Mahilpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Mahilpur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. The Mahilpur city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,469 families residing in the Mahilpur city. The total population of Mahilpur is 11,360 out of which 5,907 are males and 5,453 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahilpur is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahilpur city is 1098 which is 10% of the total population. There are 592 male children and 506 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahilpur is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahilpur is 87.6%. Thus Mahilpur has higher literacy rate compared to 84.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 90.54% and the female literacy rate is 84.37% in Mahilpur.

Mahilpur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,469 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.

Mahilpur Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,098 592 506
Literacy 87.6% 81.5% 76.5%
Scheduled Caste 4,764 2,489 2,275
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,374 1,095 1,279

Caste-wise Population - Mahilpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mahilpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,764 2,489 2,275
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Mahilpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mahilpur is 7,652 which is 67.36% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mahilpur is 196 which is 1.73% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mahilpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,652 (67.36%) 3,967 3,685
Muslim 196 (1.73%) 121 75
Christian 30 (0.26%) 15 15
Sikh 3,368 (29.65%) 1,741 1,627
Buddhist 103 (0.91%) 57 46
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 7 (0.06%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 4 (0.04%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Mahilpur

The total literacy rate of Mahilpur was 87.57% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 8,986 literates, males were 4,812 while females were 4,174. Also the male literacy rate was 90.54% and the female literacy rate was 84.37% in Mahilpur.

  Mahilpur Punjab
Female 84.37% 70.73%
Male 90.54% 80.44%
Total 87.57% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Mahilpur

The Sex Ratio of Mahilpur is 923. Thus per every 1000 men there were 923 females in Mahilpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Mahilpur.

Child Population - Mahilpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,098 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahilpur. Out of which 592 were male while 506 were female.

Working Population - Mahilpur

In Mahilpur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,685 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,685 workers engaged in Main Work, 172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 358 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,381 2,782 599
Cultivators 172 159 13
Agriculture Labourer 358 264 94
Household Industries 70 53 17
Other Workers 2,781 2,306 475
Marginal Workers 304 201 103
Non Working 7,675 2,924 4,751

Mahilpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mahilpur is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 930 85.7% 921
2 Ward No - 2 952 81% 996
3 Ward No - 3 795 82.9% 1,003
4 Ward No - 4 788 85% 908
5 Ward No - 5 713 76.2% 847
6 Ward No - 6 757 75.4% 851
7 Ward No - 7 843 81.1% 916
8 Ward No - 8 800 82.1% 956
9 Ward No - 9 626 89.8% 1,019
10 Ward No - 10 928 77.2% 950
11 Ward No - 11 1,136 74.9% 850
12 Ward No - 12 1,202 75.4% 932
13 Ward No - 13 890 67.3% 894

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