Shujalpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Shujalpur is a Municipality city situated in Shujalpur tehsil of Shajapur district. The Shujalpur city is divided into 21 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,833 families residing in the Shujalpur city. The total population of Shujalpur is 51,225 out of which 26,404 are males and 24,821 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shujalpur is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shujalpur city is 6644 which is 13% of the total population. There are 3407 male children and 3237 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shujalpur is 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (940).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shujalpur is 80.8%. Thus Shujalpur has higher literacy rate compared to 69.1% of Shajapur district. The male literacy rate is 87.82% and the female literacy rate is 73.32% in Shujalpur.

Shujalpur Municipality has total administration over 9,833 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shujalpur Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shujalpur Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 6,644 3,407 3,237
Literacy 80.8% 76.5% 63.8%
Scheduled Caste 8,082 4,135 3,947
Scheduled Tribe 320 163 157
Illiterate 15,203 6,207 8,996

Caste-wise Population - Shujalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Shujalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,082 4,135 3,947
Schedule Tribe 320 163 157

Religion-wise Population - Shujalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shujalpur is 36,946 which is 72.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shujalpur is 12,290 which is 23.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shujalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,946 (72.12%) 19,074 17,872
Muslim 12,290 (23.99%) 6,349 5,941
Christian 89 (0.17%) 41 48
Sikh 296 (0.58%) 151 145
Buddhist 16 (0.03%) 9 7
Jain 1,534 (2.99%) 756 778
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 53 (0.1%) 23 30

Literacy Rate - Shujalpur

The total literacy rate of Shujalpur was 80.8% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 36,022 literates, males were 20,197 while females were 15,825. Also the male literacy rate was 87.82% and the female literacy rate was 73.32% in Shujalpur.

  Shujalpur Madhya Pradesh
Female 73.32% 59.24%
Male 87.82% 78.73%
Total 80.8% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Shujalpur

The Sex Ratio of Shujalpur is 940. Thus per every 1000 men there were 940 females in Shujalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Shujalpur.

Child Population - Shujalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 6,644 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shujalpur. Out of which 3,407 were male while 3,237 were female.

Working Population - Shujalpur

In Shujalpur Municipality out of total population, 17,188 were engaged in work activities. 90.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,188 workers engaged in Main Work, 662 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 933 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,537 12,950 2,587
Cultivators 662 614 48
Agriculture Labourer 933 673 260
Household Industries 354 275 79
Other Workers 13,588 11,388 2,200
Marginal Workers 1,651 999 652
Non Working 34,037 12,455 21,582

Shujalpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shujalpur is further divided into 21 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,217 72.3% 895
2 Ward No - 2 1,641 69% 922
3 Ward No - 3 2,085 68.5% 958
4 Ward No - 4 2,644 67.4% 902
5 Ward No - 5 1,603 79.9% 962
6 Ward No - 6 1,991 69.4% 926
7 Ward No - 7 1,375 70% 973
8 Ward No - 8 3,604 56.4% 949
9 Ward No - 9 2,982 69.2% 885
10 Ward No - 10 3,346 55.6% 961
11 Ward No - 11 3,703 71.7% 954
12 Ward No - 12 3,043 78.3% 933
13 Ward No - 13 3,931 70.1% 951
14 Ward No - 14 2,909 75.8% 962
15 Ward No - 15 1,375 81.7% 978
16 Ward No - 16 1,996 70.8% 967
17 Ward No - 17 1,221 85.3% 938
18 Ward No - 18 1,720 74.5% 995
19 Ward No - 19 1,994 69.7% 883
20 Ward No - 20 3,325 70.4% 947
21 Ward No - 21 2,520 75.6% 933

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