Mahad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Mahad is a Municipal Council city situated in Mahad taluka of Raigarh district. The Mahad city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,430 families residing in the Mahad city. The total population of Mahad is 27,536 out of which 14,025 are males and 13,511 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahad is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahad city is 2817 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1485 male children and 1332 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahad is 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (963).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahad is 94.3%. Thus Mahad has higher literacy rate compared to 83.1% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 96.19% and the female literacy rate is 92.4% in Mahad.

Mahad Municipal Council has total administration over 6,430 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mahad Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mahad Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 2,817 1,485 1,332
Literacy 94.3% 86% 83.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,707 867 840
Scheduled Tribe 350 229 121
Illiterate 4,220 1,963 2,257

Caste-wise Population - Mahad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Mahad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,707 867 840
Schedule Tribe 350 229 121

Religion-wise Population - Mahad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mahad is 21,408 which is 77.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mahad is 4,625 which is 16.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mahad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,408 (77.75%) 11,006 10,402
Muslim 4,625 (16.8%) 2,283 2,342
Christian 120 (0.44%) 60 60
Sikh 50 (0.18%) 25 25
Buddhist 1,057 (3.84%) 510 547
Jain 224 (0.81%) 113 111
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 50 (0.18%) 27 23

Literacy Rate - Mahad

The total literacy rate of Mahad was 94.32% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 23,316 literates, males were 12,062 while females were 11,254. Also the male literacy rate was 96.19% and the female literacy rate was 92.4% in Mahad.

  Mahad Maharashtra
Female 92.4% 75.87%
Male 96.19% 88.38%
Total 94.32% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Mahad

The Sex Ratio of Mahad is 963. Thus per every 1000 men there were 963 females in Mahad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 897 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Mahad.

Child Population - Mahad

According to Census 2011, there were 2,817 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahad. Out of which 1,485 were male while 1,332 were female.

Working Population - Mahad

In Mahad Municipal Council out of total population, 9,070 were engaged in work activities. 94.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,070 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,603 6,888 1,715
Cultivators 31 26 5
Agriculture Labourer 43 35 8
Household Industries 310 197 113
Other Workers 8,219 6,630 1,589
Marginal Workers 467 304 163
Non Working 18,466 6,833 11,633

Mahad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mahad is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,415 76.5% 845
2 Ward No - 2 1,498 81.8% 997
3 Ward No - 3 2,017 84.5% 954
4 Ward No - 4 2,198 81.1% 1,005
5 Ward No - 5 937 87.1% 912
6 Ward No - 6 1,873 87.2% 980
7 Ward No - 7 1,822 82.4% 1,013
8 Ward No - 8 1,796 84.6% 961
9 Ward No - 9 2,097 83.6% 947
10 Ward No - 10 1,792 88.8% 1,013
11 Ward No - 11 1,839 86% 898
12 Ward No - 12 1,882 86% 1,013
13 Ward No - 13 1,092 85.9% 1,018
14 Ward No - 14 1,340 89.7% 931
15 Ward No - 15 1,190 87.5% 954
16 Ward No - 16 1,213 82% 1,002
17 Ward No - 17 1,535 86.6% 914

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