Kanth Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kanth is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Kanth tehsil of Moradabad district. The Kanth city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,467 families residing in the Kanth city. The total population of Kanth is 26,381 out of which 13,757 are males and 12,624 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanth is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanth city is 3629 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1869 male children and 1760 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanth is 942 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanth is 73.7%. Thus Kanth has higher literacy rate compared to 56.8% of Moradabad district. The male literacy rate is 80.6% and the female literacy rate is 66.08% in Kanth.

Kanth Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,467 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.

Kanth Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,629 1,869 1,760
Literacy 73.7% 69.7% 56.9%
Scheduled Caste 2,859 1,525 1,334
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 9,620 4,175 5,445

Caste-wise Population - Kanth

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanth.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,859 1,525 1,334
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kanth

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanth is 11,447 which is 43.39% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanth is 14,669 which is 55.6% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kanth as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,447 (43.39%) 6,068 5,379
Muslim 14,669 (55.6%) 7,569 7,100
Christian 103 (0.39%) 50 53
Sikh 83 (0.31%) 44 39
Buddhist 6 (0.02%) 3 3
Jain 9 (0.03%) 4 5
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 63 (0.24%) 18 45

Literacy Rate - Kanth

The total literacy rate of Kanth was 73.67% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 16,761 literates, males were 9,582 while females were 7,179. Also the male literacy rate was 80.6% and the female literacy rate was 66.08% in Kanth.

  Kanth Uttar Pradesh
Female 66.08% 57.18%
Male 80.6% 77.28%
Total 73.67% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kanth

The Sex Ratio of Kanth is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Kanth. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Kanth.

Child Population - Kanth

According to Census 2011, there were 3,629 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanth. Out of which 1,869 were male while 1,760 were female.

Working Population - Kanth

In Kanth Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,565 were engaged in work activities. 82.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,565 workers engaged in Main Work, 668 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 537 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,096 6,278 818
Cultivators 668 646 22
Agriculture Labourer 537 506 31
Household Industries 1,079 760 319
Other Workers 4,812 4,366 446
Marginal Workers 1,469 877 592
Non Working 17,816 6,602 11,214

Kanth Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kanth is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,359 64.1% 868
2 Ward No - 2 1,385 79.1% 884
3 Ward No - 3 2,018 66.7% 975
4 Ward No - 4 1,684 61.6% 938
5 Ward No - 5 1,922 70.3% 890
6 Ward No - 6 1,134 67.5% 1,004
7 Ward No - 7 2,195 55.5% 863
8 Ward No - 8 2,036 40.2% 854
9 Ward No - 9 1,957 52.3% 963
10 Ward No - 10 1,110 72.5% 1,004
11 Ward No - 11 1,227 86.6% 948
12 Ward No - 12 1,828 69.4% 914
13 Ward No - 13 1,449 66.3% 1,038
14 Ward No - 14 2,102 57.3% 901
15 Ward No - 15 1,975 65.6% 870

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