Khajuraho Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Khajuraho is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. The Khajuraho city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,591 families residing in the Khajuraho city. The total population of Khajuraho is 24,481 out of which 12,962 are males and 11,519 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khajuraho is 889.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khajuraho city is 3695 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1937 male children and 1758 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khajuraho is 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khajuraho is 70.9%. Thus Khajuraho has higher literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Chhatarpur district. The male literacy rate is 79.43% and the female literacy rate is 61.28% in Khajuraho.

Khajuraho Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,591 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.

Khajuraho Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,695 1,937 1,758
Literacy 70.9% 67.6% 51.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,836 1,999 1,837
Scheduled Tribe 523 260 263
Illiterate 9,742 4,205 5,537

Caste-wise Population - Khajuraho

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Khajuraho.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,836 1,999 1,837
Schedule Tribe 523 260 263

Religion-wise Population - Khajuraho

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Khajuraho is 22,580 which is 92.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Khajuraho is 1,585 which is 6.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Khajuraho as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,580 (92.23%) 11,949 10,631
Muslim 1,585 (6.47%) 841 744
Christian 53 (0.22%) 28 25
Sikh 23 (0.09%) 13 10
Buddhist 7 (0.03%) 4 3
Jain 180 (0.74%) 98 82
Other Religion 11 (0.04%) 7 4
No Religion Specified 42 (0.17%) 22 20

Literacy Rate - Khajuraho

The total literacy rate of Khajuraho was 70.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 14,739 literates, males were 8,757 while females were 5,982. Also the male literacy rate was 79.43% and the female literacy rate was 61.28% in Khajuraho.

  Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh
Female 61.28% 59.24%
Male 79.43% 78.73%
Total 70.91% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Khajuraho

The Sex Ratio of Khajuraho is 889. Thus per every 1000 men there were 889 females in Khajuraho. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 889 ) of Khajuraho.

Child Population - Khajuraho

According to Census 2011, there were 3,695 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khajuraho. Out of which 1,937 were male while 1,758 were female.

Working Population - Khajuraho

In Khajuraho Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,622 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 8,622 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,049 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 678 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,536 5,751 1,785
Cultivators 2,049 1,347 702
Agriculture Labourer 678 410 268
Household Industries 243 181 62
Other Workers 4,566 3,813 753
Marginal Workers 1,086 529 557
Non Working 15,859 6,682 9,177

Khajuraho Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,972 38.5% 956
2 Ward No - 2 826 27.2% 819
3 Ward No - 3 1,129 42.2% 937
4 Ward No - 4 2,050 52.3% 893
5 Ward No - 5 1,842 55.3% 851
6 Ward No - 6 1,412 69.1% 913
7 Ward No - 7 2,004 68.3% 864
8 Ward No - 8 1,700 59.5% 893
9 Ward No - 9 981 70.2% 810
10 Ward No - 10 2,074 75.2% 926
11 Ward No - 11 1,211 78.3% 886
12 Ward No - 12 1,650 71.4% 869
13 Ward No - 13 2,444 66.4% 914
14 Ward No - 14 1,764 55.9% 901
15 Ward No - 15 1,422 59.6% 825

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