Pusad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Yavatmal, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Pusad is a Municipal Council city situated in Pusad taluka of Yavatmal district. The Pusad city is divided into 28 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 14,905 families residing in the Pusad city. The total population of Pusad is 73,046 out of which 37,366 are males and 35,680 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pusad is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pusad city is 8673 which is 12% of the total population. There are 4648 male children and 4025 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pusad is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pusad is 91.3%. Thus Pusad has higher literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Yavatmal district. The male literacy rate is 95.49% and the female literacy rate is 87.04% in Pusad.

Pusad Municipal Council has total administration over 14,905 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.

Pusad Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 8,673 4,648 4,025
Literacy 91.3% 83.6% 77.2%
Scheduled Caste 10,194 5,105 5,089
Scheduled Tribe 3,453 1,745 1,708
Illiterate 14,252 6,123 8,129

Caste-wise Population - Pusad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.7% of total population in Pusad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,194 5,105 5,089
Schedule Tribe 3,453 1,745 1,708

Religion-wise Population - Pusad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pusad is 41,070 which is 56.22% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pusad is 23,679 which is 32.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pusad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 41,070 (56.22%) 21,054 20,016
Muslim 23,679 (32.42%) 12,123 11,556
Christian 170 (0.23%) 79 91
Sikh 48 (0.07%) 26 22
Buddhist 6,616 (9.06%) 3,333 3,283
Jain 1,416 (1.94%) 730 686
Other Religion 7 (0.01%) 3 4
No Religion Specified 40 (0.05%) 18 22

Literacy Rate - Pusad

The total literacy rate of Pusad was 91.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 58,794 literates, males were 31,243 while females were 27,551. Also the male literacy rate was 95.49% and the female literacy rate was 87.04% in Pusad.

  Pusad Maharashtra
Female 87.04% 75.87%
Male 95.49% 88.38%
Total 91.33% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Pusad

The Sex Ratio of Pusad is 955. Thus per every 1000 men there were 955 females in Pusad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Pusad.

Child Population - Pusad

According to Census 2011, there were 8,673 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pusad. Out of which 4,648 were male while 4,025 were female.

Working Population - Pusad

In Pusad Municipal Council out of total population, 23,433 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 23,433 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,157 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,451 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,864 17,608 4,256
Cultivators 1,157 1,021 136
Agriculture Labourer 3,451 2,309 1,142
Household Industries 444 298 146
Other Workers 16,812 13,980 2,832
Marginal Workers 1,569 1,021 548
Non Working 49,613 18,737 30,876

Pusad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pusad is further divided into 28 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,709 72.8% 1,001
2 Ward No - 2 2,409 82.8% 1,002
3 Ward No - 3 2,448 78% 949
4 Ward No - 4 2,430 83.6% 938
5 Ward No - 5 2,365 85.5% 923
6 Ward No - 6 2,117 86.2% 932
7 Ward No - 7 2,442 82% 1,023
8 Ward No - 8 3,251 77.5% 920
9 Ward No - 9 3,472 79.1% 952
10 Ward No - 10 2,131 87.4% 901
11 Ward No - 11 2,242 72.1% 995
12 Ward No - 12 1,985 82% 969
13 Ward No - 13 2,265 77.2% 913
14 Ward No - 14 2,704 79.2% 971
15 Ward No - 15 1,892 81.9% 943
16 Ward No - 16 2,367 69.2% 1,055
17 Ward No - 17 2,004 70.7% 1,002
18 Ward No - 18 2,555 77.8% 985
19 Ward No - 19 1,797 84.5% 930
20 Ward No - 20 2,839 74.2% 955
21 Ward No - 21 3,389 76.5% 985
22 Ward No - 22 2,527 80.6% 930
23 Ward No - 23 4,081 78.8% 928
24 Ward No - 24 2,916 86.8% 910
25 Ward No - 25 2,112 85.6% 961
26 Ward No - 26 2,063 84.8% 869
27 Ward No - 27 4,414 84.7% 916
28 Ward No - 28 4,120 87.6% 1,017

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