Pakaur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Pakur, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Pakaur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Pakaur block of Pakur district. The Pakaur city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,333 families residing in the Pakaur city. The total population of Pakaur is 45,840 out of which 23,653 are males and 22,187 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pakaur is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pakaur city is 6352 which is 14% of the total population. There are 3207 male children and 3145 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pakaur is 981 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pakaur is 77.6%. Thus Pakaur has higher literacy rate compared to 48.8% of Pakur district. The male literacy rate is 81.39% and the female literacy rate is 73.53% in Pakaur.

Pakaur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 9,333 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pakaur Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pakaur Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 6,352 3,207 3,145
Literacy 77.6% 70.4% 63.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,224 1,625 1,599
Scheduled Tribe 2,557 1,258 1,299
Illiterate 15,199 7,013 8,186

Caste-wise Population - Pakaur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.6% of total population in Pakaur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,224 1,625 1,599
Schedule Tribe 2,557 1,258 1,299

Religion-wise Population - Pakaur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pakaur is 30,579 which is 66.71% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pakaur is 12,875 which is 28.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pakaur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,579 (66.71%) 15,966 14,613
Muslim 12,875 (28.09%) 6,554 6,321
Christian 1,430 (3.12%) 670 760
Sikh 255 (0.56%) 129 126
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 4 0
Jain 115 (0.25%) 59 56
Other Religion 549 (1.2%) 252 297
No Religion Specified 33 (0.07%) 19 14

Literacy Rate - Pakaur

The total literacy rate of Pakaur was 77.6% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 30,641 literates, males were 16,640 while females were 14,001. Also the male literacy rate was 81.39% and the female literacy rate was 73.53% in Pakaur.

  Pakaur Jharkhand
Female 73.53% 55.42%
Male 81.39% 76.84%
Total 77.6% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Pakaur

The Sex Ratio of Pakaur is 938. Thus per every 1000 men there were 938 females in Pakaur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 981 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Pakaur.

Child Population - Pakaur

According to Census 2011, there were 6,352 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pakaur. Out of which 3,207 were male while 3,145 were female.

Working Population - Pakaur

In Pakaur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 14,906 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 14,906 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,171 10,466 2,705
Cultivators 108 92 16
Agriculture Labourer 220 205 15
Household Industries 577 248 329
Other Workers 12,266 9,921 2,345
Marginal Workers 1,735 1,007 728
Non Working 30,934 12,180 18,754

Pakaur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pakaur is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,385 67.4% 1,004
2 Ward No - 2 4,299 51.2% 855
3 Ward No - 3 2,615 78% 924
4 Ward No - 4 2,185 82.4% 905
5 Ward No - 5 2,025 71.6% 942
6 Ward No - 6 1,518 77.9% 890
7 Ward No - 7 1,721 74% 873
8 Ward No - 8 1,910 78.9% 931
9 Ward No - 9 2,250 65.2% 1,025
10 Ward No - 10 2,637 77.5% 900
11 Ward No - 11 2,091 74.1% 1,018
12 Ward No - 12 1,995 79.5% 909
13 Ward No - 13 2,264 71.4% 909
14 Ward No - 14 2,131 65.6% 918
15 Ward No - 15 1,213 85.7% 898
16 Ward No - 16 3,040 62.8% 928
17 Ward No - 17 1,986 76% 962
18 Ward No - 18 2,398 60.7% 998
19 Ward No - 19 4,177 32% 1,006

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