Rajgarh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhar, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Rajgarh is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Sardarpur tehsil of Dhar district. The Rajgarh city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,022 families residing in the Rajgarh city. The total population of Rajgarh is 20,668 out of which 10,403 are males and 10,265 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajgarh is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajgarh city is 2958 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1532 male children and 1426 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajgarh is 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (987).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajgarh is 75.9%. Thus Rajgarh has higher literacy rate compared to 59% of Dhar district. The male literacy rate is 83.34% and the female literacy rate is 68.45% in Rajgarh.

Rajgarh Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,022 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.

Rajgarh Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,958 1,532 1,426
Literacy 75.9% 71.1% 58.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,818 922 896
Scheduled Tribe 4,562 2,210 2,352
Illiterate 7,225 3,010 4,215

Caste-wise Population - Rajgarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.1% of total population in Rajgarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,818 922 896
Schedule Tribe 4,562 2,210 2,352

Religion-wise Population - Rajgarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rajgarh is 16,090 which is 77.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rajgarh is 1,954 which is 9.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rajgarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,090 (77.85%) 8,104 7,986
Muslim 1,954 (9.45%) 988 966
Christian 48 (0.23%) 18 30
Sikh 34 (0.16%) 17 17
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 2,530 (12.24%) 1,272 1,258
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.04%) 3 6

Literacy Rate - Rajgarh

The total literacy rate of Rajgarh was 75.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 13,443 literates, males were 7,393 while females were 6,050. Also the male literacy rate was 83.34% and the female literacy rate was 68.45% in Rajgarh.

  Rajgarh Madhya Pradesh
Female 68.45% 59.24%
Male 83.34% 78.73%
Total 75.91% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Rajgarh

The Sex Ratio of Rajgarh is 987. Thus per every 1000 men there were 987 females in Rajgarh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Rajgarh.

Child Population - Rajgarh

According to Census 2011, there were 2,958 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rajgarh. Out of which 1,532 were male while 1,426 were female.

Working Population - Rajgarh

In Rajgarh Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,958 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,958 workers engaged in Main Work, 370 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 907 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,353 5,142 1,211
Cultivators 370 281 89
Agriculture Labourer 907 542 365
Household Industries 242 191 51
Other Workers 4,834 4,128 706
Marginal Workers 605 366 239
Non Working 13,710 4,895 8,815

Rajgarh Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,170 59.6% 953
2 Ward No - 2 1,152 53.3% 1,046
3 Ward No - 3 2,321 46.6% 1,065
4 Ward No - 4 2,385 70.9% 1,026
5 Ward No - 5 1,949 61% 909
6 Ward No - 6 783 70.1% 1,134
7 Ward No - 7 1,019 69.6% 941
8 Ward No - 8 1,067 79.1% 972
9 Ward No - 9 910 83.5% 949
10 Ward No - 10 1,010 81.9% 1,036
11 Ward No - 11 713 85.7% 1,014
12 Ward No - 12 901 72.6% 993
13 Ward No - 13 1,826 57.4% 930
14 Ward No - 14 1,039 59.3% 1,025
15 Ward No - 15 1,423 67.2% 908

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