Jawalamukhi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Jawalamukhi is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. The Jawalamukhi city is divided into 7 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,184 families residing in the Jawalamukhi city. The total population of Jawalamukhi is 5,361 out of which 2,782 are males and 2,579 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jawalamukhi is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jawalamukhi city is 559 which is 10% of the total population. There are 315 male children and 244 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jawalamukhi is 775 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (927).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jawalamukhi is 92.2%. Thus Jawalamukhi has higher literacy rate compared to 85.7% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 94.33% and the female literacy rate is 89.94% in Jawalamukhi.

Jawalamukhi Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,184 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.

Jawalamukhi Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 559 315 244
Literacy 92.2% 83.6% 81.4%
Scheduled Caste 875 442 433
Scheduled Tribe 130 68 62
Illiterate 934 455 479

Caste-wise Population - Jawalamukhi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Jawalamukhi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 875 442 433
Schedule Tribe 130 68 62

Religion-wise Population - Jawalamukhi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jawalamukhi is 5,106 which is 95.24% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jawalamukhi is 199 which is 3.71% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jawalamukhi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,106 (95.24%) 2,642 2,464
Muslim 199 (3.71%) 113 86
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 46 (0.86%) 24 22
Buddhist 5 (0.09%) 1 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.09%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Jawalamukhi

The total literacy rate of Jawalamukhi was 92.19% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.8% of Himachal Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 4,427 literates, males were 2,327 while females were 2,100. Also the male literacy rate was 94.33% and the female literacy rate was 89.94% in Jawalamukhi.

  Jawalamukhi Himachal Pradesh
Female 89.94% 75.93%
Male 94.33% 89.53%
Total 92.19% 82.8%

Sex Ratio - Jawalamukhi

The Sex Ratio of Jawalamukhi is 927. Thus per every 1000 men there were 927 females in Jawalamukhi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 775 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 927 ) of Jawalamukhi.

Child Population - Jawalamukhi

According to Census 2011, there were 559 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jawalamukhi. Out of which 315 were male while 244 were female.

Working Population - Jawalamukhi

In Jawalamukhi Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 1,657 were engaged in work activities. 90.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,657 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,500 1,270 230
Cultivators 2 2 0
Agriculture Labourer 8 6 2
Household Industries 8 7 1
Other Workers 1,482 1,255 227
Marginal Workers 157 126 31
Non Working 3,704 1,386 2,318

Jawalamukhi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,135 82% 960
2 Ward No - 2 377 86.7% 894
3 Ward No - 3 882 87% 922
4 Ward No - 4 770 81% 925
5 Ward No - 5 830 78.1% 886
6 Ward No - 6 693 83% 930
7 Ward No - 7 674 82.3% 948

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