Karjat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Karjat is a Municipal Council city situated in Karjat taluka of Raigarh district. The Karjat city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,820 families residing in the Karjat city. The total population of Karjat is 29,663 out of which 15,248 are males and 14,415 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karjat is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karjat city is 3039 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1585 male children and 1454 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karjat is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (945).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karjat is 88.4%. Thus Karjat has higher literacy rate compared to 83.1% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 91.65% and the female literacy rate is 84.94% in Karjat.

Karjat Municipal Council has total administration over 6,820 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Karjat Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karjat Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 3,039 1,585 1,454
Literacy 88.4% 82.1% 76.4%
Scheduled Caste 3,693 1,824 1,869
Scheduled Tribe 1,418 753 665
Illiterate 6,132 2,726 3,406

Caste-wise Population - Karjat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Karjat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,693 1,824 1,869
Schedule Tribe 1,418 753 665

Religion-wise Population - Karjat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karjat is 23,485 which is 79.17% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karjat is 1,989 which is 6.71% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Karjat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,485 (79.17%) 12,071 11,414
Muslim 1,989 (6.71%) 1,065 924
Christian 346 (1.17%) 211 135
Sikh 9 (0.03%) 5 4
Buddhist 2,870 (9.68%) 1,405 1,465
Jain 913 (3.08%) 466 447
Other Religion 26 (0.09%) 14 12
No Religion Specified 25 (0.08%) 11 14

Literacy Rate - Karjat

The total literacy rate of Karjat was 88.38% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 23,531 literates, males were 12,522 while females were 11,009. Also the male literacy rate was 91.65% and the female literacy rate was 84.94% in Karjat.

  Karjat Maharashtra
Female 84.94% 75.87%
Male 91.65% 88.38%
Total 88.38% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Karjat

The Sex Ratio of Karjat is 945. Thus per every 1000 men there were 945 females in Karjat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Karjat.

Child Population - Karjat

According to Census 2011, there were 3,039 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karjat. Out of which 1,585 were male while 1,454 were female.

Working Population - Karjat

In Karjat Municipal Council out of total population, 10,350 were engaged in work activities. 89.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,350 workers engaged in Main Work, 134 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 237 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,287 7,346 1,941
Cultivators 134 123 11
Agriculture Labourer 237 171 66
Household Industries 288 187 101
Other Workers 8,628 6,865 1,763
Marginal Workers 1,063 689 374
Non Working 19,313 7,213 12,100

Karjat Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Karjat is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,061 80.6% 989
2 Ward No - 2 2,794 81.3% 845
3 Ward No - 3 1,772 69% 939
4 Ward No - 4 1,959 78.6% 928
5 Ward No - 5 1,360 81.1% 924
6 Ward No - 6 1,712 80.7% 1,028
7 Ward No - 7 1,551 74.3% 920
8 Ward No - 8 1,970 87.4% 958
9 Ward No - 9 1,919 86.9% 982
10 Ward No - 10 1,561 85.5% 954
11 Ward No - 11 1,317 67% 963
12 Ward No - 12 1,841 71.4% 967
13 Ward No - 13 1,922 78% 1,062
14 Ward No - 14 1,046 87.1% 892
15 Ward No - 15 1,739 87.8% 932
16 Ward No - 16 1,406 70.8% 947
17 Ward No - 17 1,733 77.6% 880

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