Rajur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Yavatmal, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Rajur is a Census Town city situated in Wani taluka of Yavatmal district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,318 families residing in the Rajur city. The total population of Rajur is 10,692 out of which 5,639 are males and 5,053 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajur is 896.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rajur city is 1257 which is 12% of the total population. There are 665 male children and 592 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajur is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (896).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajur is 83.8%. Thus Rajur has a higher literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Yavatmal district. The male literacy rate is 88.82% and the female literacy rate is 78.19% in Rajur.

Population
10,692
Literacy
83.8%
Sex Ratio
896

Rajur Census Town has total administration over 2,318 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Rajur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rajur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,257 665 592
Literacy 83.8% 78.3% 69%
Scheduled Caste 2,617 1,335 1,282
Scheduled Tribe 1,294 675 619
Illiterate 2,786 1,221 1,565

Caste-wise Population - Rajur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.1% of total population in Rajur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,617 1,335 1,282
Schedule Tribe 1,294 675 619

Religion-wise Population - Rajur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rajur is 6,694 which is 62.61% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rajur is 1,567 which is 14.66% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Rajur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,694 (62.61%) 3,552 3,142
Muslim 1,567 (14.66%) 833 734
Christian 238 (2.23%) 119 119
Sikh 20 (0.19%) 8 12
Buddhist 2,055 (19.22%) 1,062 993
Jain 17 (0.16%) 8 9
Other Religion 4 (0.04%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 97 (0.91%) 56 41

Literacy Rate - Rajur

The total literacy rate of Rajur was 83.79% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 7,906 literates, males were 4,418 while females were 3,488. Also the male literacy rate was 88.82% and the female literacy rate was 78.19% in Rajur.

  Rajur Maharashtra
Female 78.19% 75.87%
Male 88.82% 88.38%
Total 83.79% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Rajur

The Sex Ratio of Rajur is 896. Thus per every 1000 men there were 896 females in Rajur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Rajur.


Child Population - Rajur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,257 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Rajur. Out of which 665 were male while 592 were female.


Working Population - Rajur

In Rajur Census Town out of total population, 4,141 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,141 workers engaged in Main Work, 137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 364 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,348 2,551 797
Cultivators 137 104 33
Agriculture Labourer 364 197 167
Household Industries 63 42 21
Other Workers 2,784 2,208 576
Marginal Workers 793 394 399
Non Working 6,551 2,694 3,857

Rajur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Rajur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,692 73.9% 896

Map of Rajur, Yavatmal, Maharashtra


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