Lahar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhind, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Lahar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Lahar tehsil of Bhind district. The Lahar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,970 families residing in the Lahar city. The total population of Lahar is 35,674 out of which 18,914 are males and 16,760 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lahar is 886.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lahar city is 4563 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2436 male children and 2127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lahar is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (886).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lahar is 78.9%. Thus Lahar has higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Bhind district. The male literacy rate is 87.12% and the female literacy rate is 69.72% in Lahar.

Lahar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,970 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.

Lahar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,563 2,436 2,127
Literacy 78.9% 75.9% 60.9%
Scheduled Caste 7,805 4,168 3,637
Scheduled Tribe 51 32 19
Illiterate 11,116 4,558 6,558

Caste-wise Population - Lahar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Lahar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,805 4,168 3,637
Schedule Tribe 51 32 19

Religion-wise Population - Lahar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lahar is 31,769 which is 89.05% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lahar is 3,591 which is 10.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Lahar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 31,769 (89.05%) 16,852 14,917
Muslim 3,591 (10.07%) 1,892 1,699
Christian 24 (0.07%) 16 8
Sikh 8 (0.02%) 4 4
Buddhist 253 (0.71%) 132 121
Jain 16 (0.04%) 9 7
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 13 (0.04%) 9 4

Literacy Rate - Lahar

The total literacy rate of Lahar was 78.94% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 24,558 literates, males were 14,356 while females were 10,202. Also the male literacy rate was 87.12% and the female literacy rate was 69.72% in Lahar.

  Lahar Madhya Pradesh
Female 69.72% 59.24%
Male 87.12% 78.73%
Total 78.94% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Lahar

The Sex Ratio of Lahar is 886. Thus per every 1000 men there were 886 females in Lahar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 886 ) of Lahar.

Child Population - Lahar

According to Census 2011, there were 4,563 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lahar. Out of which 2,436 were male while 2,127 were female.

Working Population - Lahar

In Lahar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 9,470 were engaged in work activities. 94.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,470 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,921 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,209 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,944 8,245 699
Cultivators 1,921 1,842 79
Agriculture Labourer 1,209 1,044 165
Household Industries 176 135 41
Other Workers 5,638 5,224 414
Marginal Workers 526 358 168
Non Working 26,204 10,311 15,893

Lahar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,744 75.8% 895
2 Ward No - 2 1,998 77.7% 901
3 Ward No - 3 1,566 66.6% 965
4 Ward No - 4 1,377 71.2% 873
5 Ward No - 5 1,337 82.8% 924
6 Ward No - 6 1,177 59.8% 889
7 Ward No - 7 1,979 63.6% 838
8 Ward No - 8 1,167 59.6% 849
9 Ward No - 9 2,772 60% 928
10 Ward No - 10 2,664 61% 895
11 Ward No - 11 1,284 65.5% 916
12 Ward No - 12 1,680 69.9% 877
13 Ward No - 13 2,833 78.4% 880
14 Ward No - 14 4,890 66.5% 856
15 Ward No - 15 5,206 69.2% 874

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