Paithan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Aurangabad, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Paithan is a Municipal Council city situated in Paithan taluka of Aurangabad district. The Paithan city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,350 families residing in the Paithan city. The total population of Paithan is 41,536 out of which 21,269 are males and 20,267 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paithan is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paithan city is 5467 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2983 male children and 2484 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paithan is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (953).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paithan is 81.6%. Thus Paithan has higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Aurangabad district. The male literacy rate is 88.81% and the female literacy rate is 74.16% in Paithan.

Paithan Municipal Council has total administration over 8,350 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.

Paithan Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,467 2,983 2,484
Literacy 81.6% 76.4% 65.1%
Scheduled Caste 5,891 3,014 2,877
Scheduled Tribe 519 261 258
Illiterate 12,108 5,029 7,079

Caste-wise Population - Paithan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Paithan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,891 3,014 2,877
Schedule Tribe 519 261 258

Religion-wise Population - Paithan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Paithan is 31,009 which is 74.66% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Paithan is 9,018 which is 21.71% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Paithan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 31,009 (74.66%) 15,898 15,111
Muslim 9,018 (21.71%) 4,587 4,431
Christian 93 (0.22%) 49 44
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Buddhist 1,019 (2.45%) 525 494
Jain 298 (0.72%) 166 132
Other Religion 56 (0.13%) 31 25
No Religion Specified 37 (0.09%) 10 27

Literacy Rate - Paithan

The total literacy rate of Paithan was 81.59% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 29,428 literates, males were 16,240 while females were 13,188. Also the male literacy rate was 88.81% and the female literacy rate was 74.16% in Paithan.

  Paithan Maharashtra
Female 74.16% 75.87%
Male 88.81% 88.38%
Total 81.59% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Paithan

The Sex Ratio of Paithan is 953. Thus per every 1000 men there were 953 females in Paithan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Paithan.

Child Population - Paithan

According to Census 2011, there were 5,467 children between age 0 to 6 years in Paithan. Out of which 2,983 were male while 2,484 were female.

Working Population - Paithan

In Paithan Municipal Council out of total population, 15,346 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,346 workers engaged in Main Work, 741 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,691 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,447 9,977 3,470
Cultivators 741 564 177
Agriculture Labourer 2,691 1,472 1,219
Household Industries 783 468 315
Other Workers 9,232 7,473 1,759
Marginal Workers 1,899 1,015 884
Non Working 26,190 10,277 15,913

Paithan Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Paithan is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,336 69.1% 948
2 Ward No - 2 1,345 65.7% 932
3 Ward No - 3 2,338 68.6% 909
4 Ward No - 4 2,228 74.3% 936
5 Ward No - 5 3,297 65.2% 973
6 Ward No - 6 3,603 69% 919
7 Ward No - 7 2,251 78.6% 963
8 Ward No - 8 1,828 67% 1,015
9 Ward No - 9 1,433 60.9% 942
10 Ward No - 10 1,597 76.3% 979
11 Ward No - 11 1,480 82.5% 905
12 Ward No - 12 1,669 72.9% 980
13 Ward No - 13 1,583 70.8% 947
14 Ward No - 14 2,428 63.3% 901
15 Ward No - 15 2,463 66.9% 978
16 Ward No - 16 2,220 67.8% 975
17 Ward No - 17 1,493 68.7% 993
18 Ward No - 18 2,459 81.6% 950
19 Ward No - 19 1,527 81.5% 940
20 Ward No - 20 1,958 72.9% 1,010

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