Kerakat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kerakat is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. The Kerakat city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,924 families residing in the Kerakat city. The total population of Kerakat is 13,525 out of which 6,987 are males and 6,538 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kerakat is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kerakat city is 1804 which is 13% of the total population. There are 967 male children and 837 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kerakat is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kerakat is 80.8%. Thus Kerakat has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Jaunpur district. The male literacy rate is 87.24% and the female literacy rate is 74.07% in Kerakat.

Kerakat Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,924 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.

Kerakat Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,804 967 837
Literacy 80.8% 75.2% 64.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,835 965 870
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,050 1,735 2,315

Caste-wise Population - Kerakat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kerakat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,835 965 870
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kerakat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kerakat is 8,780 which is 64.92% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kerakat is 4,733 which is 34.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kerakat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,780 (64.92%) 4,584 4,196
Muslim 4,733 (34.99%) 2,396 2,337
Christian 10 (0.07%) 6 4
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Kerakat

The total literacy rate of Kerakat was 80.84% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 9,475 literates, males were 5,252 while females were 4,223. Also the male literacy rate was 87.24% and the female literacy rate was 74.07% in Kerakat.

  Kerakat Uttar Pradesh
Female 74.07% 57.18%
Male 87.24% 77.28%
Total 80.84% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kerakat

The Sex Ratio of Kerakat is 936. Thus per every 1000 men there were 936 females in Kerakat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Kerakat.

Child Population - Kerakat

According to Census 2011, there were 1,804 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kerakat. Out of which 967 were male while 837 were female.

Working Population - Kerakat

In Kerakat Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,571 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,571 workers engaged in Main Work, 123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,127 2,745 382
Cultivators 123 109 14
Agriculture Labourer 75 69 6
Household Industries 194 92 102
Other Workers 2,735 2,475 260
Marginal Workers 444 353 91
Non Working 9,954 3,889 6,065

Kerakat Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kerakat is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,608 69.8% 928
2 Ward No - 2 1,723 70.5% 887
3 Ward No - 3 1,052 70.2% 1,015
4 Ward No - 4 622 58.8% 1,060
5 Ward No - 5 1,185 75.3% 866
6 Ward No - 6 665 81.4% 956
7 Ward No - 7 1,866 68.1% 900
8 Ward No - 8 1,460 61.2% 1,031
9 Ward No - 9 1,187 72.5% 896
10 Ward No - 10 1,253 68.6% 955
11 Ward No - 11 904 79.3% 911

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