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

Uri is a Municipal Council city situated in Uri tehsil of Baramula district. The Uri city is divided into 5 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 970 families residing in the Uri city. The total population of Uri is 9,366 out of which 6,674 are males and 2,692 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uri is 403.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uri city is 879 which is 9% of the total population. There are 475 male children and 404 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uri is 851 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (403).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uri is 88.5%. Thus Uri has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Baramula district. The male literacy rate is 95.27% and the female literacy rate is 70.02% in Uri.

Uri Municipal Council has total administration over 970 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.

Uri Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 879 475 404
Literacy 88.5% 88.5% 59.5%
Scheduled Caste 511 506 5
Scheduled Tribe 827 436 391
Illiterate 1,858 768 1,090

Caste-wise Population - Uri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.8% of total population in Uri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 511 506 5
Schedule Tribe 827 436 391

Religion-wise Population - Uri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Uri is 3,697 which is 39.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Uri is 4,703 which is 50.21% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Uri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,697 (39.47%) 3,233 464
Muslim 4,703 (50.21%) 2,527 2,176
Christian 63 (0.67%) 61 2
Sikh 875 (9.34%) 826 49
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 25 (0.27%) 24 1

Literacy Rate - Uri

The total literacy rate of Uri was 88.46% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 7,508 literates, males were 5,906 while females were 1,602. Also the male literacy rate was 95.27% and the female literacy rate was 70.02% in Uri.

  Uri Jammu and Kashmir
Female 70.02% 56.43%
Male 95.27% 76.75%
Total 88.46% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Uri

The Sex Ratio of Uri is 403. Thus per every 1000 men there were 403 females in Uri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 851 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 403 ) of Uri.

Child Population - Uri

According to Census 2011, there were 879 children between age 0 to 6 years in Uri. Out of which 475 were male while 404 were female.

Working Population - Uri

In Uri Municipal Council out of total population, 5,197 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,197 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,651 4,520 131
Cultivators 6 3 3
Agriculture Labourer 7 4 3
Household Industries 10 6 4
Other Workers 4,628 4,507 121
Marginal Workers 546 446 100
Non Working 4,169 1,708 2,461

Uri Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,469 91.7% 117
2 Ward No - 2 790 72.3% 714
3 Ward No - 3 1,525 64% 930
4 Ward No - 4 1,325 72.8% 712
5 Ward No - 5 1,257 71.4% 940

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