Udhampur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Udhampur is a Municipal Council + Outgrowth city situated in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district. The Udhampur city is divided into 42 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 15,491 families residing in the Udhampur city. The total population of Udhampur is 84,015 out of which 51,217 are males and 32,798 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Udhampur is 640.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Udhampur city is 8240 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4505 male children and 3735 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Udhampur is 829 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (640).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Udhampur is 89.5%. Thus Udhampur has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of Udhampur district. The male literacy rate is 93.58% and the female literacy rate is 83.06% in Udhampur .

Udhampur Municipal Council + Outgrowth has total administration over 15,491 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Udhampur Municipal Council + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 8,240 4,505 3,735
Literacy 89.5% 85.3% 73.6%
Scheduled Caste 10,882 5,707 5,175
Scheduled Tribe 1,677 903 774
Illiterate 16,161 7,504 8,657

Caste-wise Population - Udhampur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Udhampur .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,882 5,707 5,175
Schedule Tribe 1,677 903 774

Religion-wise Population - Udhampur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Udhampur is 75,234 which is 89.55% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Udhampur is 5,399 which is 6.43% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Udhampur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 75,234 (89.55%) 46,180 29,054
Muslim 5,399 (6.43%) 2,982 2,417
Christian 1,124 (1.34%) 679 445
Sikh 2,120 (2.52%) 1,278 842
Buddhist 58 (0.07%) 45 13
Jain 24 (0.03%) 18 6
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 52 (0.06%) 33 19

Literacy Rate - Udhampur

The total literacy rate of Udhampur was 89.55% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 67,854 literates, males were 43,713 while females were 24,141. Also the male literacy rate was 93.58% and the female literacy rate was 83.06% in Udhampur .

  Udhampur Jammu and Kashmir
Female 83.06% 56.43%
Male 93.58% 76.75%
Total 89.55% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Udhampur

The Sex Ratio of Udhampur is 640. Thus per every 1000 men there were 640 females in Udhampur . Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 829 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 640 ) of Udhampur .

Child Population - Udhampur

According to Census 2011, there were 8,240 children between age 0 to 6 years in Udhampur . Out of which 4,505 were male while 3,735 were female.

Working Population - Udhampur

In Udhampur Municipal Council + Outgrowth out of total population, 38,451 were engaged in work activities. 92.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 38,451 workers engaged in Main Work, 311 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 312 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,537 31,890 3,647
Cultivators 311 248 63
Agriculture Labourer 312 299 13
Household Industries 121 70 51
Other Workers 34,793 31,273 3,520
Marginal Workers 2,914 1,817 1,097
Non Working 45,564 17,510 28,054

Udhampur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Udhampur is further divided into 42 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,623 87.2% 481
2 Ward No - 2 3,007 85.8% 632
3 Ward No - 3 1,528 71.2% 937
4 Ward No - 4 1,815 82.8% 945
5 Ward No - 5 2,273 82.8% 958
6 Ward No - 6 1,909 83.5% 913
7 Ward No - 7 1,668 80.2% 872
8 Ward No - 8 1,809 85.7% 882
9 Ward No - 9 2,033 85.6% 931
10 Ward No - 10 1,214 77.3% 921
11 Ward No - 11 2,451 78.7% 912
12 Ward No - 12 1,860 81.1% 881
13 Ward No - 13 1,525 86.8% 938
14 Ward No - 14 1,370 83.4% 892
15 Ward No - 15 2,913 79.3% 913
16 Ward No - 16 1,811 84.8% 869
17 Ward No - 17 2,698 70.6% 978
18 Ward No - 18 1,043 64.8% 914
19 Ward No - 19 3,311 84.8% 358
20 Ward No - 20 1,522 74.1% 900
21 Ward No - 21 319 67.4% 1,085
22 Ward No - 22 299 71.9% 993
23 Ward No - 23 2,416 82.9% 882
24 Ward No - 24 2,675 55.6% 951
25 Ward No - 25 504 63.3% 874
26 Ward No - 26 47 48.9% 741
27 Ward No - 27 133 41.4% 928
28 Ward No - 28 83 65.1% 844
29 Ward No - 29 2,030 74.1% 944
30 Ward No - 30 268 73.1% 914
31 Ward No - 31 2,801 74.4% 642
32 Ward No - 32 21,406 90.1% 275
33 Ward No - 33 749 77.2% 921
34 Ward No - 34 1,390 74.8% 920
35 Ward No - 35 1,254 71.8% 858
36 Ward No - 36 1,308 68.5% 932
37 Ward No - 37 745 66.7% 1,047
38 Ward No - 38 551 79.3% 933
39 Ward No - 39 169 43.2% 1,012
40 Ward No - 40 1,388 62.4% 848
41 Ward No - 41 1,384 73.1% 938
42 Ward No - 42 713 65.6% 891

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