Nakodar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Nakodar is a Municipal Council city situated in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. The Nakodar city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,814 families residing in the Nakodar city. The total population of Nakodar is 36,973 out of which 19,360 are males and 17,613 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nakodar is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nakodar city is 3843 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1996 male children and 1847 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nakodar is 925 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nakodar is 84%. Thus Nakodar has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 87.43% and the female literacy rate is 80.27% in Nakodar.

Nakodar Municipal Council has total administration over 7,814 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.

Nakodar Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,843 1,996 1,847
Literacy 84% 78.4% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 13,492 6,955 6,537
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 9,137 4,179 4,958

Caste-wise Population - Nakodar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nakodar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,492 6,955 6,537
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Nakodar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nakodar is 28,484 which is 77.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nakodar is 522 which is 1.41% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nakodar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,484 (77.04%) 14,902 13,582
Muslim 522 (1.41%) 342 180
Christian 196 (0.53%) 95 101
Sikh 7,187 (19.44%) 3,716 3,471
Buddhist 281 (0.76%) 144 137
Jain 260 (0.7%) 138 122
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 41 (0.11%) 21 20

Literacy Rate - Nakodar

The total literacy rate of Nakodar was 84.02% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 27,836 literates, males were 15,181 while females were 12,655. Also the male literacy rate was 87.43% and the female literacy rate was 80.27% in Nakodar.

  Nakodar Punjab
Female 80.27% 70.73%
Male 87.43% 80.44%
Total 84.02% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Nakodar

The Sex Ratio of Nakodar is 910. Thus per every 1000 men there were 910 females in Nakodar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 910 ) of Nakodar.

Child Population - Nakodar

According to Census 2011, there were 3,843 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nakodar. Out of which 1,996 were male while 1,847 were female.

Working Population - Nakodar

In Nakodar Municipal Council out of total population, 12,857 were engaged in work activities. 92% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,857 workers engaged in Main Work, 313 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 376 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,830 10,200 1,630
Cultivators 313 289 24
Agriculture Labourer 376 330 46
Household Industries 542 442 100
Other Workers 10,599 9,139 1,460
Marginal Workers 1,027 639 388
Non Working 24,116 8,521 15,595

Nakodar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,269 81.7% 899
2 Ward No - 2 3,487 64% 896
3 Ward No - 3 3,039 74.5% 846
4 Ward No - 4 2,636 71.8% 899
5 Ward No - 5 2,694 78% 888
6 Ward No - 6 2,759 65% 974
7 Ward No - 7 2,560 74.1% 867
8 Ward No - 8 3,042 58.8% 885
9 Ward No - 9 3,222 80.9% 881
10 Ward No - 10 1,472 86.3% 1,016
11 Ward No - 11 1,782 84.6% 963
12 Ward No - 12 2,418 82.7% 952
13 Ward No - 13 2,296 82.9% 933
14 Ward No - 14 1,609 86.6% 957
15 Ward No - 15 1,688 78.9% 914

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