Kurwai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Kurwai is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Kurwai tehsil of Vidisha district. The Kurwai city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,991 families residing in the Kurwai city. The total population of Kurwai is 15,487 out of which 7,985 are males and 7,502 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurwai is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurwai city is 2268 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1175 male children and 1093 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurwai is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurwai is 78.8%. Thus Kurwai has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vidisha district. The male literacy rate is 84.48% and the female literacy rate is 72.77% in Kurwai.

Kurwai Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,991 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.

Kurwai Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,268 1,175 1,093
Literacy 78.8% 72% 62.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,761 1,406 1,355
Scheduled Tribe 218 109 109
Illiterate 5,070 2,232 2,838

Caste-wise Population - Kurwai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Kurwai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,761 1,406 1,355
Schedule Tribe 218 109 109

Religion-wise Population - Kurwai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kurwai is 8,694 which is 56.14% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kurwai is 6,136 which is 39.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kurwai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,694 (56.14%) 4,458 4,236
Muslim 6,136 (39.62%) 3,169 2,967
Christian 19 (0.12%) 9 10
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 630 (4.07%) 345 285
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.05%) 4 3

Literacy Rate - Kurwai

The total literacy rate of Kurwai was 78.8% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 10,417 literates, males were 5,753 while females were 4,664. Also the male literacy rate was 84.48% and the female literacy rate was 72.77% in Kurwai.

  Kurwai Madhya Pradesh
Female 72.77% 59.24%
Male 84.48% 78.73%
Total 78.8% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Kurwai

The Sex Ratio of Kurwai is 940. Thus per every 1000 men there were 940 females in Kurwai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Kurwai.

Child Population - Kurwai

According to Census 2011, there were 2,268 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kurwai. Out of which 1,175 were male while 1,093 were female.

Working Population - Kurwai

In Kurwai Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,778 were engaged in work activities. 96.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,778 workers engaged in Main Work, 428 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 676 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,591 3,770 821
Cultivators 428 395 33
Agriculture Labourer 676 498 178
Household Industries 187 143 44
Other Workers 3,300 2,734 566
Marginal Workers 187 91 96
Non Working 10,709 4,124 6,585

Kurwai Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,310 75.4% 888
2 Ward No - 2 1,457 66.1% 1,043
3 Ward No - 3 1,516 58% 987
4 Ward No - 4 950 67.5% 908
5 Ward No - 5 813 75.3% 964
6 Ward No - 6 901 60.7% 1,016
7 Ward No - 7 631 70.4% 878
8 Ward No - 8 1,939 69.4% 961
9 Ward No - 9 611 77.7% 874
10 Ward No - 10 989 67.8% 884
11 Ward No - 11 675 77.5% 929
12 Ward No - 12 762 76.5% 896
13 Ward No - 13 921 57% 907
14 Ward No - 14 1,062 54.2% 914
15 Ward No - 15 950 67.8% 939

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