Sahanpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Sahanpur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. The Sahanpur city is divided into 14 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,530 families residing in the Sahanpur city. The total population of Sahanpur is 21,639 out of which 11,303 are males and 10,336 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahanpur is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahanpur city is 3841 which is 18% of the total population. There are 2035 male children and 1806 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahanpur is 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahanpur is 57.9%. Thus Sahanpur has lower literacy rate compared to 68.5% of Bijnor district. The male literacy rate is 62.43% and the female literacy rate is 53% in Sahanpur.

Sahanpur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,530 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.

Sahanpur Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,841 2,035 1,806
Literacy 57.9% 51.2% 43.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,169 637 532
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 11,332 5,517 5,815

Caste-wise Population - Sahanpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sahanpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,169 637 532
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Sahanpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sahanpur is 3,380 which is 15.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sahanpur is 18,241 which is 84.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sahanpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,380 (15.62%) 1,780 1,600
Muslim 18,241 (84.3%) 9,513 8,728
Christian 11 (0.05%) 5 6
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.02%) 3 1

Literacy Rate - Sahanpur

The total literacy rate of Sahanpur was 57.91% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 10,307 literates, males were 5,786 while females were 4,521. Also the male literacy rate was 62.43% and the female literacy rate was 53% in Sahanpur.

  Sahanpur Uttar Pradesh
Female 53% 57.18%
Male 62.43% 77.28%
Total 57.91% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Sahanpur

The Sex Ratio of Sahanpur is 914. Thus per every 1000 men there were 914 females in Sahanpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Sahanpur.

Child Population - Sahanpur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,841 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sahanpur. Out of which 2,035 were male while 1,806 were female.

Working Population - Sahanpur

In Sahanpur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,677 were engaged in work activities. 83.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,677 workers engaged in Main Work, 296 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 531 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,720 4,558 162
Cultivators 296 289 7
Agriculture Labourer 531 506 25
Household Industries 65 53 12
Other Workers 3,828 3,710 118
Marginal Workers 957 845 112
Non Working 15,962 5,900 10,062

Sahanpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sahanpur is further divided into 14 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,632 54.3% 913
2 Ward No - 2 1,540 49.6% 885
3 Ward No - 3 1,261 48.6% 937
4 Ward No - 4 1,474 52.5% 907
5 Ward No - 5 1,333 42.6% 910
6 Ward No - 6 1,432 64.9% 889
7 Ward No - 7 1,421 44.8% 845
8 Ward No - 8 1,997 46.4% 962
9 Ward No - 9 1,611 46.1% 932
10 Ward No - 10 1,464 44% 944
11 Ward No - 11 1,724 49.2% 907
12 Ward No - 12 1,560 51.7% 891
13 Ward No - 13 1,506 37.8% 966
14 Ward No - 14 1,684 35.5% 907

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