Nangal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Rupnagar, Punjab - Census 2011

Nangal is a Municipal Council + Outgrowth city situated in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district. The Nangal city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,738 families residing in the Nangal city. The total population of Nangal is 48,497 out of which 25,317 are males and 23,180 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nangal is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nangal city is 4227 which is 9% of the total population. There are 2264 male children and 1963 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nangal is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (916).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nangal is 89.9%. Thus Nangal has higher literacy rate compared to 82.2% of Rupnagar district. The male literacy rate is 93.16% and the female literacy rate is 86.38% in Nangal .

Nangal Municipal Council + Outgrowth has total administration over 10,738 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nangal Municipal Council + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,227 2,264 1,963
Literacy 89.9% 84.8% 79.1%
Scheduled Caste 12,323 6,369 5,954
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 8,693 3,840 4,853

Caste-wise Population - Nangal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nangal .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,323 6,369 5,954
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Nangal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nangal is 40,756 which is 84.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nangal is 756 which is 1.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nangal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 40,756 (84.04%) 21,290 19,466
Muslim 756 (1.56%) 429 327
Christian 194 (0.4%) 97 97
Sikh 6,712 (13.84%) 3,465 3,247
Buddhist 19 (0.04%) 9 10
Jain 25 (0.05%) 14 11
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 35 (0.07%) 13 22

Literacy Rate - Nangal

The total literacy rate of Nangal was 89.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 39,804 literates, males were 21,477 while females were 18,327. Also the male literacy rate was 93.16% and the female literacy rate was 86.38% in Nangal .

  Nangal Punjab
Female 86.38% 70.73%
Male 93.16% 80.44%
Total 89.91% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Nangal

The Sex Ratio of Nangal is 916. Thus per every 1000 men there were 916 females in Nangal . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Nangal .

Child Population - Nangal

According to Census 2011, there were 4,227 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nangal . Out of which 2,264 were male while 1,963 were female.

Working Population - Nangal

In Nangal Municipal Council + Outgrowth out of total population, 15,113 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,113 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 72 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,108 11,876 2,232
Cultivators 31 28 3
Agriculture Labourer 72 66 6
Household Industries 298 238 60
Other Workers 13,707 11,544 2,163
Marginal Workers 1,005 792 213
Non Working 33,384 12,649 20,735

Nangal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nangal is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,695 80% 907
2 Ward No - 2 2,140 83.6% 983
3 Ward No - 3 1,802 82.6% 867
4 Ward No - 4 2,523 83.4% 877
5 Ward No - 5 3,057 79.8% 951
6 Ward No - 6 1,871 73.5% 935
7 Ward No - 7 2,535 70.7% 832
8 Ward No - 8 2,353 80.2% 904
9 Ward No - 9 2,181 75% 875
10 Ward No - 10 1,508 80.7% 941
11 Ward No - 11 2,453 85.7% 931
12 Ward No - 12 1,490 86.6% 976
13 Ward No - 13 2,106 83% 923
14 Ward No - 14 1,752 92.5% 906
15 Ward No - 15 2,841 87.6% 923
16 Ward No - 16 1,786 87.8% 898
17 Ward No - 17 2,768 83.6% 914
18 Ward No - 18 1,457 80.2% 890
19 Ward No - 19 1,854 91.7% 956
20 Ward No - 20 3,064 80.1% 928
21 Ward No - 21 4,261 81.4% 926

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