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Adra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Adra is a Census Town city situated in Kashipur block of Puruliya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,365 families residing in the Adra city. The total population of Adra is 14,956 out of which 7,596 are males and 7,360 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Adra is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Adra city is 1187 which is 8% of the total population. There are 616 male children and 571 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Adra is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (969).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Adra is 84%. Thus Adra has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 90.2% and the female literacy rate is 77.61% in Adra.

Adra Census Town has total administration over 3,365 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Adra Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,187 616 571
Literacy 84% 82.9% 71.6%
Scheduled Caste 3,282 1,638 1,644
Scheduled Tribe 582 309 273
Illiterate 3,391 1,300 2,091

Caste-wise Population - Adra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.9% of total population in Adra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,282 1,638 1,644
Schedule Tribe 582 309 273

Religion-wise Population - Adra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Adra is 13,290 which is 88.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Adra is 1,163 which is 7.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Adra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,290 (88.86%) 6,762 6,528
Muslim 1,163 (7.78%) 586 577
Christian 414 (2.77%) 196 218
Sikh 13 (0.09%) 9 4
Buddhist 13 (0.09%) 7 6
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 37 (0.25%) 20 17
No Religion Specified 26 (0.17%) 16 10

Literacy Rate - Adra

The total literacy rate of Adra was 83.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 11,565 literates, males were 6,296 while females were 5,269. Also the male literacy rate was 90.2% and the female literacy rate was 77.61% in Adra.

  Adra West Bengal
Female 77.61% 70.54%
Male 90.2% 81.69%
Total 83.99% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Adra

The Sex Ratio of Adra is 969. Thus per every 1000 men there were 969 females in Adra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 969 ) of Adra.

Child Population - Adra

According to Census 2011, there were 1,187 children between age 0 to 6 years in Adra. Out of which 616 were male while 571 were female.

Working Population - Adra

In Adra Census Town out of total population, 4,460 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,460 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,663 3,061 602
Cultivators 1 1 0
Agriculture Labourer 7 7 0
Household Industries 12 7 5
Other Workers 3,643 3,046 597
Marginal Workers 797 547 250
Non Working 10,496 3,988 6,508

Adra Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,956 77.3% 969

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