Maharajpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Maharajpur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Maharajpur tehsil of Chhatarpur district. The Maharajpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,113 families residing in the Maharajpur city. The total population of Maharajpur is 23,328 out of which 12,270 are males and 11,058 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maharajpur is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maharajpur city is 3331 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1717 male children and 1614 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maharajpur is 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (901).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maharajpur is 70.7%. Thus Maharajpur has higher literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Chhatarpur district. The male literacy rate is 79.18% and the female literacy rate is 61.23% in Maharajpur.

Maharajpur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,113 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.

Maharajpur Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,331 1,717 1,614
Literacy 70.7% 68.1% 52.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,977 2,624 2,353
Scheduled Tribe 104 59 45
Illiterate 9,189 3,914 5,275

Caste-wise Population - Maharajpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Maharajpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,977 2,624 2,353
Schedule Tribe 104 59 45

Religion-wise Population - Maharajpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Maharajpur is 22,470 which is 96.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Maharajpur is 846 which is 3.63% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Maharajpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,470 (96.32%) 11,813 10,657
Muslim 846 (3.63%) 450 396
Christian 3 (0.01%) 3 0
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.03%) 3 4

Literacy Rate - Maharajpur

The total literacy rate of Maharajpur was 70.71% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 14,139 literates, males were 8,356 while females were 5,783. Also the male literacy rate was 79.18% and the female literacy rate was 61.23% in Maharajpur.

  Maharajpur Madhya Pradesh
Female 61.23% 59.24%
Male 79.18% 78.73%
Total 70.71% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Maharajpur

The Sex Ratio of Maharajpur is 901. Thus per every 1000 men there were 901 females in Maharajpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Maharajpur.

Child Population - Maharajpur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,331 children between age 0 to 6 years in Maharajpur. Out of which 1,717 were male while 1,614 were female.

Working Population - Maharajpur

In Maharajpur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 9,390 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,390 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,844 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,846 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,279 5,974 1,305
Cultivators 1,844 1,581 263
Agriculture Labourer 1,846 1,461 385
Household Industries 341 258 83
Other Workers 3,248 2,674 574
Marginal Workers 2,111 692 1,419
Non Working 13,938 5,604 8,334

Maharajpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,896 73.4% 879
2 Ward No - 2 2,059 67.8% 879
3 Ward No - 3 1,422 81.9% 1,104
4 Ward No - 4 1,431 82.3% 913
5 Ward No - 5 999 57.7% 994
6 Ward No - 6 1,430 57.2% 877
7 Ward No - 7 1,564 54.2% 840
8 Ward No - 8 1,214 67% 845
9 Ward No - 9 1,362 54.5% 856
10 Ward No - 10 1,257 48.1% 896
11 Ward No - 11 1,706 63.8% 926
12 Ward No - 12 1,905 47.5% 881
13 Ward No - 13 1,456 50.1% 860
14 Ward No - 14 1,645 50.3% 882
15 Ward No - 15 1,982 53.4% 949

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