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Bawana Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North West, Delhi - Census 2011

Bawana is a Census Town city situated in Narela tehsil of North West district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,961 families residing in the Bawana city. The total population of Bawana is 73,680 out of which 40,258 are males and 33,422 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bawana is 830.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bawana city is 10946 which is 15% of the total population. There are 5808 male children and 5138 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bawana is 885 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (830).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bawana is 70.3%. Thus Bawana has lower literacy rate compared to 84.4% of North West district. The male literacy rate is 77.22% and the female literacy rate is 61.79% in Bawana.

Bawana Census Town has total administration over 12,961 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.

Bawana Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 10,946 5,808 5,138
Literacy 70.3% 66.1% 52.3%
Scheduled Caste 9,813 5,343 4,470
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 29,601 13,656 15,945

Caste-wise Population - Bawana

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bawana.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,813 5,343 4,470
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Bawana

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bawana is 49,444 which is 67.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bawana is 23,803 which is 32.31% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bawana as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 49,444 (67.11%) 27,466 21,978
Muslim 23,803 (32.31%) 12,527 11,276
Christian 179 (0.24%) 112 67
Sikh 177 (0.24%) 106 71
Buddhist 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Jain 26 (0.04%) 14 12
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 44 (0.06%) 28 16

Literacy Rate - Bawana

The total literacy rate of Bawana was 70.26% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 44,079 literates, males were 26,602 while females were 17,477. Also the male literacy rate was 77.22% and the female literacy rate was 61.79% in Bawana.

  Bawana Delhi
Female 61.79% 80.76%
Male 77.22% 90.94%
Total 70.26% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Bawana

The Sex Ratio of Bawana is 830. Thus per every 1000 men there were 830 females in Bawana. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 830 ) of Bawana.

Child Population - Bawana

According to Census 2011, there were 10,946 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bawana. Out of which 5,808 were male while 5,138 were female.

Working Population - Bawana

In Bawana Census Town out of total population, 22,697 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,697 workers engaged in Main Work, 293 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 427 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,714 18,078 2,636
Cultivators 293 226 67
Agriculture Labourer 427 341 86
Household Industries 569 492 77
Other Workers 19,425 17,019 2,406
Marginal Workers 1,983 1,497 486
Non Working 50,983 20,683 30,300

Bawana Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 28 73,680 59.8% 830

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