Kolar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Kolar is a Municipality city situated in Huzur tehsil of Bhopal district. The Kolar city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 19,800 families residing in the Kolar city. The total population of Kolar is 87,882 out of which 45,692 are males and 42,190 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kolar is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolar city is 10843 which is 12% of the total population. There are 5692 male children and 5151 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolar is 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kolar is 84.4%. Thus Kolar has higher literacy rate compared to 80.4% of Bhopal district. The male literacy rate is 88.53% and the female literacy rate is 79.99% in Kolar.

Kolar Municipality has total administration over 19,800 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.

Kolar Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 10,843 5,692 5,151
Literacy 84.4% 77.5% 70.2%
Scheduled Caste 14,504 7,549 6,955
Scheduled Tribe 3,736 1,929 1,807
Illiterate 22,839 10,278 12,561

Caste-wise Population - Kolar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.3% of total population in Kolar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,504 7,549 6,955
Schedule Tribe 3,736 1,929 1,807

Religion-wise Population - Kolar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kolar is 78,678 which is 89.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kolar is 4,331 which is 4.93% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kolar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 78,678 (89.53%) 41,015 37,663
Muslim 4,331 (4.93%) 2,214 2,117
Christian 1,896 (2.16%) 955 941
Sikh 275 (0.31%) 145 130
Buddhist 1,817 (2.07%) 925 892
Jain 746 (0.85%) 382 364
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 135 (0.15%) 54 81

Literacy Rate - Kolar

The total literacy rate of Kolar was 84.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 65,043 literates, males were 35,414 while females were 29,629. Also the male literacy rate was 88.53% and the female literacy rate was 79.99% in Kolar.

  Kolar Madhya Pradesh
Female 79.99% 59.24%
Male 88.53% 78.73%
Total 84.43% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Kolar

The Sex Ratio of Kolar is 923. Thus per every 1000 men there were 923 females in Kolar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Kolar.

Child Population - Kolar

According to Census 2011, there were 10,843 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kolar. Out of which 5,692 were male while 5,151 were female.

Working Population - Kolar

In Kolar Municipality out of total population, 31,318 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31,318 workers engaged in Main Work, 863 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 660 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,953 21,827 7,126
Cultivators 863 803 60
Agriculture Labourer 660 505 155
Household Industries 564 391 173
Other Workers 26,866 20,128 6,738
Marginal Workers 2,365 1,389 976
Non Working 56,564 22,476 34,088

Kolar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,961 75.9% 900
2 Ward No - 2 2,666 87.4% 947
3 Ward No - 3 1,878 81.8% 912
4 Ward No - 4 1,997 89.4% 948
5 Ward No - 5 5,817 55.7% 879
6 Ward No - 6 2,199 90.6% 976
7 Ward No - 7 3,963 88% 964
8 Ward No - 8 3,196 61.9% 930
9 Ward No - 9 2,819 84.3% 970
10 Ward No - 10 7,513 84.8% 936
11 Ward No - 11 4,347 84.7% 940
12 Ward No - 12 8,097 77.3% 960
13 Ward No - 13 5,543 62.1% 914
14 Ward No - 14 2,611 84.3% 934
15 Ward No - 15 4,495 83.3% 919
16 Ward No - 16 6,405 69.6% 896
17 Ward No - 17 5,526 64.2% 887
18 Ward No - 18 9,302 69.3% 906
19 Ward No - 19 1,729 64.8% 904
20 Ward No - 20 2,277 51% 943
21 Ward No - 21 1,541 56.8% 907

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