Nakur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Nakur is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. The Nakur city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,683 families residing in the Nakur city. The total population of Nakur is 22,712 out of which 11,865 are males and 10,847 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nakur is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nakur city is 3142 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1685 male children and 1457 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nakur is 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nakur is 72.8%. Thus Nakur has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Saharanpur district. The male literacy rate is 80.03% and the female literacy rate is 64.92% in Nakur.

Nakur Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 3,683 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nakur Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nakur Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 3,142 1,685 1,457
Literacy 72.8% 68.7% 56.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,076 1,621 1,455
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 8,469 3,718 4,751

Caste-wise Population - Nakur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nakur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,076 1,621 1,455
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Nakur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nakur is 11,270 which is 49.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nakur is 11,008 which is 48.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nakur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,270 (49.62%) 5,906 5,364
Muslim 11,008 (48.47%) 5,736 5,272
Christian 24 (0.11%) 15 9
Sikh 159 (0.7%) 83 76
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 235 (1.03%) 119 116
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 16 (0.07%) 6 10

Literacy Rate - Nakur

The total literacy rate of Nakur was 72.78% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 14,243 literates, males were 8,147 while females were 6,096. Also the male literacy rate was 80.03% and the female literacy rate was 64.92% in Nakur.

  Nakur Uttar Pradesh
Female 64.92% 57.18%
Male 80.03% 77.28%
Total 72.78% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Nakur

The Sex Ratio of Nakur is 914. Thus per every 1000 men there were 914 females in Nakur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 865 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Nakur.

Child Population - Nakur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,142 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nakur. Out of which 1,685 were male while 1,457 were female.

Working Population - Nakur

In Nakur Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 6,660 were engaged in work activities. 87.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,660 workers engaged in Main Work, 382 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 655 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,830 5,461 369
Cultivators 382 369 13
Agriculture Labourer 655 584 71
Household Industries 134 123 11
Other Workers 4,659 4,385 274
Marginal Workers 830 553 277
Non Working 16,052 5,851 10,201

Nakur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nakur is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 688 66.9% 854
2 Ward No - 2 878 62.9% 934
3 Ward No - 3 858 58.6% 845
4 Ward No - 4 1,136 61.5% 942
5 Ward No - 5 1,260 61.9% 850
6 Ward No - 6 768 62.8% 915
7 Ward No - 7 714 72.8% 951
8 Ward No - 8 836 65.9% 887
9 Ward No - 9 398 83.9% 809
10 Ward No - 10 512 80.7% 889
11 Ward No - 11 527 82.4% 843
12 Ward No - 12 2,233 67.7% 897
13 Ward No - 13 1,007 50% 978
14 Ward No - 14 1,296 49.8% 929
15 Ward No - 15 949 40.4% 973
16 Ward No - 16 1,285 41.1% 901
17 Ward No - 17 1,321 60.3% 895
18 Ward No - 18 854 77% 1,019
19 Ward No - 19 949 65.5% 949
20 Ward No - 20 728 67.9% 921
21 Ward No - 21 795 58.2% 939
22 Ward No - 22 799 56.7% 968
23 Ward No - 23 586 73.2% 953
24 Ward No - 24 685 75.9% 952
25 Ward No - 25 650 78.3% 836

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