Kartarpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Kartarpur is a Municipal Council city situated in Jalandhar - II tehsil of Jalandhar district. The Kartarpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,332 families residing in the Kartarpur city. The total population of Kartarpur is 25,662 out of which 13,368 are males and 12,294 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kartarpur is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kartarpur city is 2684 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1453 male children and 1231 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kartarpur is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kartarpur is 83.9%. Thus Kartarpur has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 86.75% and the female literacy rate is 80.91% in Kartarpur.

Kartarpur Municipal Council has total administration over 5,332 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.

Kartarpur Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,684 1,453 1,231
Literacy 83.9% 77.3% 72.8%
Scheduled Caste 9,969 5,123 4,846
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 6,375 3,032 3,343

Caste-wise Population - Kartarpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kartarpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,969 5,123 4,846
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kartarpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kartarpur is 18,867 which is 73.52% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kartarpur is 643 which is 2.51% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kartarpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,867 (73.52%) 9,816 9,051
Muslim 643 (2.51%) 371 272
Christian 57 (0.22%) 30 27
Sikh 6,020 (23.46%) 3,115 2,905
Buddhist 10 (0.04%) 4 6
Jain 31 (0.12%) 15 16
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 31 (0.12%) 16 15

Literacy Rate - Kartarpur

The total literacy rate of Kartarpur was 83.94% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 19,287 literates, males were 10,336 while females were 8,951. Also the male literacy rate was 86.75% and the female literacy rate was 80.91% in Kartarpur.

  Kartarpur Punjab
Female 80.91% 70.73%
Male 86.75% 80.44%
Total 83.94% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Kartarpur

The Sex Ratio of Kartarpur is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Kartarpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Kartarpur.

Child Population - Kartarpur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,684 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kartarpur. Out of which 1,453 were male while 1,231 were female.

Working Population - Kartarpur

In Kartarpur Municipal Council out of total population, 8,371 were engaged in work activities. 91% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,371 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,618 6,727 891
Cultivators 88 83 5
Agriculture Labourer 96 84 12
Household Industries 457 414 43
Other Workers 6,977 6,146 831
Marginal Workers 753 473 280
Non Working 17,291 6,168 11,123

Kartarpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,340 81.3% 895
2 Ward No - 2 1,423 77.2% 877
3 Ward No - 3 1,425 83.2% 931
4 Ward No - 4 1,508 82.2% 904
5 Ward No - 5 1,236 82.7% 978
6 Ward No - 6 2,080 75.1% 948
7 Ward No - 7 1,318 84.1% 988
8 Ward No - 8 1,514 72.7% 916
9 Ward No - 9 1,355 79.7% 952
10 Ward No - 10 1,833 68.5% 927
11 Ward No - 11 2,197 73% 886
12 Ward No - 12 1,385 71.2% 987
13 Ward No - 13 1,821 71.2% 915
14 Ward No - 14 1,736 80.4% 970
15 Ward No - 15 3,491 64.9% 849

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