Sujanpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Sujanpur is a Municipal Council city situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. The Sujanpur city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,597 families residing in the Sujanpur city. The total population of Sujanpur is 28,270 out of which 14,843 are males and 13,427 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sujanpur is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sujanpur city is 2779 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1538 male children and 1241 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sujanpur is 807 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sujanpur is 86.3%. Thus Sujanpur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 90.83% and the female literacy rate is 81.37% in Sujanpur.

Sujanpur Municipal Council has total administration over 5,597 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sujanpur Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sujanpur Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 2,779 1,538 1,241
Literacy 86.3% 81.4% 73.9%
Scheduled Caste 9,874 5,186 4,688
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 6,269 2,758 3,511

Caste-wise Population - Sujanpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sujanpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,874 5,186 4,688
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Sujanpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sujanpur is 26,841 which is 94.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sujanpur is 19 which is 0.07% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sujanpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,841 (94.95%) 14,112 12,729
Muslim 19 (0.07%) 7 12
Christian 681 (2.41%) 360 321
Sikh 638 (2.26%) 313 325
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 91 (0.32%) 51 40

Literacy Rate - Sujanpur

The total literacy rate of Sujanpur was 86.31% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 22,001 literates, males were 12,085 while females were 9,916. Also the male literacy rate was 90.83% and the female literacy rate was 81.37% in Sujanpur.

  Sujanpur Punjab
Female 81.37% 70.73%
Male 90.83% 80.44%
Total 86.31% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Sujanpur

The Sex Ratio of Sujanpur is 905. Thus per every 1000 men there were 905 females in Sujanpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 807 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Sujanpur.

Child Population - Sujanpur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,779 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sujanpur. Out of which 1,538 were male while 1,241 were female.

Working Population - Sujanpur

In Sujanpur Municipal Council out of total population, 8,807 were engaged in work activities. 84.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,807 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 115 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,448 6,568 880
Cultivators 48 46 2
Agriculture Labourer 115 106 9
Household Industries 100 86 14
Other Workers 7,185 6,330 855
Marginal Workers 1,359 977 382
Non Working 19,463 7,298 12,165

Sujanpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sujanpur is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,195 70.6% 941
2 Ward No - 2 1,860 74.5% 845
3 Ward No - 3 1,799 76.3% 884
4 Ward No - 4 1,541 83.5% 929
5 Ward No - 5 1,772 74.7% 889
6 Ward No - 6 2,913 72.2% 885
7 Ward No - 7 2,832 80.1% 905
8 Ward No - 8 1,391 80.4% 956
9 Ward No - 9 1,672 80.1% 920
10 Ward No - 10 1,833 79.1% 929
11 Ward No - 11 3,257 80.5% 887
12 Ward No - 12 3,893 78.6% 915
13 Ward No - 13 1,312 85.7% 904

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