Jhabua Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Jhabua is a Municipality city situated in Jhabua tehsil of Jhabua district. The Jhabua city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,270 families residing in the Jhabua city. The total population of Jhabua is 35,753 out of which 18,375 are males and 17,378 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhabua is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhabua city is 4811 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2505 male children and 2306 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhabua is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (946).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhabua is 86.1%. Thus Jhabua has higher literacy rate compared to 43.3% of Jhabua district. The male literacy rate is 90.74% and the female literacy rate is 81.16% in Jhabua.

Jhabua Municipality has total administration over 7,270 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jhabua Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhabua Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 4,811 2,505 2,306
Literacy 86.1% 78.4% 70.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,402 1,228 1,174
Scheduled Tribe 13,150 6,792 6,358
Illiterate 9,119 3,974 5,145

Caste-wise Population - Jhabua

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.8% of total population in Jhabua.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,402 1,228 1,174
Schedule Tribe 13,150 6,792 6,358

Religion-wise Population - Jhabua

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jhabua is 26,099 which is 73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jhabua is 5,143 which is 14.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jhabua as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,099 (73%) 13,406 12,693
Muslim 5,143 (14.38%) 2,672 2,471
Christian 2,695 (7.54%) 1,384 1,311
Sikh 27 (0.08%) 13 14
Buddhist 21 (0.06%) 11 10
Jain 1,747 (4.89%) 876 871
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 17 (0.05%) 10 7

Literacy Rate - Jhabua

The total literacy rate of Jhabua was 86.08% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 26,634 literates, males were 14,401 while females were 12,233. Also the male literacy rate was 90.74% and the female literacy rate was 81.16% in Jhabua.

  Jhabua Madhya Pradesh
Female 81.16% 59.24%
Male 90.74% 78.73%
Total 86.08% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Jhabua

The Sex Ratio of Jhabua is 946. Thus per every 1000 men there were 946 females in Jhabua. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 946 ) of Jhabua.

Child Population - Jhabua

According to Census 2011, there were 4,811 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jhabua. Out of which 2,505 were male while 2,306 were female.

Working Population - Jhabua

In Jhabua Municipality out of total population, 11,867 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,867 workers engaged in Main Work, 272 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 251 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,554 8,035 2,519
Cultivators 272 147 125
Agriculture Labourer 251 197 54
Household Industries 279 222 57
Other Workers 9,752 7,469 2,283
Marginal Workers 1,313 819 494
Non Working 23,886 9,521 14,365

Jhabua Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jhabua is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,256 81.4% 880
2 Ward No - 2 1,327 75.5% 1,020
3 Ward No - 3 2,496 73.7% 907
4 Ward No - 4 1,976 76.7% 968
5 Ward No - 5 959 87.1% 1,002
6 Ward No - 6 955 85.5% 925
7 Ward No - 7 1,357 62.8% 978
8 Ward No - 8 1,420 78.2% 1,119
9 Ward No - 9 1,628 81.2% 893
10 Ward No - 10 1,165 85.7% 958
11 Ward No - 11 2,871 59.2% 1,058
12 Ward No - 12 2,118 79.8% 989
13 Ward No - 13 3,841 66.1% 896
14 Ward No - 14 1,928 81.6% 971
15 Ward No - 15 1,067 84.1% 1,044
16 Ward No - 16 3,472 68% 792
17 Ward No - 17 3,485 77.8% 943
18 Ward No - 18 2,432 76.1% 972

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