Maheshwar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Khargone, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Maheshwar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Maheshwar tehsil of Khargone district. The Maheshwar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,932 families residing in the Maheshwar city. The total population of Maheshwar is 24,411 out of which 12,447 are males and 11,964 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maheshwar is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maheshwar city is 3182 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1662 male children and 1520 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maheshwar is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maheshwar is 81.2%. Thus Maheshwar has higher literacy rate compared to 62.7% of Khargone district. The male literacy rate is 88.4% and the female literacy rate is 73.78% in Maheshwar.

Maheshwar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,932 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.

Maheshwar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,182 1,662 1,520
Literacy 81.2% 76.6% 64.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,863 1,460 1,403
Scheduled Tribe 2,734 1,310 1,424
Illiterate 7,171 2,913 4,258

Caste-wise Population - Maheshwar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Maheshwar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,863 1,460 1,403
Schedule Tribe 2,734 1,310 1,424

Religion-wise Population - Maheshwar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Maheshwar is 19,007 which is 77.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Maheshwar is 5,053 which is 20.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Maheshwar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,007 (77.86%) 9,673 9,334
Muslim 5,053 (20.7%) 2,587 2,466
Christian 27 (0.11%) 16 11
Sikh 86 (0.35%) 48 38
Buddhist 5 (0.02%) 3 2
Jain 221 (0.91%) 112 109
Other Religion 6 (0.02%) 6 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.02%) 2 4

Literacy Rate - Maheshwar

The total literacy rate of Maheshwar was 81.21% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 17,240 literates, males were 9,534 while females were 7,706. Also the male literacy rate was 88.4% and the female literacy rate was 73.78% in Maheshwar.

  Maheshwar Madhya Pradesh
Female 73.78% 59.24%
Male 88.4% 78.73%
Total 81.21% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Maheshwar

The Sex Ratio of Maheshwar is 961. Thus per every 1000 men there were 961 females in Maheshwar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 961 ) of Maheshwar.

Child Population - Maheshwar

According to Census 2011, there were 3,182 children between age 0 to 6 years in Maheshwar. Out of which 1,662 were male while 1,520 were female.

Working Population - Maheshwar

In Maheshwar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 9,436 were engaged in work activities. 90.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,436 workers engaged in Main Work, 380 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 818 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,574 6,388 2,186
Cultivators 380 302 78
Agriculture Labourer 818 434 384
Household Industries 1,063 727 336
Other Workers 6,313 4,925 1,388
Marginal Workers 862 440 422
Non Working 14,975 5,619 9,356

Maheshwar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,267 80.9% 883
2 Ward No - 2 1,851 71.7% 910
3 Ward No - 3 1,193 80.1% 940
4 Ward No - 4 2,749 70.6% 926
5 Ward No - 5 973 82.1% 990
6 Ward No - 6 990 78.7% 976
7 Ward No - 7 1,583 68.4% 999
8 Ward No - 8 1,313 60.6% 1,017
9 Ward No - 9 3,459 64% 990
10 Ward No - 10 1,091 79% 945
11 Ward No - 11 1,380 76.9% 974
12 Ward No - 12 1,367 77% 1,040
13 Ward No - 13 1,508 61.7% 948
14 Ward No - 14 1,582 67.2% 927
15 Ward No - 15 2,105 64.1% 973

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