Majitha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Majitha is a Municipal Council city situated in Amritsar -I tehsil of Amritsar district. The Majitha city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,695 families residing in the Majitha city. The total population of Majitha is 14,503 out of which 7,639 are males and 6,864 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Majitha is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Majitha city is 1540 which is 11% of the total population. There are 847 male children and 693 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Majitha is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (899).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Majitha is 76.4%. Thus Majitha has higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 81.01% and the female literacy rate is 71.27% in Majitha.

Majitha Municipal Council has total administration over 2,695 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.

Majitha Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,540 847 693
Literacy 76.4% 72% 64.1%
Scheduled Caste 6,331 3,293 3,038
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,603 2,137 2,466

Caste-wise Population - Majitha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Majitha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,331 3,293 3,038
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Majitha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Majitha is 3,907 which is 26.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Majitha is 55 which is 0.38% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Majitha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,907 (26.94%) 2,065 1,842
Muslim 55 (0.38%) 25 30
Christian 344 (2.37%) 186 158
Sikh 10,172 (70.14%) 5,351 4,821
Buddhist 5 (0.03%) 3 2
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 6 (0.04%) 2 4
No Religion Specified 13 (0.09%) 7 6

Literacy Rate - Majitha

The total literacy rate of Majitha was 76.37% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 9,900 literates, males were 5,502 while females were 4,398. Also the male literacy rate was 81.01% and the female literacy rate was 71.27% in Majitha.

  Majitha Punjab
Female 71.27% 70.73%
Male 81.01% 80.44%
Total 76.37% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Majitha

The Sex Ratio of Majitha is 899. Thus per every 1000 men there were 899 females in Majitha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 899 ) of Majitha.

Child Population - Majitha

According to Census 2011, there were 1,540 children between age 0 to 6 years in Majitha. Out of which 847 were male while 693 were female.

Working Population - Majitha

In Majitha Municipal Council out of total population, 4,800 were engaged in work activities. 75.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,800 workers engaged in Main Work, 246 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 258 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,604 3,149 455
Cultivators 246 233 13
Agriculture Labourer 258 229 29
Household Industries 102 62 40
Other Workers 2,998 2,625 373
Marginal Workers 1,196 861 335
Non Working 9,703 3,629 6,074

Majitha Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,188 52.7% 901
2 Ward No - 2 1,592 53.5% 891
3 Ward No - 3 1,168 70.2% 915
4 Ward No - 4 857 72.2% 917
5 Ward No - 5 1,796 64.4% 929
6 Ward No - 6 1,375 78.5% 797
7 Ward No - 7 1,163 50.5% 975
8 Ward No - 8 907 59.6% 980
9 Ward No - 9 750 78% 834
10 Ward No - 10 1,048 83.2% 885
11 Ward No - 11 977 81.5% 843
12 Ward No - 12 873 83% 881
13 Ward No - 13 809 79.1% 959

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