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

Mhowgaon is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. The Mhowgaon city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,373 families residing in the Mhowgaon city. The total population of Mhowgaon is 30,012 out of which 15,792 are males and 14,220 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mhowgaon is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mhowgaon city is 3996 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2129 male children and 1867 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mhowgaon is 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (900).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mhowgaon is 87.4%. Thus Mhowgaon has higher literacy rate compared to 80.9% of Indore district. The male literacy rate is 91.75% and the female literacy rate is 82.58% in Mhowgaon.

Mhowgaon Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 6,373 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.

Mhowgaon Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,996 2,129 1,867
Literacy 87.4% 79.4% 71.7%
Scheduled Caste 5,250 2,732 2,518
Scheduled Tribe 1,815 936 879
Illiterate 7,275 3,256 4,019

Caste-wise Population - Mhowgaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6% of total population in Mhowgaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,250 2,732 2,518
Schedule Tribe 1,815 936 879

Religion-wise Population - Mhowgaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mhowgaon is 28,087 which is 93.59% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mhowgaon is 1,544 which is 5.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mhowgaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,087 (93.59%) 14,780 13,307
Muslim 1,544 (5.14%) 816 728
Christian 237 (0.79%) 124 113
Sikh 59 (0.2%) 33 26
Buddhist 34 (0.11%) 15 19
Jain 39 (0.13%) 20 19
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 10 (0.03%) 2 8

Literacy Rate - Mhowgaon

The total literacy rate of Mhowgaon was 87.4% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 22,737 literates, males were 12,536 while females were 10,201. Also the male literacy rate was 91.75% and the female literacy rate was 82.58% in Mhowgaon.

  Mhowgaon Madhya Pradesh
Female 82.58% 59.24%
Male 91.75% 78.73%
Total 87.4% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Mhowgaon

The Sex Ratio of Mhowgaon is 900. Thus per every 1000 men there were 900 females in Mhowgaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Mhowgaon.

Child Population - Mhowgaon

According to Census 2011, there were 3,996 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mhowgaon. Out of which 2,129 were male while 1,867 were female.

Working Population - Mhowgaon

In Mhowgaon Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 9,571 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,571 workers engaged in Main Work, 291 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 424 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,654 7,611 1,043
Cultivators 291 260 31
Agriculture Labourer 424 258 166
Household Industries 213 180 33
Other Workers 7,726 6,913 813
Marginal Workers 917 656 261
Non Working 20,441 7,525 12,916

Mhowgaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mhowgaon is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,830 79.6% 928
2 Ward No - 2 3,440 80.4% 879
3 Ward No - 3 1,614 74.1% 971
4 Ward No - 4 1,698 70.8% 972
5 Ward No - 5 2,127 75.6% 903
6 Ward No - 6 2,331 70.7% 898
7 Ward No - 7 1,274 78.2% 913
8 Ward No - 8 2,092 81.3% 856
9 Ward No - 9 2,017 76.6% 964
10 Ward No - 10 1,547 78.5% 839
11 Ward No - 11 2,874 80.2% 872
12 Ward No - 12 2,081 77.4% 843
13 Ward No - 13 2,613 66.2% 940
14 Ward No - 14 1,517 69.7% 911
15 Ward No - 15 957 73.1% 840

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