Saja Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Saja is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Saja tehsil of Durg district. The Saja city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,106 families residing in the Saja city. The total population of Saja is 5,257 out of which 2,566 are males and 2,691 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Saja is 1,049.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saja city is 667 which is 13% of the total population. There are 345 male children and 322 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saja is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,049).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Saja is 82.2%. Thus Saja has higher literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 89.73% and the female literacy rate is 75.18% in Saja.

Saja Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,106 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.

Saja Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 667 345 322
Literacy 82.2% 77.7% 66.2%
Scheduled Caste 405 203 202
Scheduled Tribe 458 202 256
Illiterate 1,483 573 910

Caste-wise Population - Saja

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.7% of total population in Saja.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 405 203 202
Schedule Tribe 458 202 256

Religion-wise Population - Saja

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Saja is 5,049 which is 96.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Saja is 90 which is 1.71% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Saja as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,049 (96.04%) 2,467 2,582
Muslim 90 (1.71%) 39 51
Christian 3 (0.06%) 1 2
Sikh 5 (0.1%) 4 1
Buddhist 5 (0.1%) 2 3
Jain 104 (1.98%) 52 52
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Saja

The total literacy rate of Saja was 82.22% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 3,774 literates, males were 1,993 while females were 1,781. Also the male literacy rate was 89.73% and the female literacy rate was 75.18% in Saja.

  Saja Chhattisgarh
Female 75.18% 60.24%
Male 89.73% 80.27%
Total 82.22% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Saja

The Sex Ratio of Saja is 1,049. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,049 females in Saja. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,049 ) of Saja.

Child Population - Saja

According to Census 2011, there were 667 children between age 0 to 6 years in Saja. Out of which 345 were male while 322 were female.

Working Population - Saja

In Saja Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 2,001 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,001 workers engaged in Main Work, 193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 633 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,748 1,232 516
Cultivators 193 154 39
Agriculture Labourer 633 339 294
Household Industries 82 65 17
Other Workers 840 674 166
Marginal Workers 253 148 105
Non Working 3,256 1,186 2,070

Saja Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 315 60.6% 1,158
2 Ward No - 2 310 77.4% 925
3 Ward No - 3 345 69.3% 1,018
4 Ward No - 4 302 67.5% 987
5 Ward No - 5 295 63.4% 1,153
6 Ward No - 6 289 77.9% 1,094
7 Ward No - 7 362 78.2% 1,129
8 Ward No - 8 416 79.3% 1,049
9 Ward No - 9 330 62.4% 976
10 Ward No - 10 440 66.6% 1,126
11 Ward No - 11 370 75.4% 1,044
12 Ward No - 12 320 83.1% 1,177
13 Ward No - 13 536 64.4% 1,078
14 Ward No - 14 336 75% 953
15 Ward No - 15 291 80.4% 865

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