Malout Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Muktsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Malout is a Municipal Council city situated in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. The Malout city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16,085 families residing in the Malout city. The total population of Malout is 81,406 out of which 43,244 are males and 38,162 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malout is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malout city is 9632 which is 12% of the total population. There are 5291 male children and 4341 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malout is 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (882).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malout is 77.2%. Thus Malout has higher literacy rate compared to 65.8% of Muktsar district. The male literacy rate is 82.43% and the female literacy rate is 71.28% in Malout.

Malout Municipal Council has total administration over 16,085 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.

Malout Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 9,632 5,291 4,341
Literacy 77.2% 72.3% 63.2%
Scheduled Caste 28,033 14,794 13,239
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 26,012 11,959 14,053

Caste-wise Population - Malout

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Malout.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 28,033 14,794 13,239
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Malout

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Malout is 60,260 which is 74.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Malout is 402 which is 0.49% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Malout as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 60,260 (74.02%) 32,005 28,255
Muslim 402 (0.49%) 209 193
Christian 194 (0.24%) 115 79
Sikh 20,286 (24.92%) 10,772 9,514
Buddhist 11 (0.01%) 6 5
Jain 152 (0.19%) 84 68
Other Religion 7 (0.01%) 5 2
No Religion Specified 94 (0.12%) 48 46

Literacy Rate - Malout

The total literacy rate of Malout was 77.18% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 55,394 literates, males were 31,285 while females were 24,109. Also the male literacy rate was 82.43% and the female literacy rate was 71.28% in Malout.

  Malout Punjab
Female 71.28% 70.73%
Male 82.43% 80.44%
Total 77.18% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Malout

The Sex Ratio of Malout is 882. Thus per every 1000 men there were 882 females in Malout. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Malout.

Child Population - Malout

According to Census 2011, there were 9,632 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malout. Out of which 5,291 were male while 4,341 were female.

Working Population - Malout

In Malout Municipal Council out of total population, 28,094 were engaged in work activities. 92.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,094 workers engaged in Main Work, 462 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 614 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 26,083 22,845 3,238
Cultivators 462 430 32
Agriculture Labourer 614 462 152
Household Industries 407 323 84
Other Workers 24,600 21,630 2,970
Marginal Workers 2,011 1,269 742
Non Working 53,312 19,130 34,182

Malout Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Malout is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,595 84% 895
2 Ward No - 2 2,642 79.1% 944
3 Ward No - 3 4,752 80.1% 886
4 Ward No - 4 2,832 83% 879
5 Ward No - 5 2,643 86.2% 852
6 Ward No - 6 2,608 82.7% 895
7 Ward No - 7 6,567 62.8% 847
8 Ward No - 8 3,185 53.8% 892
9 Ward No - 9 2,737 57.9% 901
10 Ward No - 10 5,276 65.8% 859
11 Ward No - 11 4,866 58.2% 847
12 Ward No - 12 3,045 68.3% 851
13 Ward No - 13 4,710 59.8% 890
14 Ward No - 14 3,732 54.7% 916
15 Ward No - 15 2,862 62.8% 909
16 Ward No - 16 6,685 55.9% 900
17 Ward No - 17 2,257 86.8% 905
18 Ward No - 18 2,871 80.8% 883
19 Ward No - 19 3,480 76.6% 896
20 Ward No - 20 2,700 75.7% 878
21 Ward No - 21 7,361 61.3% 877

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