Jaunpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Jaunpur is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Jaunpur tehsil of Jaunpur district. The Jaunpur city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 26,216 families residing in the Jaunpur city. The total population of Jaunpur is 180,362 out of which 93,718 are males and 86,644 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jaunpur is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaunpur city is 22710 which is 13% of the total population. There are 11877 male children and 10833 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaunpur is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jaunpur is 81.2%. Thus Jaunpur has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Jaunpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.1% and the female literacy rate is 75.96% in Jaunpur.

Jaunpur Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 26,216 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jaunpur Nagar Palika Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 22,710 11,877 10,833
Literacy 81.2% 75.2% 66.5%
Scheduled Caste 12,703 6,652 6,051
Scheduled Tribe 195 97 98
Illiterate 52,312 23,251 29,061

Caste-wise Population - Jaunpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Jaunpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,703 6,652 6,051
Schedule Tribe 195 97 98

Religion-wise Population - Jaunpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jaunpur is 114,496 which is 63.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jaunpur is 60,017 which is 33.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jaunpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 114,496 (63.48%) 59,964 54,532
Muslim 60,017 (33.28%) 30,931 29,086
Christian 313 (0.17%) 162 151
Sikh 553 (0.31%) 279 274
Buddhist 73 (0.04%) 40 33
Jain 16 (0.01%) 10 6
Other Religion 3 (0%) 3 0
No Religion Specified 4,891 (2.71%) 2,329 2,562

Literacy Rate - Jaunpur

The total literacy rate of Jaunpur was 81.22% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 128,050 literates, males were 70,467 while females were 57,583. Also the male literacy rate was 86.1% and the female literacy rate was 75.96% in Jaunpur.

  Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh
Female 75.96% 57.18%
Male 86.1% 77.28%
Total 81.22% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Jaunpur

The Sex Ratio of Jaunpur is 925. Thus per every 1000 men there were 925 females in Jaunpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Jaunpur.

Child Population - Jaunpur

According to Census 2011, there were 22,710 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jaunpur. Out of which 11,877 were male while 10,833 were female.

Working Population - Jaunpur

In Jaunpur Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 49,821 were engaged in work activities. 77.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,821 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,243 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,731 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 38,453 32,805 5,648
Cultivators 1,243 1,059 184
Agriculture Labourer 2,731 2,305 426
Household Industries 2,392 1,749 643
Other Workers 32,087 27,692 4,395
Marginal Workers 11,368 8,220 3,148
Non Working 130,541 52,693 77,848

Jaunpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jaunpur is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,904 64.8% 919
2 Ward No - 2 5,744 76.4% 922
3 Ward No - 3 4,034 69.8% 897
4 Ward No - 4 7,770 70.8% 896
5 Ward No - 5 5,385 74.4% 895
6 Ward No - 6 6,814 78.6% 896
7 Ward No - 7 3,661 81.1% 960
8 Ward No - 8 6,884 80.3% 908
9 Ward No - 9 3,248 76.3% 939
10 Ward No - 10 8,420 68.6% 916
11 Ward No - 11 6,656 76.4% 880
12 Ward No - 12 5,524 77.5% 933
13 Ward No - 13 2,957 66.1% 918
14 Ward No - 14 5,445 71.9% 904
15 Ward No - 15 6,472 68% 896
16 Ward No - 16 6,467 62.5% 917
17 Ward No - 17 2,587 59.8% 936
18 Ward No - 18 5,085 65.2% 904
19 Ward No - 19 6,070 70.8% 920
20 Ward No - 20 6,947 67.5% 917
21 Ward No - 21 6,764 67.7% 913
22 Ward No - 22 4,778 72.3% 936
23 Ward No - 23 6,889 72.8% 935
24 Ward No - 24 6,126 72.1% 1,011
25 Ward No - 25 5,223 72.6% 912
26 Ward No - 26 7,696 64.2% 947
27 Ward No - 27 7,042 72.8% 910
28 Ward No - 28 3,621 73.8% 1,005
29 Ward No - 29 6,182 65.4% 990
30 Ward No - 30 7,032 70.1% 942
31 Ward No - 31 7,935 69.9% 947

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