Prothrapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar - Census 2011

Prothrapur is a Census Town city situated in Port Blair tehsil of South Andaman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,609 families residing in the Prothrapur city. The total population of Prothrapur is 10,308 out of which 5,673 are males and 4,635 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Prothrapur is 817.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Prothrapur city is 1126 which is 11% of the total population. There are 590 male children and 536 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Prothrapur is 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (817).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Prothrapur is 90.3%. Thus Prothrapur has higher literacy rate compared to 89.1% of South Andaman district. The male literacy rate is 93.57% and the female literacy rate is 86.26% in Prothrapur.

Prothrapur Census Town has total administration over 2,609 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Prothrapur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Prothrapur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,126 590 536
Literacy 90.3% 83.8% 76.3%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 150 75 75
Illiterate 2,016 917 1,099

Caste-wise Population - Prothrapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Prothrapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 150 75 75

Religion-wise Population - Prothrapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Prothrapur is 8,011 which is 77.72% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Prothrapur is 590 which is 5.72% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Prothrapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,011 (77.72%) 4,478 3,533
Muslim 590 (5.72%) 326 264
Christian 1,689 (16.39%) 861 828
Sikh 10 (0.1%) 6 4
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 4 (0.04%) 0 4

Literacy Rate - Prothrapur

The total literacy rate of Prothrapur was 90.31% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 86.63% of Andaman and Nicobar. Population-wise, out of total 8,292 literates, males were 4,756 while females were 3,536. Also the male literacy rate was 93.57% and the female literacy rate was 86.26% in Prothrapur.

  Prothrapur Andaman and Nicobar
Female 86.26% 82.43%
Male 93.57% 90.27%
Total 90.31% 86.63%

Sex Ratio - Prothrapur

The Sex Ratio of Prothrapur is 817. Thus per every 1000 men there were 817 females in Prothrapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 817 ) of Prothrapur.

Child Population - Prothrapur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,126 children between age 0 to 6 years in Prothrapur. Out of which 590 were male while 536 were female.

Working Population - Prothrapur

In Prothrapur Census Town out of total population, 4,270 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,270 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,952 3,286 666
Cultivators 19 17 2
Agriculture Labourer 10 8 2
Household Industries 34 24 10
Other Workers 3,889 3,237 652
Marginal Workers 318 241 77
Non Working 6,038 2,146 3,892

Prothrapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Prothrapur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,308 80.4% 817

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