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Asangaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Asangaon is a Census Town city situated in Shahapur taluka of Thane district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,062 families residing in the Asangaon city. The total population of Asangaon is 13,104 out of which 7,043 are males and 6,061 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Asangaon is 861.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Asangaon city is 1741 which is 13% of the total population. There are 898 male children and 843 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Asangaon is 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (861).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Asangaon is 88.1%. Thus Asangaon has higher literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 92.76% and the female literacy rate is 82.69% in Asangaon.

Asangaon Census Town has total administration over 3,062 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.

Asangaon Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,741 898 843
Literacy 88.1% 80.9% 71.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,234 643 591
Scheduled Tribe 3,939 2,035 1,904
Illiterate 3,089 1,343 1,746

Caste-wise Population - Asangaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.1% of total population in Asangaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,234 643 591
Schedule Tribe 3,939 2,035 1,904

Religion-wise Population - Asangaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Asangaon is 11,779 which is 89.89% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Asangaon is 392 which is 2.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Asangaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,779 (89.89%) 6,352 5,427
Muslim 392 (2.99%) 227 165
Christian 57 (0.43%) 35 22
Sikh 47 (0.36%) 26 21
Buddhist 789 (6.02%) 382 407
Jain 21 (0.16%) 10 11
Other Religion 6 (0.05%) 5 1
No Religion Specified 13 (0.1%) 6 7

Literacy Rate - Asangaon

The total literacy rate of Asangaon was 88.14% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 10,015 literates, males were 5,700 while females were 4,315. Also the male literacy rate was 92.76% and the female literacy rate was 82.69% in Asangaon.

  Asangaon Maharashtra
Female 82.69% 75.87%
Male 92.76% 88.38%
Total 88.14% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Asangaon

The Sex Ratio of Asangaon is 861. Thus per every 1000 men there were 861 females in Asangaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 861 ) of Asangaon.

Child Population - Asangaon

According to Census 2011, there were 1,741 children between age 0 to 6 years in Asangaon. Out of which 898 were male while 843 were female.

Working Population - Asangaon

In Asangaon Census Town out of total population, 4,813 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,813 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 72 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,215 3,493 722
Cultivators 81 49 32
Agriculture Labourer 72 52 20
Household Industries 73 43 30
Other Workers 3,989 3,349 640
Marginal Workers 598 447 151
Non Working 8,291 3,103 5,188

Asangaon Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,104 76.4% 861

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