Talwara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hoshiarpur, Punjab - Census 2011

Talwara is a Census Town city situated in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,191 families residing in the Talwara city. The total population of Talwara is 19,485 out of which 10,139 are males and 9,346 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Talwara is 922.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Talwara city is 1839 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1023 male children and 816 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Talwara is 798 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (922).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Talwara is 90.9%. Thus Talwara has a higher literacy rate compared to 84.6% of Hoshiarpur district. The male literacy rate is 93.87% and the female literacy rate is 87.78% in Talwara.

Population
19,485
Literacy
90.9%
Sex Ratio
922

Talwara Census Town has total administration over 4,191 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.

Talwara Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,839 1,023 816
Literacy 90.9% 84.4% 80.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,698 1,922 1,776
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,440 1,582 1,858

Caste-wise Population - Talwara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Talwara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,698 1,922 1,776
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Talwara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Talwara is 17,419 which is 89.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Talwara is 67 which is 0.34% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Talwara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,419 (89.4%) 9,065 8,354
Muslim 67 (0.34%) 35 32
Christian 94 (0.48%) 50 44
Sikh 1,877 (9.63%) 973 904
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 16 (0.08%) 9 7
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.06%) 7 5

Literacy Rate - Talwara

The total literacy rate of Talwara was 90.93% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 16,045 literates, males were 8,557 while females were 7,488. Also the male literacy rate was 93.87% and the female literacy rate was 87.78% in Talwara.

  Talwara Punjab
Female 87.78% 70.73%
Male 93.87% 80.44%
Total 90.93% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Talwara

The Sex Ratio of Talwara is 922. Thus per every 1000 men there were 922 females in Talwara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 798 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Talwara.


Child Population - Talwara

According to Census 2011, there were 1,839 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Talwara. Out of which 1,023 were male while 816 were female.


Working Population - Talwara

In Talwara Census Town out of total population, 5,937 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,937 workers engaged in Main Work, 146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 193 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,295 4,434 861
Cultivators 146 139 7
Agriculture Labourer 193 189 4
Household Industries 59 49 10
Other Workers 4,897 4,057 840
Marginal Workers 642 510 132
Non Working 13,548 5,195 8,353

Talwara Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,485 82.3% 922

Map of Talwara, Hoshiarpur, Punjab


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