Tumsar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhandara, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Tumsar is a Municipal Council city situated in Tumsar taluka of Bhandara district. The Tumsar city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 10,057 families residing in the Tumsar city. The total population of Tumsar is 44,869 out of which 22,568 are males and 22,301 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tumsar is 988.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tumsar city is 4226 which is 9% of the total population. There are 2227 male children and 1999 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tumsar is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (988).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tumsar is 91.5%. Thus Tumsar has higher literacy rate compared to 83.8% of Bhandara district. The male literacy rate is 95.29% and the female literacy rate is 87.68% in Tumsar.

Tumsar Municipal Council has total administration over 10,057 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.

Tumsar Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,226 2,227 1,999
Literacy 91.5% 85.9% 79.8%
Scheduled Caste 7,064 3,531 3,533
Scheduled Tribe 1,023 522 501
Illiterate 7,686 3,186 4,500

Caste-wise Population - Tumsar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Tumsar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,064 3,531 3,533
Schedule Tribe 1,023 522 501

Religion-wise Population - Tumsar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tumsar is 37,828 which is 84.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tumsar is 2,323 which is 5.18% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tumsar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 37,828 (84.31%) 19,029 18,799
Muslim 2,323 (5.18%) 1,171 1,152
Christian 91 (0.2%) 51 40
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Buddhist 4,208 (9.38%) 2,101 2,107
Jain 159 (0.35%) 77 82
Other Religion 46 (0.1%) 23 23
No Religion Specified 208 (0.46%) 113 95

Literacy Rate - Tumsar

The total literacy rate of Tumsar was 91.49% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 37,183 literates, males were 19,382 while females were 17,801. Also the male literacy rate was 95.29% and the female literacy rate was 87.68% in Tumsar.

  Tumsar Maharashtra
Female 87.68% 75.87%
Male 95.29% 88.38%
Total 91.49% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Tumsar

The Sex Ratio of Tumsar is 988. Thus per every 1000 men there were 988 females in Tumsar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 988 ) of Tumsar.

Child Population - Tumsar

According to Census 2011, there were 4,226 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tumsar. Out of which 2,227 were male while 1,999 were female.

Working Population - Tumsar

In Tumsar Municipal Council out of total population, 15,054 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 15,054 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 247 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,741 9,488 3,253
Cultivators 162 137 25
Agriculture Labourer 247 146 101
Household Industries 829 376 453
Other Workers 11,503 8,829 2,674
Marginal Workers 2,313 1,380 933
Non Working 29,815 11,700 18,115

Tumsar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tumsar is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,858 82.3% 962
2 Ward No - 2 1,643 80.3% 977
3 Ward No - 3 1,804 81.8% 1,016
4 Ward No - 4 2,210 77.3% 1,024
5 Ward No - 5 1,515 81.3% 942
6 Ward No - 6 1,593 85.1% 1,091
7 Ward No - 7 1,701 82.8% 980
8 Ward No - 8 1,335 81.6% 932
9 Ward No - 9 1,369 80.6% 1,025
10 Ward No - 10 1,813 77.1% 1,089
11 Ward No - 11 1,712 82.2% 975
12 Ward No - 12 1,389 84.4% 1,070
13 Ward No - 13 1,611 85.1% 1,032
14 Ward No - 14 1,494 84.9% 1,027
15 Ward No - 15 1,417 86.3% 1,019
16 Ward No - 16 1,927 78.4% 989
17 Ward No - 17 1,498 82.2% 968
18 Ward No - 18 1,920 82.7% 994
19 Ward No - 19 2,227 84.4% 925
20 Ward No - 20 3,324 83.7% 976
21 Ward No - 21 2,735 85.5% 1,007
22 Ward No - 22 1,490 84% 920
23 Ward No - 23 4,284 87% 933

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