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Amkhera Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Amkhera is a Census Town city situated in Panagar tehsil of Jabalpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,876 families residing in the Amkhera city. The total population of Amkhera is 8,957 out of which 4,631 are males and 4,326 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Amkhera is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amkhera city is 996 which is 11% of the total population. There are 522 male children and 474 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amkhera is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Amkhera is 86.5%. Thus Amkhera has higher literacy rate compared to 81.1% of Jabalpur district. The male literacy rate is 91.34% and the female literacy rate is 81.36% in Amkhera.

Amkhera Census Town has total administration over 1,876 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.

Amkhera Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 996 522 474
Literacy 86.5% 81% 72.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,787 925 862
Scheduled Tribe 488 236 252
Illiterate 2,070 878 1,192

Caste-wise Population - Amkhera

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.4% of total population in Amkhera.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,787 925 862
Schedule Tribe 488 236 252

Religion-wise Population - Amkhera

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Amkhera is 8,663 which is 96.72% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Amkhera is 204 which is 2.28% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Amkhera as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,663 (96.72%) 4,473 4,190
Muslim 204 (2.28%) 112 92
Christian 33 (0.37%) 15 18
Sikh 32 (0.36%) 17 15
Buddhist 4 (0.04%) 3 1
Jain 13 (0.15%) 8 5
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 7 (0.08%) 3 4

Literacy Rate - Amkhera

The total literacy rate of Amkhera was 86.51% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 6,887 literates, males were 3,753 while females were 3,134. Also the male literacy rate was 91.34% and the female literacy rate was 81.36% in Amkhera.

  Amkhera Madhya Pradesh
Female 81.36% 59.24%
Male 91.34% 78.73%
Total 86.51% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Amkhera

The Sex Ratio of Amkhera is 934. Thus per every 1000 men there were 934 females in Amkhera. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Amkhera.

Child Population - Amkhera

According to Census 2011, there were 996 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amkhera. Out of which 522 were male while 474 were female.

Working Population - Amkhera

In Amkhera Census Town out of total population, 3,305 were engaged in work activities. 70.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,305 workers engaged in Main Work, 51 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 366 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,341 1,812 529
Cultivators 51 46 5
Agriculture Labourer 366 196 170
Household Industries 174 99 75
Other Workers 1,750 1,471 279
Marginal Workers 964 705 259
Non Working 5,652 2,114 3,538

Amkhera Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,957 76.9% 934

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