Thanesar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kurukshetra, Hariyana - Census 2011

Thanesar is a Municipal Council city situated in Thanesar tehsil of Kurukshetra district. The Thanesar city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 31,689 families residing in the Thanesar city. The total population of Thanesar is 155,152 out of which 83,994 are males and 71,158 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thanesar is 847.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thanesar city is 16085 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8729 male children and 7356 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thanesar is 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (847).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thanesar is 85.1%. Thus Thanesar has higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kurukshetra district. The male literacy rate is 89.04% and the female literacy rate is 80.42% in Thanesar.

Thanesar Municipal Council has total administration over 31,689 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.

Thanesar Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 16,085 8,729 7,356
Literacy 85.1% 79.8% 72.1%
Scheduled Caste 23,164 12,404 10,760
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 36,826 16,977 19,849

Caste-wise Population - Thanesar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Thanesar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,164 12,404 10,760
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Thanesar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thanesar is 142,651 which is 91.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thanesar is 1,680 which is 1.08% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thanesar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 142,651 (91.94%) 77,284 65,367
Muslim 1,680 (1.08%) 992 688
Christian 242 (0.16%) 137 105
Sikh 10,107 (6.51%) 5,328 4,779
Buddhist 87 (0.06%) 48 39
Jain 294 (0.19%) 160 134
Other Religion 18 (0.01%) 11 7
No Religion Specified 73 (0.05%) 34 39

Literacy Rate - Thanesar

The total literacy rate of Thanesar was 85.09% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total 118,326 literates, males were 67,017 while females were 51,309. Also the male literacy rate was 89.04% and the female literacy rate was 80.42% in Thanesar.

  Thanesar Hariyana
Female 80.42% 65.94%
Male 89.04% 84.06%
Total 85.09% 75.55%

Sex Ratio - Thanesar

The Sex Ratio of Thanesar is 847. Thus per every 1000 men there were 847 females in Thanesar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 847 ) of Thanesar.

Child Population - Thanesar

According to Census 2011, there were 16,085 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thanesar. Out of which 8,729 were male while 7,356 were female.

Working Population - Thanesar

In Thanesar Municipal Council out of total population, 48,722 were engaged in work activities. 93.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 48,722 workers engaged in Main Work, 873 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,222 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,410 37,618 7,792
Cultivators 873 839 34
Agriculture Labourer 1,222 963 259
Household Industries 1,212 1,028 184
Other Workers 42,103 34,788 7,315
Marginal Workers 3,312 2,234 1,078
Non Working 106,430 44,142 62,288

Thanesar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thanesar is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,797 73.1% 864
2 Ward No - 2 2,820 79.6% 902
3 Ward No - 3 2,879 79.8% 904
4 Ward No - 4 3,652 77% 882
5 Ward No - 5 2,514 82.6% 892
6 Ward No - 6 3,463 81.3% 891
7 Ward No - 7 4,511 56.7% 944
8 Ward No - 8 5,941 47.9% 903
9 Ward No - 9 6,066 77.8% 880
10 Ward No - 10 3,387 69.3% 864
11 Ward No - 11 3,204 67.8% 687
12 Ward No - 12 7,647 76.6% 906
13 Ward No - 13 11,043 77.4% 890
14 Ward No - 14 3,826 86.2% 889
15 Ward No - 15 7,508 76.3% 869
16 Ward No - 16 4,028 89.7% 918
17 Ward No - 17 3,826 84.9% 927
18 Ward No - 18 4,685 75.2% 876
19 Ward No - 19 5,399 75.6% 859
20 Ward No - 20 9,082 72.7% 851
21 Ward No - 21 3,422 81.8% 910
22 Ward No - 22 2,394 64.7% 943
23 Ward No - 23 3,813 79% 688
24 Ward No - 24 9,669 77% 510
25 Ward No - 25 9,151 87.3% 1,075
26 Ward No - 26 4,977 80.1% 563
27 Ward No - 27 6,834 80.2% 879
28 Ward No - 28 3,166 79.3% 894
29 Ward No - 29 4,090 79.2% 909
30 Ward No - 30 4,483 77.3% 898
31 Ward No - 31 3,875 69% 851

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