Mehnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Mehnagar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. The Mehnagar city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,869 families residing in the Mehnagar city. The total population of Mehnagar is 14,841 out of which 7,679 are males and 7,162 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mehnagar is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehnagar city is 2113 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1099 male children and 1014 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehnagar is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mehnagar is 74.8%. Thus Mehnagar has higher literacy rate compared to 70.9% of Azamgarh district. The male literacy rate is 82.39% and the female literacy rate is 66.69% in Mehnagar.

Mehnagar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,869 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.

Mehnagar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,113 1,099 1,014
Literacy 74.8% 70.6% 57.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,131 2,165 1,966
Scheduled Tribe 213 112 101
Illiterate 5,320 2,258 3,062

Caste-wise Population - Mehnagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Mehnagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,131 2,165 1,966
Schedule Tribe 213 112 101

Religion-wise Population - Mehnagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mehnagar is 10,985 which is 74.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mehnagar is 3,828 which is 25.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mehnagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,985 (74.02%) 5,724 5,261
Muslim 3,828 (25.79%) 1,940 1,888
Christian 6 (0.04%) 3 3
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 15 (0.1%) 9 6
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 5 (0.03%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Mehnagar

The total literacy rate of Mehnagar was 74.8% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 9,521 literates, males were 5,421 while females were 4,100. Also the male literacy rate was 82.39% and the female literacy rate was 66.69% in Mehnagar.

  Mehnagar Uttar Pradesh
Female 66.69% 57.18%
Male 82.39% 77.28%
Total 74.8% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Mehnagar

The Sex Ratio of Mehnagar is 933. Thus per every 1000 men there were 933 females in Mehnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Mehnagar.

Child Population - Mehnagar

According to Census 2011, there were 2,113 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mehnagar. Out of which 1,099 were male while 1,014 were female.

Working Population - Mehnagar

In Mehnagar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,582 were engaged in work activities. 63.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,582 workers engaged in Main Work, 173 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,284 2,146 138
Cultivators 173 170 3
Agriculture Labourer 148 138 10
Household Industries 291 283 8
Other Workers 1,672 1,555 117
Marginal Workers 1,298 1,145 153
Non Working 11,259 4,388 6,871

Mehnagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mehnagar is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,652 51.5% 892
2 Ward No - 2 1,025 39.2% 909
3 Ward No - 3 1,777 65.5% 929
4 Ward No - 4 1,395 53.5% 865
5 Ward No - 5 992 65.8% 844
6 Ward No - 6 1,099 63.6% 984
7 Ward No - 7 1,443 74.2% 958
8 Ward No - 8 1,082 70.7% 989
9 Ward No - 9 972 71.4% 887
10 Ward No - 10 1,180 79.2% 980
11 Ward No - 11 1,145 74.9% 991
12 Ward No - 12 1,079 63.4% 994

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