Nalbari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nalbari, Assam - Census 2011

Nalbari is a Municipal Board city situated in Nalbari circle of Nalbari district. The Nalbari city is divided into 12 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,087 families residing in the Nalbari city. The total population of Nalbari is 27,839 out of which 14,425 are males and 13,414 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nalbari is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nalbari city is 2644 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1334 male children and 1310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nalbari is 982 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nalbari is 90.2%. Thus Nalbari has higher literacy rate compared to 78.6% of Nalbari district. The male literacy rate is 93.01% and the female literacy rate is 87.1% in Nalbari.

Nalbari Municipal Board has total administration over 6,087 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nalbari Municipal Board

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,644 1,334 1,310
Literacy 90.2% 84.4% 78.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,796 1,382 1,414
Scheduled Tribe 210 110 100
Illiterate 5,120 2,249 2,871

Caste-wise Population - Nalbari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Nalbari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,796 1,382 1,414
Schedule Tribe 210 110 100

Religion-wise Population - Nalbari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nalbari is 19,095 which is 68.59% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nalbari is 7,768 which is 27.9% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nalbari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,095 (68.59%) 9,875 9,220
Muslim 7,768 (27.9%) 4,021 3,747
Christian 31 (0.11%) 18 13
Sikh 7 (0.03%) 3 4
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Jain 880 (3.16%) 481 399
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 53 (0.19%) 25 28

Literacy Rate - Nalbari

The total literacy rate of Nalbari was 90.17% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 22,719 literates, males were 12,176 while females were 10,543. Also the male literacy rate was 93.01% and the female literacy rate was 87.1% in Nalbari.

  Nalbari Assam
Female 87.1% 66.27%
Male 93.01% 77.85%
Total 90.17% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Nalbari

The Sex Ratio of Nalbari is 930. Thus per every 1000 men there were 930 females in Nalbari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 982 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Nalbari.

Child Population - Nalbari

According to Census 2011, there were 2,644 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nalbari. Out of which 1,334 were male while 1,310 were female.

Working Population - Nalbari

In Nalbari Municipal Board out of total population, 9,601 were engaged in work activities. 92.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,601 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,922 7,506 1,416
Cultivators 37 29 8
Agriculture Labourer 26 22 4
Household Industries 111 88 23
Other Workers 8,748 7,367 1,381
Marginal Workers 679 394 285
Non Working 18,238 6,525 11,713

Nalbari Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nalbari is further divided into 12 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,483 83% 964
2 Ward No - 2 3,752 85.6% 906
3 Ward No - 3 1,806 89.8% 1,013
4 Ward No - 4 3,811 76.6% 779
5 Ward No - 5 2,100 68.8% 888
6 Ward No - 6 696 78.9% 1,029
7 Ward No - 7 2,666 87.2% 928
8 Ward No - 8 1,351 79.9% 1,013
9 Ward No - 9 2,776 70.2% 1,022
10 Ward No - 10 2,584 84.1% 924
11 Ward No - 11 3,321 86.4% 962
12 Ward No - 12 1,493 90.2% 1,007

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