Laksar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hardwar, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Laksar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. The Laksar city is divided into 9 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,131 families residing in the Laksar city. The total population of Laksar is 21,760 out of which 11,737 are males and 10,023 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Laksar is 854.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Laksar city is 2713 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1490 male children and 1223 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Laksar is 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (854).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Laksar is 84.1%. Thus Laksar has higher literacy rate compared to 73.4% of Hardwar district. The male literacy rate is 90.44% and the female literacy rate is 76.67% in Laksar.

Laksar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,131 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.

Laksar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,713 1,490 1,223
Literacy 84.1% 79% 67.3%
Scheduled Caste 3,947 2,083 1,864
Scheduled Tribe 12 7 5
Illiterate 5,746 2,470 3,276

Caste-wise Population - Laksar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Laksar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,947 2,083 1,864
Schedule Tribe 12 7 5

Religion-wise Population - Laksar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Laksar is 17,394 which is 79.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Laksar is 3,696 which is 16.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Laksar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,394 (79.94%) 9,392 8,002
Muslim 3,696 (16.99%) 1,976 1,720
Christian 178 (0.82%) 101 77
Sikh 426 (1.96%) 231 195
Buddhist 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Jain 16 (0.07%) 7 9
Other Religion 5 (0.02%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 41 (0.19%) 25 16

Literacy Rate - Laksar

The total literacy rate of Laksar was 84.08% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 16,014 literates, males were 9,267 while females were 6,747. Also the male literacy rate was 90.44% and the female literacy rate was 76.67% in Laksar.

  Laksar Uttarakhand
Female 76.67% 70.01%
Male 90.44% 87.4%
Total 84.08% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Laksar

The Sex Ratio of Laksar is 854. Thus per every 1000 men there were 854 females in Laksar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 854 ) of Laksar.

Child Population - Laksar

According to Census 2011, there were 2,713 children between age 0 to 6 years in Laksar. Out of which 1,490 were male while 1,223 were female.

Working Population - Laksar

In Laksar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,559 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,559 workers engaged in Main Work, 150 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 188 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,545 5,116 429
Cultivators 150 144 6
Agriculture Labourer 188 180 8
Household Industries 268 234 34
Other Workers 4,939 4,558 381
Marginal Workers 1,014 830 184
Non Working 15,201 5,791 9,410

Laksar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Laksar is further divided into 9 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,181 57.5% 942
2 Ward No - 2 3,233 74.2% 839
3 Ward No - 3 2,906 83% 845
4 Ward No - 4 1,677 66.1% 880
5 Ward No - 5 3,145 69.8% 862
6 Ward No - 6 1,604 80.5% 867
7 Ward No - 7 1,522 62.7% 886
8 Ward No - 8 1,615 82% 809
9 Ward No - 9 3,877 79.4% 811

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