Kachhwa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kachhwa is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Mirzapur tehsil of Mirzapur district. The Kachhwa city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,249 families residing in the Kachhwa city. The total population of Kachhwa is 15,958 out of which 8,363 are males and 7,595 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kachhwa is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kachhwa city is 2240 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1161 male children and 1079 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kachhwa is 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kachhwa is 79.1%. Thus Kachhwa has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of Mirzapur district. The male literacy rate is 88.78% and the female literacy rate is 68.32% in Kachhwa.

Kachhwa Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,249 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.

Kachhwa Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,240 1,161 1,079
Literacy 79.1% 76.5% 58.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,369 1,243 1,126
Scheduled Tribe 39 19 20
Illiterate 5,112 1,969 3,143

Caste-wise Population - Kachhwa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kachhwa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,369 1,243 1,126
Schedule Tribe 39 19 20

Religion-wise Population - Kachhwa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kachhwa is 12,557 which is 78.69% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kachhwa is 3,131 which is 19.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kachhwa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,557 (78.69%) 6,596 5,961
Muslim 3,131 (19.62%) 1,632 1,499
Christian 206 (1.29%) 102 104
Sikh 10 (0.06%) 6 4
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Jain 21 (0.13%) 9 12
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.19%) 17 13

Literacy Rate - Kachhwa

The total literacy rate of Kachhwa was 79.06% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 10,846 literates, males were 6,394 while females were 4,452. Also the male literacy rate was 88.78% and the female literacy rate was 68.32% in Kachhwa.

  Kachhwa Uttar Pradesh
Female 68.32% 57.18%
Male 88.78% 77.28%
Total 79.06% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kachhwa

The Sex Ratio of Kachhwa is 908. Thus per every 1000 men there were 908 females in Kachhwa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Kachhwa.

Child Population - Kachhwa

According to Census 2011, there were 2,240 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kachhwa. Out of which 1,161 were male while 1,079 were female.

Working Population - Kachhwa

In Kachhwa Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,088 were engaged in work activities. 69% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,088 workers engaged in Main Work, 254 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 435 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,509 3,009 500
Cultivators 254 236 18
Agriculture Labourer 435 325 110
Household Industries 955 844 111
Other Workers 1,865 1,604 261
Marginal Workers 1,579 1,022 557
Non Working 10,870 4,332 6,538

Kachhwa Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kachhwa is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,658 59.4% 895
2 Ward No - 2 1,360 61.8% 1,000
3 Ward No - 3 1,431 63.3% 913
4 Ward No - 4 1,242 70.3% 879
5 Ward No - 5 1,222 58.2% 934
6 Ward No - 6 1,269 71.9% 903
7 Ward No - 7 1,196 76.8% 878
8 Ward No - 8 1,350 75.3% 926
9 Ward No - 9 1,326 64.7% 905
10 Ward No - 10 1,348 67.7% 880
11 Ward No - 11 1,129 77.3% 885
12 Ward No - 12 1,427 72.8% 903

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