Mhow Cantt Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Indore, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Mhow Cantt is a Cantonment Board city situated in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. The Mhow Cantt city is divided into 8 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 14,757 families residing in the Mhow Cantt city. The total population of Mhow Cantt is 81,702 out of which 43,888 are males and 37,814 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mhow Cantt is 862.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mhow Cantt city is 9308 which is 11% of the total population. There are 4879 male children and 4429 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mhow Cantt is 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (862).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mhow Cantt is 85.8%. Thus Mhow Cantt has higher literacy rate compared to 80.9% of Indore district. The male literacy rate is 90.42% and the female literacy rate is 80.37% in Mhow Cantt.

Mhow Cantt Cantonment Board has total administration over 14,757 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Cantonment Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mhow Cantt Cantonment Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mhow Cantt Cantonment Board.

Total Male Female
Children 9,308 4,879 4,429
Literacy 85.8% 80.4% 71%
Scheduled Caste 14,691 7,482 7,209
Scheduled Tribe 2,731 1,447 1,284
Illiterate 19,600 8,616 10,984

Caste-wise Population - Mhow Cantt

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Mhow Cantt.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,691 7,482 7,209
Schedule Tribe 2,731 1,447 1,284

Religion-wise Population - Mhow Cantt

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mhow Cantt is 54,361 which is 66.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mhow Cantt is 24,027 which is 29.41% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mhow Cantt as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 54,361 (66.54%) 29,819 24,542
Muslim 24,027 (29.41%) 12,219 11,808
Christian 1,266 (1.55%) 637 629
Sikh 1,082 (1.32%) 699 383
Buddhist 440 (0.54%) 263 177
Jain 367 (0.45%) 173 194
Other Religion 51 (0.06%) 23 28
No Religion Specified 108 (0.13%) 55 53

Literacy Rate - Mhow Cantt

The total literacy rate of Mhow Cantt was 85.78% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 62,102 literates, males were 35,272 while females were 26,830. Also the male literacy rate was 90.42% and the female literacy rate was 80.37% in Mhow Cantt.

  Mhow Cantt Madhya Pradesh
Female 80.37% 59.24%
Male 90.42% 78.73%
Total 85.78% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Mhow Cantt

The Sex Ratio of Mhow Cantt is 862. Thus per every 1000 men there were 862 females in Mhow Cantt. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 862 ) of Mhow Cantt.

Child Population - Mhow Cantt

According to Census 2011, there were 9,308 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mhow Cantt. Out of which 4,879 were male while 4,429 were female.

Working Population - Mhow Cantt

In Mhow Cantt Cantonment Board out of total population, 30,260 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,260 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 197 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 27,106 23,219 3,887
Cultivators 156 136 20
Agriculture Labourer 197 133 64
Household Industries 744 608 136
Other Workers 26,009 22,342 3,667
Marginal Workers 3,154 2,082 1,072
Non Working 51,442 18,587 32,855

Mhow Cantt Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mhow Cantt is further divided into 8 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,046 80.9% 980
2 Ward No - 2 7,638 80.9% 944
3 Ward No - 3 9,089 73% 971
4 Ward No - 4 8,274 75.9% 972
5 Ward No - 5 15,447 76.4% 619
6 Ward No - 6 12,951 76.8% 813
7 Ward No - 7 13,130 71.9% 944
8 Ward No - 8 8,127 75.4% 956

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