Magarlod Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Magarlod is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Magarlod tehsil of Dhamtari district. The Magarlod city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,434 families residing in the Magarlod city. The total population of Magarlod is 6,280 out of which 3,044 are males and 3,236 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Magarlod is 1,063.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Magarlod city is 787 which is 13% of the total population. There are 366 male children and 421 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Magarlod is 1,150 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,063).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Magarlod is 80.9%. Thus Magarlod has higher literacy rate compared to 78.4% of Dhamtari district. The male literacy rate is 89.02% and the female literacy rate is 73.18% in Magarlod.

Magarlod Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,434 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.

Magarlod Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 787 366 421
Literacy 80.9% 78.3% 63.7%
Scheduled Caste 611 311 300
Scheduled Tribe 609 282 327
Illiterate 1,836 660 1,176

Caste-wise Population - Magarlod

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.7% of total population in Magarlod.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 611 311 300
Schedule Tribe 609 282 327

Religion-wise Population - Magarlod

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Magarlod is 6,068 which is 96.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Magarlod is 193 which is 3.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Magarlod as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,068 (96.62%) 2,941 3,127
Muslim 193 (3.07%) 93 100
Christian 16 (0.25%) 8 8
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Magarlod

The total literacy rate of Magarlod was 80.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 4,444 literates, males were 2,384 while females were 2,060. Also the male literacy rate was 89.02% and the female literacy rate was 73.18% in Magarlod.

  Magarlod Chhattisgarh
Female 73.18% 60.24%
Male 89.02% 80.27%
Total 80.9% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Magarlod

The Sex Ratio of Magarlod is 1,063. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,063 females in Magarlod. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,150 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,063 ) of Magarlod.

Child Population - Magarlod

According to Census 2011, there were 787 children between age 0 to 6 years in Magarlod. Out of which 366 were male while 421 were female.

Working Population - Magarlod

In Magarlod Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 2,815 were engaged in work activities. 67.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,815 workers engaged in Main Work, 571 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 659 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,909 1,281 628
Cultivators 571 338 233
Agriculture Labourer 659 396 263
Household Industries 31 21 10
Other Workers 648 526 122
Marginal Workers 906 398 508
Non Working 3,465 1,365 2,100

Magarlod Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 491 76.2% 1,683
2 Ward No - 2 368 75.5% 1,033
3 Ward No - 3 387 69% 985
4 Ward No - 4 356 72.2% 1,119
5 Ward No - 5 417 72.7% 958
6 Ward No - 6 360 70.8% 935
7 Ward No - 7 382 76.2% 1,043
8 Ward No - 8 362 78.7% 1,080
9 Ward No - 9 517 58.8% 1,052
10 Ward No - 10 457 73.7% 1,096
11 Ward No - 11 361 70.6% 984
12 Ward No - 12 304 66.1% 912
13 Ward No - 13 351 74.1% 1,006
14 Ward No - 14 558 54.5% 1,014
15 Ward No - 15 609 77.7% 1,071

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