Karnal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Karnal, Hariyana - Census 2011

Karnal is a Municipal Council + Outgrowth city situated in Karnal tehsil of Karnal district. The Karnal city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 63,280 families residing in the Karnal city. The total population of Karnal is 302,140 out of which 159,653 are males and 142,487 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karnal is 892.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karnal city is 34430 which is 11% of the total population. There are 19050 male children and 15380 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karnal is 807 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (892).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karnal is 84.3%. Thus Karnal has higher literacy rate compared to 74.7% of Karnal district. The male literacy rate is 88.68% and the female literacy rate is 79.37% in Karnal .

Karnal Municipal Council + Outgrowth has total administration over 63,280 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Karnal Municipal Council + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 34,430 19,050 15,380
Literacy 84.3% 78.1% 70.8%
Scheduled Caste 43,367 22,835 20,532
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 76,573 34,968 41,605

Caste-wise Population - Karnal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Karnal .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43,367 22,835 20,532
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Karnal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karnal is 274,498 which is 90.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karnal is 3,938 which is 1.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Karnal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 274,498 (90.85%) 145,124 129,374
Muslim 3,938 (1.3%) 2,129 1,809
Christian 776 (0.26%) 388 388
Sikh 21,033 (6.96%) 11,054 9,979
Buddhist 280 (0.09%) 132 148
Jain 793 (0.26%) 407 386
Other Religion 14 (0%) 7 7
No Religion Specified 808 (0.27%) 412 396

Literacy Rate - Karnal

The total literacy rate of Karnal was 84.26% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total 225,567 literates, males were 124,685 while females were 100,882. Also the male literacy rate was 88.68% and the female literacy rate was 79.37% in Karnal .

  Karnal Hariyana
Female 79.37% 65.94%
Male 88.68% 84.06%
Total 84.26% 75.55%

Sex Ratio - Karnal

The Sex Ratio of Karnal is 892. Thus per every 1000 men there were 892 females in Karnal . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 807 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 892 ) of Karnal .

Child Population - Karnal

According to Census 2011, there were 34,430 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karnal . Out of which 19,050 were male while 15,380 were female.

Working Population - Karnal

In Karnal Municipal Council + Outgrowth out of total population, 104,062 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 104,062 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,328 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 90,916 75,040 15,876
Cultivators 2,136 1,848 288
Agriculture Labourer 2,328 1,969 359
Household Industries 4,079 3,380 699
Other Workers 82,373 67,843 14,530
Marginal Workers 13,146 8,944 4,202
Non Working 198,078 75,669 122,409

Karnal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Karnal is further divided into 33 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,204 85.2% 938
2 Ward No - 2 7,485 77.2% 886
3 Ward No - 3 6,484 84.9% 893
4 Ward No - 4 8,212 75.7% 898
5 Ward No - 5 10,263 88.1% 918
6 Ward No - 6 11,528 88.2% 947
7 Ward No - 7 8,247 86.5% 922
8 Ward No - 8 6,793 70.8% 885
9 Ward No - 9 7,052 88.2% 915
10 Ward No - 10 8,992 80.8% 918
11 Ward No - 11 13,703 73.1% 853
12 Ward No - 12 8,180 70.9% 874
13 Ward No - 13 10,326 79.3% 900
14 Ward No - 14 8,326 73.6% 897
15 Ward No - 15 7,352 77.2% 910
16 Ward No - 16 12,317 76.9% 871
17 Ward No - 17 11,955 61.3% 890
18 Ward No - 18 14,274 60.2% 873
19 Ward No - 19 10,635 59.4% 878
20 Ward No - 20 10,047 64.7% 885
21 Ward No - 21 6,825 77.9% 864
22 Ward No - 22 8,313 79.8% 918
23 Ward No - 23 7,777 81.2% 914
24 Ward No - 24 12,052 67% 927
25 Ward No - 25 9,724 69.4% 898
26 Ward No - 26 8,481 63.4% 871
27 Ward No - 27 4,693 83.6% 948
28 Ward No - 28 15,888 76.7% 873
29 Ward No - 29 10,581 69.7% 913
30 Ward No - 30 6,290 81% 889
31 Ward No - 31 7,828 85.7% 884
32 Ward No - 32 4,024 71.2% 857
33 Ward No - 33 11,289 66.5% 821

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