Wai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Satara, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Wai is a Municipal Council city situated in Wai taluka of Satara district. The Wai city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,117 families residing in the Wai city. The total population of Wai is 36,025 out of which 18,134 are males and 17,891 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wai is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wai city is 3700 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1941 male children and 1759 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wai is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (987).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wai is 88.8%. Thus Wai has higher literacy rate compared to 82.9% of Satara district. The male literacy rate is 91.45% and the female literacy rate is 86.24% in Wai.

Wai Municipal Council has total administration over 8,117 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.

Wai Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,700 1,941 1,759
Literacy 88.8% 81.7% 77.8%
Scheduled Caste 3,697 1,860 1,837
Scheduled Tribe 926 472 454
Illiterate 7,305 3,326 3,979

Caste-wise Population - Wai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Wai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,697 1,860 1,837
Schedule Tribe 926 472 454

Religion-wise Population - Wai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Wai is 30,512 which is 84.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Wai is 3,414 which is 9.48% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Wai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 30,512 (84.7%) 15,477 15,035
Muslim 3,414 (9.48%) 1,614 1,800
Christian 270 (0.75%) 126 144
Sikh 13 (0.04%) 6 7
Buddhist 1,226 (3.4%) 600 626
Jain 551 (1.53%) 293 258
Other Religion 17 (0.05%) 7 10
No Religion Specified 22 (0.06%) 11 11

Literacy Rate - Wai

The total literacy rate of Wai was 88.85% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 28,720 literates, males were 14,808 while females were 13,912. Also the male literacy rate was 91.45% and the female literacy rate was 86.24% in Wai.

  Wai Maharashtra
Female 86.24% 75.87%
Male 91.45% 88.38%
Total 88.85% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Wai

The Sex Ratio of Wai is 987. Thus per every 1000 men there were 987 females in Wai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 987 ) of Wai.

Child Population - Wai

According to Census 2011, there were 3,700 children between age 0 to 6 years in Wai. Out of which 1,941 were male while 1,759 were female.

Working Population - Wai

In Wai Municipal Council out of total population, 12,739 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,739 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 899 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,045 9,152 2,893
Cultivators 1,158 841 317
Agriculture Labourer 899 481 418
Household Industries 430 282 148
Other Workers 9,558 7,548 2,010
Marginal Workers 694 365 329
Non Working 23,286 8,617 14,669

Wai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Wai is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,806 86.9% 1,034
2 Ward No - 2 1,728 82.5% 982
3 Ward No - 3 1,367 79.3% 993
4 Ward No - 4 1,701 75.5% 994
5 Ward No - 5 1,705 76.5% 976
6 Ward No - 6 1,879 81.6% 1,167
7 Ward No - 7 1,760 83.4% 934
8 Ward No - 8 1,563 82% 951
9 Ward No - 9 1,603 86% 893
10 Ward No - 10 2,328 85.7% 1,064
11 Ward No - 11 1,694 85.6% 918
12 Ward No - 12 2,176 80.3% 1,002
13 Ward No - 13 2,383 81% 1,016
14 Ward No - 14 2,730 65.1% 891
15 Ward No - 15 1,672 76.6% 986
16 Ward No - 16 1,233 69.4% 1,069
17 Ward No - 17 1,767 76.7% 959
18 Ward No - 18 2,443 77.9% 991
19 Ward No - 19 2,487 84.2% 980

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