 80.9% 834
13 Ward No - 13 1,832 72.2% 932
14 Ward No - 14 1,977 76.6% 995

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