Rau Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Indore, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Rau is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Indore tehsil of Indore district. The Rau city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,502 families residing in the Rau city. The total population of Rau is 36,055 out of which 18,658 are males and 17,397 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rau is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rau city is 5051 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2661 male children and 2390 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rau is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (932).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rau is 83.6%. Thus Rau has higher literacy rate compared to 80.9% of Indore district. The male literacy rate is 89.09% and the female literacy rate is 77.73% in Rau.

Rau Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 7,502 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.

Rau Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,051 2,661 2,390
Literacy 83.6% 76.4% 67.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,534 2,313 2,221
Scheduled Tribe 2,925 1,395 1,530
Illiterate 10,138 4,406 5,732

Caste-wise Population - Rau

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.1% of total population in Rau.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,534 2,313 2,221
Schedule Tribe 2,925 1,395 1,530

Religion-wise Population - Rau

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rau is 30,461 which is 84.48% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rau is 5,031 which is 13.95% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rau as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,461 (84.48%) 15,755 14,706
Muslim 5,031 (13.95%) 2,607 2,424
Christian 171 (0.47%) 80 91
Sikh 172 (0.48%) 91 81
Buddhist 29 (0.08%) 15 14
Jain 148 (0.41%) 85 63
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 41 (0.11%) 24 17

Literacy Rate - Rau

The total literacy rate of Rau was 83.59% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 25,917 literates, males were 14,252 while females were 11,665. Also the male literacy rate was 89.09% and the female literacy rate was 77.73% in Rau.

  Rau Madhya Pradesh
Female 77.73% 59.24%
Male 89.09% 78.73%
Total 83.59% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Rau

The Sex Ratio of Rau is 932. Thus per every 1000 men there were 932 females in Rau. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Rau.

Child Population - Rau

According to Census 2011, there were 5,051 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rau. Out of which 2,661 were male while 2,390 were female.

Working Population - Rau

In Rau Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 12,501 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,501 workers engaged in Main Work, 854 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,048 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,704 9,568 2,136
Cultivators 854 702 152
Agriculture Labourer 1,048 561 487
Household Industries 547 440 107
Other Workers 9,255 7,865 1,390
Marginal Workers 797 400 397
Non Working 23,554 8,690 14,864

Rau Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,380 79.7% 890
2 Ward No - 2 1,360 66.3% 997
3 Ward No - 3 3,762 65.7% 883
4 Ward No - 4 2,345 83.3% 1,373
5 Ward No - 5 2,784 64.8% 919
6 Ward No - 6 4,108 62.3% 894
7 Ward No - 7 1,945 74.8% 892
8 Ward No - 8 2,381 75.5% 882
9 Ward No - 9 1,757 68.5% 968
10 Ward No - 10 1,862 84% 944
11 Ward No - 11 2,676 78.7% 858
12 Ward No - 12 1,654 80% 957
13 Ward No - 13 3,006 61.7% 891
14 Ward No - 14 2,158 72.4% 941
15 Ward No - 15 2,877 78.6% 905

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