Patharia Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Damoh, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Patharia is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Patharia tehsil of Damoh district. The Patharia city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,317 families residing in the Patharia city. The total population of Patharia is 21,026 out of which 11,008 are males and 10,018 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Patharia is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Patharia city is 2987 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1551 male children and 1436 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Patharia is 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Patharia is 82.4%. Thus Patharia has higher literacy rate compared to 69.7% of Damoh district. The male literacy rate is 89.53% and the female literacy rate is 74.52% in Patharia.

Patharia Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,317 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.

Patharia Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,987 1,551 1,436
Literacy 82.4% 76.9% 63.8%
Scheduled Caste 4,361 2,253 2,108
Scheduled Tribe 390 201 189
Illiterate 6,164 2,541 3,623

Caste-wise Population - Patharia

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Patharia.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,361 2,253 2,108
Schedule Tribe 390 201 189

Religion-wise Population - Patharia

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Patharia is 18,208 which is 86.6% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Patharia is 682 which is 3.24% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Patharia as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,208 (86.6%) 9,550 8,658
Muslim 682 (3.24%) 341 341
Christian 31 (0.15%) 18 13
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 18 (0.09%) 11 7
Jain 2,060 (9.8%) 1,075 985
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 24 (0.11%) 11 13

Literacy Rate - Patharia

The total literacy rate of Patharia was 82.39% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 14,862 literates, males were 8,467 while females were 6,395. Also the male literacy rate was 89.53% and the female literacy rate was 74.52% in Patharia.

  Patharia Madhya Pradesh
Female 74.52% 59.24%
Male 89.53% 78.73%
Total 82.39% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Patharia

The Sex Ratio of Patharia is 910. Thus per every 1000 men there were 910 females in Patharia. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 910 ) of Patharia.

Child Population - Patharia

According to Census 2011, there were 2,987 children between age 0 to 6 years in Patharia. Out of which 1,551 were male while 1,436 were female.

Working Population - Patharia

In Patharia Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,598 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,598 workers engaged in Main Work, 600 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 465 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,884 4,614 1,270
Cultivators 600 513 87
Agriculture Labourer 465 360 105
Household Industries 637 308 329
Other Workers 4,182 3,433 749
Marginal Workers 1,714 1,102 612
Non Working 13,428 5,292 8,136

Patharia Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Patharia is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,667 73.7% 927
2 Ward No - 2 1,135 74.3% 943
3 Ward No - 3 1,668 69.5% 919
4 Ward No - 4 1,082 75.6% 872
5 Ward No - 5 1,540 69.2% 844
6 Ward No - 6 1,050 75.6% 934
7 Ward No - 7 1,346 66.9% 965
8 Ward No - 8 1,213 75.2% 866
9 Ward No - 9 1,845 67.9% 902
10 Ward No - 10 1,176 70.7% 858
11 Ward No - 11 897 76% 904
12 Ward No - 12 965 79.9% 930
13 Ward No - 13 1,231 65.7% 1,015
14 Ward No - 14 1,994 58.4% 826
15 Ward No - 15 2,217 73.6% 976

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