Kendujhar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kendujhar, Odisha - Census 2011

Kendujhar is a Municipality city situated in Kendujhar Town block of Kendujhar district. The Kendujhar city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 13,627 families residing in the Kendujhar city. The total population of Kendujhar is 60,590 out of which 31,481 are males and 29,109 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kendujhar is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kendujhar city is 6438 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3319 male children and 3119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kendujhar is 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (925).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kendujhar is 87.2%. Thus Kendujhar has higher literacy rate compared to 68.2% of Kendujhar district. The male literacy rate is 92.06% and the female literacy rate is 82% in Kendujhar.

Kendujhar Municipality has total administration over 13,627 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kendujhar Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kendujhar Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 6,438 3,319 3,119
Literacy 87.2% 82.4% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 8,031 4,047 3,984
Scheduled Tribe 14,217 7,314 6,903
Illiterate 13,352 5,554 7,798

Caste-wise Population - Kendujhar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.5% of total population in Kendujhar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,031 4,047 3,984
Schedule Tribe 14,217 7,314 6,903

Religion-wise Population - Kendujhar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kendujhar is 57,530 which is 94.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kendujhar is 2,362 which is 3.9% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kendujhar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 57,530 (94.95%) 29,791 27,739
Muslim 2,362 (3.9%) 1,294 1,068
Christian 228 (0.38%) 154 74
Sikh 84 (0.14%) 45 39
Buddhist 36 (0.06%) 12 24
Jain 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Other Religion 279 (0.46%) 143 136
No Religion Specified 67 (0.11%) 39 28

Literacy Rate - Kendujhar

The total literacy rate of Kendujhar was 87.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.87% of Odisha. Population-wise, out of total 47,238 literates, males were 25,927 while females were 21,311. Also the male literacy rate was 92.06% and the female literacy rate was 82% in Kendujhar.

  Kendujhar Odisha
Female 82% 64.01%
Male 92.06% 81.59%
Total 87.23% 72.87%

Sex Ratio - Kendujhar

The Sex Ratio of Kendujhar is 925. Thus per every 1000 men there were 925 females in Kendujhar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Kendujhar.

Child Population - Kendujhar

According to Census 2011, there were 6,438 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kendujhar. Out of which 3,319 were male while 3,119 were female.

Working Population - Kendujhar

In Kendujhar Municipality out of total population, 20,441 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,441 workers engaged in Main Work, 618 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 794 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,165 15,247 2,918
Cultivators 618 541 77
Agriculture Labourer 794 537 257
Household Industries 475 320 155
Other Workers 16,278 13,849 2,429
Marginal Workers 2,276 1,388 888
Non Working 40,149 14,846 25,303

Kendujhar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kendujhar is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,663 70.2% 970
2 Ward No - 2 2,430 68.8% 968
3 Ward No - 3 1,676 82.4% 944
4 Ward No - 4 3,336 67.4% 968
5 Ward No - 5 2,948 67.4% 976
6 Ward No - 6 2,751 76.6% 973
7 Ward No - 7 2,229 90.7% 558
8 Ward No - 8 2,587 84.8% 939
9 Ward No - 9 4,184 86.3% 878
10 Ward No - 10 3,561 80.9% 923
11 Ward No - 11 2,462 81.3% 931
12 Ward No - 12 2,109 87.5% 895
13 Ward No - 13 2,353 86.4% 899
14 Ward No - 14 3,405 81.9% 919
15 Ward No - 15 3,782 81.7% 885
16 Ward No - 16 3,935 81.3% 906
17 Ward No - 17 2,951 82.7% 920
18 Ward No - 18 3,419 76.3% 1,050
19 Ward No - 19 2,849 74.6% 1,047
20 Ward No - 20 2,457 60.2% 918
21 Ward No - 21 2,503 66% 993

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