Katangi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Katangi is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. The Katangi city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,554 families residing in the Katangi city. The total population of Katangi is 16,146 out of which 8,129 are males and 8,017 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Katangi is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katangi city is 1716 which is 11% of the total population. There are 894 male children and 822 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katangi is 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (986).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Katangi is 86.4%. Thus Katangi has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Balaghat district. The male literacy rate is 91.75% and the female literacy rate is 81.03% in Katangi.

Katangi Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,554 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.

Katangi Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,716 894 822
Literacy 86.4% 81.7% 72.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,534 762 772
Scheduled Tribe 1,026 520 506
Illiterate 3,678 1,491 2,187

Caste-wise Population - Katangi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.4% of total population in Katangi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,534 762 772
Schedule Tribe 1,026 520 506

Religion-wise Population - Katangi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Katangi is 13,597 which is 84.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Katangi is 1,122 which is 6.95% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Katangi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,597 (84.21%) 6,848 6,749
Muslim 1,122 (6.95%) 550 572
Christian 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Sikh 141 (0.87%) 70 71
Buddhist 809 (5.01%) 402 407
Jain 418 (2.59%) 228 190
Other Religion 48 (0.3%) 23 25
No Religion Specified 9 (0.06%) 6 3

Literacy Rate - Katangi

The total literacy rate of Katangi was 86.4% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 12,468 literates, males were 6,638 while females were 5,830. Also the male literacy rate was 91.75% and the female literacy rate was 81.03% in Katangi.

  Katangi Madhya Pradesh
Female 81.03% 59.24%
Male 91.75% 78.73%
Total 86.4% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Katangi

The Sex Ratio of Katangi is 986. Thus per every 1000 men there were 986 females in Katangi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 919 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Katangi.

Child Population - Katangi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,716 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katangi. Out of which 894 were male while 822 were female.

Working Population - Katangi

In Katangi Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,368 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,368 workers engaged in Main Work, 453 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 900 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,264 3,959 1,305
Cultivators 453 329 124
Agriculture Labourer 900 561 339
Household Industries 109 69 40
Other Workers 3,802 3,000 802
Marginal Workers 1,104 430 674
Non Working 9,778 3,740 6,038

Katangi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,016 62.4% 973
2 Ward No - 2 1,683 78.9% 912
3 Ward No - 3 1,664 84.2% 1,000
4 Ward No - 4 903 81.4% 921
5 Ward No - 5 1,313 75.6% 1,011
6 Ward No - 6 951 77.6% 1,041
7 Ward No - 7 783 76.1% 972
8 Ward No - 8 784 79.1% 1,058
9 Ward No - 9 917 78.1% 1,015
10 Ward No - 10 1,115 59.7% 970
11 Ward No - 11 1,249 77.5% 958
12 Ward No - 12 1,430 81.8% 1,055
13 Ward No - 13 822 77.6% 976
14 Ward No - 14 806 83.5% 956
15 Ward No - 15 710 83.5% 1,017

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