Vidisha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Vidisha is a Municipality city situated in Vidisha tehsil of Vidisha district. The Vidisha city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 31,627 families residing in the Vidisha city. The total population of Vidisha is 155,951 out of which 81,488 are males and 74,463 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vidisha is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vidisha city is 20053 which is 13% of the total population. There are 10548 male children and 9505 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vidisha is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vidisha is 85.2%. Thus Vidisha has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Vidisha district. The male literacy rate is 90.12% and the female literacy rate is 79.74% in Vidisha.

Vidisha Municipality has total administration over 31,627 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Vidisha Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vidisha Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 20,053 10,548 9,505
Literacy 85.2% 78.5% 69.6%
Scheduled Caste 24,821 12,968 11,853
Scheduled Tribe 1,808 929 879
Illiterate 40,221 17,555 22,666

Caste-wise Population - Vidisha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Vidisha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 24,821 12,968 11,853
Schedule Tribe 1,808 929 879

Religion-wise Population - Vidisha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vidisha is 137,373 which is 88.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vidisha is 10,089 which is 6.47% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Vidisha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 137,373 (88.09%) 71,935 65,438
Muslim 10,089 (6.47%) 5,226 4,863
Christian 352 (0.23%) 169 183
Sikh 518 (0.33%) 273 245
Buddhist 102 (0.07%) 54 48
Jain 7,376 (4.73%) 3,762 3,614
Other Religion 27 (0.02%) 15 12
No Religion Specified 114 (0.07%) 54 60

Literacy Rate - Vidisha

The total literacy rate of Vidisha was 85.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 115,730 literates, males were 63,933 while females were 51,797. Also the male literacy rate was 90.12% and the female literacy rate was 79.74% in Vidisha.

  Vidisha Madhya Pradesh
Female 79.74% 59.24%
Male 90.12% 78.73%
Total 85.16% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Vidisha

The Sex Ratio of Vidisha is 914. Thus per every 1000 men there were 914 females in Vidisha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Vidisha.

Child Population - Vidisha

According to Census 2011, there were 20,053 children between age 0 to 6 years in Vidisha. Out of which 10,548 were male while 9,505 were female.

Working Population - Vidisha

In Vidisha Municipality out of total population, 49,786 were engaged in work activities. 90.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,786 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,330 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 794 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,163 37,598 7,565
Cultivators 2,330 2,166 164
Agriculture Labourer 794 648 146
Household Industries 1,283 991 292
Other Workers 40,756 33,793 6,963
Marginal Workers 4,623 2,954 1,669
Non Working 106,165 40,936 65,229

Vidisha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vidisha is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,064 63.3% 888
2 Ward No - 2 4,249 70.1% 914
3 Ward No - 3 1,598 83.6% 921
4 Ward No - 4 2,095 80.1% 881
5 Ward No - 5 3,151 74.8% 918
6 Ward No - 6 2,023 84.9% 892
7 Ward No - 7 6,948 78.5% 904
8 Ward No - 8 2,068 78.4% 908
9 Ward No - 9 2,892 75.7% 927
10 Ward No - 10 1,707 83.4% 892
11 Ward No - 11 2,385 85.6% 888
12 Ward No - 12 3,049 82.2% 1,007
13 Ward No - 13 1,877 74.8% 868
14 Ward No - 14 2,905 74.7% 911
15 Ward No - 15 3,186 84.7% 929
16 Ward No - 16 2,737 80.5% 880
17 Ward No - 17 7,484 66.5% 887
18 Ward No - 18 7,996 63% 906
19 Ward No - 19 8,671 74.2% 914
20 Ward No - 20 3,931 68.5% 918
21 Ward No - 21 2,391 70% 979
22 Ward No - 22 2,084 78.6% 937
23 Ward No - 23 2,214 82.8% 946
24 Ward No - 24 1,945 82.1% 985
25 Ward No - 25 2,599 69.3% 934
26 Ward No - 26 3,436 80.8% 913
27 Ward No - 27 2,076 73.5% 884
28 Ward No - 28 4,764 80.9% 933
29 Ward No - 29 12,687 68% 904
30 Ward No - 30 2,918 76% 934
31 Ward No - 31 3,101 71.1% 1,024
32 Ward No - 32 10,101 70.7% 873
33 Ward No - 33 3,178 81.1% 946
34 Ward No - 34 10,084 76.3% 924
35 Ward No - 35 2,234 84.3% 993
36 Ward No - 36 11,123 77.8% 902

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