Jamui Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jamui, Bihar - Census 2011

Jamui is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Jamui block of Jamui district. The Jamui city is divided into 30 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 14,509 families residing in the Jamui city. The total population of Jamui is 87,357 out of which 46,014 are males and 41,343 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jamui is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamui city is 14173 which is 16% of the total population. There are 7423 male children and 6750 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamui is 909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jamui is 76.8%. Thus Jamui has higher literacy rate compared to 59.8% of Jamui district. The male literacy rate is 83.59% and the female literacy rate is 69.22% in Jamui.

Jamui Nagar Parishad has total administration over 14,509 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jamui Nagar Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 14,173 7,423 6,750
Literacy 76.8% 70.1% 57.9%
Scheduled Caste 8,895 4,693 4,202
Scheduled Tribe 110 42 68
Illiterate 31,156 13,757 17,399

Caste-wise Population - Jamui

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Jamui.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,895 4,693 4,202
Schedule Tribe 110 42 68

Religion-wise Population - Jamui

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jamui is 66,048 which is 75.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jamui is 20,586 which is 23.57% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jamui as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 66,048 (75.61%) 34,971 31,077
Muslim 20,586 (23.57%) 10,713 9,873
Christian 100 (0.11%) 51 49
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 5 3
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Jain 8 (0.01%) 6 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 602 (0.69%) 265 337

Literacy Rate - Jamui

The total literacy rate of Jamui was 76.79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 56,201 literates, males were 32,257 while females were 23,944. Also the male literacy rate was 83.59% and the female literacy rate was 69.22% in Jamui.

  Jamui Bihar
Female 69.22% 51.5%
Male 83.59% 71.2%
Total 76.79% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Jamui

The Sex Ratio of Jamui is 898. Thus per every 1000 men there were 898 females in Jamui. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Jamui.

Child Population - Jamui

According to Census 2011, there were 14,173 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamui. Out of which 7,423 were male while 6,750 were female.

Working Population - Jamui

In Jamui Nagar Parishad out of total population, 25,283 were engaged in work activities. 74.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,283 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,404 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,533 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,728 16,170 2,558
Cultivators 1,404 1,303 101
Agriculture Labourer 3,533 3,002 531
Household Industries 965 651 314
Other Workers 12,826 11,214 1,612
Marginal Workers 6,555 4,618 1,937
Non Working 62,074 25,226 36,848

Jamui Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jamui is further divided into 30 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,812 44.6% 896
2 Ward No - 2 2,985 66.1% 873
3 Ward No - 3 1,747 54% 913
4 Ward No - 4 2,325 68.1% 938
5 Ward No - 5 2,144 64.5% 933
6 Ward No - 6 2,392 78% 804
7 Ward No - 7 3,181 85.7% 869
8 Ward No - 8 3,559 74.9% 885
9 Ward No - 9 3,843 57.1% 865
10 Ward No - 10 2,155 59.6% 912
11 Ward No - 11 3,508 55.6% 874
12 Ward No - 12 3,177 73.6% 908
13 Ward No - 13 2,145 62.8% 939
14 Ward No - 14 3,154 67.8% 847
15 Ward No - 15 3,132 53.5% 918
16 Ward No - 16 1,288 49.8% 897
17 Ward No - 17 2,244 69.7% 890
18 Ward No - 18 4,736 67.9% 795
19 Ward No - 19 1,972 77.9% 902
20 Ward No - 20 3,227 68% 933
21 Ward No - 21 2,713 58.2% 874
22 Ward No - 22 2,806 75.3% 934
23 Ward No - 23 4,183 68.6% 921
24 Ward No - 24 2,104 80.4% 882
25 Ward No - 25 3,806 60.7% 949
26 Ward No - 26 4,222 55.2% 918
27 Ward No - 27 3,401 59.8% 951
28 Ward No - 28 2,940 55% 971
29 Ward No - 29 3,070 58.7% 915
30 Ward No - 30 2,386 58% 940

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