1. Home
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Varanasi district
  4. Varanasi tehsil
  5. Asapur Census Town

Asapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Asapur is a Census Town city situated in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 971 families residing in the Asapur city. The total population of Asapur is 6,153 out of which 3,241 are males and 2,912 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Asapur is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Asapur city is 808 which is 13% of the total population. There are 441 male children and 367 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Asapur is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (898).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Asapur is 83.7%. Thus Asapur has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Varanasi district. The male literacy rate is 90.18% and the female literacy rate is 76.66% in Asapur.

Asapur Census Town has total administration over 971 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.

Asapur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 808 441 367
Literacy 83.7% 77.9% 67%
Scheduled Caste 459 248 211
Scheduled Tribe 155 86 69
Illiterate 1,677 716 961

Caste-wise Population - Asapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Asapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 459 248 211
Schedule Tribe 155 86 69

Religion-wise Population - Asapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Asapur is 5,852 which is 95.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Asapur is 234 which is 3.8% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Asapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,852 (95.11%) 3,082 2,770
Muslim 234 (3.8%) 130 104
Christian 54 (0.88%) 24 30
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 12 (0.2%) 4 8

Literacy Rate - Asapur

The total literacy rate of Asapur was 83.74% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 4,476 literates, males were 2,525 while females were 1,951. Also the male literacy rate was 90.18% and the female literacy rate was 76.66% in Asapur.

  Asapur Uttar Pradesh
Female 76.66% 57.18%
Male 90.18% 77.28%
Total 83.74% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Asapur

The Sex Ratio of Asapur is 898. Thus per every 1000 men there were 898 females in Asapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Asapur.

Child Population - Asapur

According to Census 2011, there were 808 children between age 0 to 6 years in Asapur. Out of which 441 were male while 367 were female.

Working Population - Asapur

In Asapur Census Town out of total population, 1,644 were engaged in work activities. 85.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,644 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,400 1,137 263
Cultivators 17 13 4
Agriculture Labourer 30 19 11
Household Industries 80 50 30
Other Workers 1,273 1,055 218
Marginal Workers 244 158 86
Non Working 4,509 1,946 2,563

Asapur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,153 72.7% 898

Reference