Mihijam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jamtara, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Mihijam is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Jamtara block of Jamtara district. The Mihijam city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,139 families residing in the Mihijam city. The total population of Mihijam is 40,463 out of which 21,401 are males and 19,062 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mihijam is 891.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mihijam city is 5057 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2648 male children and 2409 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mihijam is 910 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (891).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mihijam is 83%. Thus Mihijam has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Jamtara district. The male literacy rate is 89.64% and the female literacy rate is 75.45% in Mihijam.

Mihijam Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 8,139 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.

Mihijam Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,057 2,648 2,409
Literacy 83% 78.5% 65.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,791 3,051 2,740
Scheduled Tribe 2,042 1,014 1,028
Illiterate 11,089 4,591 6,498

Caste-wise Population - Mihijam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5% of total population in Mihijam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,791 3,051 2,740
Schedule Tribe 2,042 1,014 1,028

Religion-wise Population - Mihijam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mihijam is 34,459 which is 85.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mihijam is 3,894 which is 9.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mihijam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 34,459 (85.16%) 18,272 16,187
Muslim 3,894 (9.62%) 2,066 1,828
Christian 666 (1.65%) 317 349
Sikh 258 (0.64%) 126 132
Buddhist 29 (0.07%) 15 14
Jain 257 (0.64%) 145 112
Other Religion 838 (2.07%) 426 412
No Religion Specified 62 (0.15%) 34 28

Literacy Rate - Mihijam

The total literacy rate of Mihijam was 82.96% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 29,374 literates, males were 16,810 while females were 12,564. Also the male literacy rate was 89.64% and the female literacy rate was 75.45% in Mihijam.

  Mihijam Jharkhand
Female 75.45% 55.42%
Male 89.64% 76.84%
Total 82.96% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Mihijam

The Sex Ratio of Mihijam is 891. Thus per every 1000 men there were 891 females in Mihijam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 910 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 891 ) of Mihijam.

Child Population - Mihijam

According to Census 2011, there were 5,057 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mihijam. Out of which 2,648 were male while 2,409 were female.

Working Population - Mihijam

In Mihijam Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 12,439 were engaged in work activities. 70.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,439 workers engaged in Main Work, 138 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 239 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,808 7,709 1,099
Cultivators 138 124 14
Agriculture Labourer 239 197 42
Household Industries 287 243 44
Other Workers 8,144 7,145 999
Marginal Workers 3,631 2,697 934
Non Working 28,024 10,995 17,029

Mihijam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mihijam is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,089 70.9% 894
2 Ward No - 2 2,315 74.6% 862
3 Ward No - 3 3,023 74.9% 900
4 Ward No - 4 2,182 73.6% 906
5 Ward No - 5 3,165 65.7% 904
6 Ward No - 6 3,151 72.7% 891
7 Ward No - 7 1,705 82.6% 911
8 Ward No - 8 2,214 82% 883
9 Ward No - 9 1,720 75.7% 855
10 Ward No - 10 1,763 73.7% 856
11 Ward No - 11 2,000 72.2% 957
12 Ward No - 12 2,657 70.9% 923
13 Ward No - 13 1,573 71.8% 816
14 Ward No - 14 2,228 77% 888
15 Ward No - 15 1,817 73.9% 869
16 Ward No - 16 2,162 67.3% 907
17 Ward No - 17 2,658 67% 876
18 Ward No - 18 2,041 66% 902

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