Kandhla Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kandhla is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Kairana tehsil of Muzaffarnagar district. The Kandhla city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,185 families residing in the Kandhla city. The total population of Kandhla is 46,796 out of which 24,535 are males and 22,261 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandhla is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandhla city is 7788 which is 17% of the total population. There are 4133 male children and 3655 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandhla is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandhla is 55.4%. Thus Kandhla has lower literacy rate compared to 69.1% of Muzaffarnagar district. The male literacy rate is 63.57% and the female literacy rate is 46.51% in Kandhla.

Kandhla Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 7,185 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.

Kandhla Nagar Palika Parishad

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,788 4,133 3,655
Literacy 55.4% 52.9% 38.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,407 1,789 1,618
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 25,173 11,566 13,607

Caste-wise Population - Kandhla

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kandhla.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,407 1,789 1,618
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kandhla

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kandhla is 13,035 which is 27.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kandhla is 32,650 which is 69.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kandhla as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,035 (27.85%) 6,890 6,145
Muslim 32,650 (69.77%) 17,054 15,596
Christian 216 (0.46%) 119 97
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 0 4
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 876 (1.87%) 465 411
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 8 (0.02%) 3 5

Literacy Rate - Kandhla

The total literacy rate of Kandhla was 55.43% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 21,623 literates, males were 12,969 while females were 8,654. Also the male literacy rate was 63.57% and the female literacy rate was 46.51% in Kandhla.

  Kandhla Uttar Pradesh
Female 46.51% 57.18%
Male 63.57% 77.28%
Total 55.43% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kandhla

The Sex Ratio of Kandhla is 907. Thus per every 1000 men there were 907 females in Kandhla. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 907 ) of Kandhla.

Child Population - Kandhla

According to Census 2011, there were 7,788 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kandhla. Out of which 4,133 were male while 3,655 were female.

Working Population - Kandhla

In Kandhla Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 13,130 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,130 workers engaged in Main Work, 850 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,574 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,268 11,680 588
Cultivators 850 834 16
Agriculture Labourer 1,574 1,514 60
Household Industries 627 509 118
Other Workers 9,217 8,823 394
Marginal Workers 862 598 264
Non Working 33,666 12,257 21,409

Kandhla Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kandhla is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,023 25.7% 900
2 Ward No - 2 1,583 54.3% 912
3 Ward No - 3 2,105 27.7% 885
4 Ward No - 4 2,502 48.1% 880
5 Ward No - 5 1,834 49.6% 841
6 Ward No - 6 1,784 46.9% 920
7 Ward No - 7 1,659 62.9% 879
8 Ward No - 8 2,785 41.8% 921
9 Ward No - 9 1,508 50.3% 914
10 Ward No - 10 1,553 71.3% 910
11 Ward No - 11 1,896 55% 921
12 Ward No - 12 1,771 61.5% 896
13 Ward No - 13 1,277 87.4% 881
14 Ward No - 14 1,816 26.8% 898
15 Ward No - 15 1,432 64.4% 920
16 Ward No - 16 2,254 19.7% 897
17 Ward No - 17 2,643 27.1% 926
18 Ward No - 18 1,498 51.1% 940
19 Ward No - 19 1,797 56.3% 973
20 Ward No - 20 1,974 56.1% 943
21 Ward No - 21 1,178 56.4% 900
22 Ward No - 22 2,123 26.4% 949
23 Ward No - 23 1,834 62% 877
24 Ward No - 24 1,468 53.5% 889
25 Ward No - 25 2,499 31.5% 908

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