Weir Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bharatpur, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Weir is a Municipality city situated in Weir tehsil of Bharatpur district. The Weir city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,076 families residing in the Weir city. The total population of Weir is 19,385 out of which 10,268 are males and 9,117 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Weir is 888.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Weir city is 3167 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1669 male children and 1498 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Weir is 898 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (888).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Weir is 73.2%. Thus Weir has higher literacy rate compared to 70.1% of Bharatpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.35% and the female literacy rate is 58.35% in Weir.

Weir Municipality has total administration over 3,076 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.

Weir Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,167 1,669 1,498
Literacy 73.2% 72.3% 48.8%
Scheduled Caste 4,114 2,168 1,946
Scheduled Tribe 18 9 9
Illiterate 7,514 2,843 4,671

Caste-wise Population - Weir

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Weir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,114 2,168 1,946
Schedule Tribe 18 9 9

Religion-wise Population - Weir

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Weir is 18,558 which is 95.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Weir is 765 which is 3.95% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Weir as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,558 (95.73%) 9,837 8,721
Muslim 765 (3.95%) 400 365
Christian 5 (0.03%) 2 3
Sikh 10 (0.05%) 6 4
Buddhist 6 (0.03%) 1 5
Jain 5 (0.03%) 3 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 36 (0.19%) 19 17

Literacy Rate - Weir

The total literacy rate of Weir was 73.2% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 11,871 literates, males were 7,425 while females were 4,446. Also the male literacy rate was 86.35% and the female literacy rate was 58.35% in Weir.

  Weir Rajasthan
Female 58.35% 52.12%
Male 86.35% 79.19%
Total 73.2% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Weir

The Sex Ratio of Weir is 888. Thus per every 1000 men there were 888 females in Weir. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 888 ) of Weir.

Child Population - Weir

According to Census 2011, there were 3,167 children between age 0 to 6 years in Weir. Out of which 1,669 were male while 1,498 were female.

Working Population - Weir

In Weir Municipality out of total population, 6,994 were engaged in work activities. 77.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,994 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,811 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 578 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,412 4,158 1,254
Cultivators 1,811 1,245 566
Agriculture Labourer 578 410 168
Household Industries 107 84 23
Other Workers 2,916 2,419 497
Marginal Workers 1,582 704 878
Non Working 12,391 5,406 6,985

Weir Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Weir is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,161 57.4% 906
2 Ward No - 2 1,281 64.3% 838
3 Ward No - 3 920 66.1% 822
4 Ward No - 4 692 71% 812
5 Ward No - 5 943 70% 831
6 Ward No - 6 974 61.2% 917
7 Ward No - 7 1,861 53.6% 953
8 Ward No - 8 960 66.2% 893
9 Ward No - 9 849 76.6% 850
10 Ward No - 10 605 78.8% 977
11 Ward No - 11 772 59.6% 851
12 Ward No - 12 529 59.7% 896
13 Ward No - 13 1,311 52.4% 854
14 Ward No - 14 653 46.2% 921
15 Ward No - 15 1,211 53.9% 963
16 Ward No - 16 782 47.7% 840
17 Ward No - 17 646 79.1% 906
18 Ward No - 18 796 74.7% 1,025
19 Ward No - 19 892 58% 828
20 Ward No - 20 1,547 55% 882

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