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Behlana Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chandigarh, Chandigarh - Census 2011

Behlana is a Census Town city situated in Chandigarh tehsil of Chandigarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,200 families residing in the Behlana city. The total population of Behlana is 8,281 out of which 4,711 are males and 3,570 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Behlana is 758.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Behlana city is 1234 which is 15% of the total population. There are 629 male children and 605 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Behlana is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (758).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Behlana is 90.8%. Thus Behlana has higher literacy rate compared to 86% of Chandigarh district. The male literacy rate is 94.46% and the female literacy rate is 85.8% in Behlana.

Behlana Census Town has total administration over 2,200 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.

Behlana Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,234 629 605
Literacy 90.8% 81.9% 71.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,059 570 489
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,881 855 1,026

Caste-wise Population - Behlana

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Behlana.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,059 570 489
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Behlana

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Behlana is 7,178 which is 86.68% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Behlana is 314 which is 3.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Behlana as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,178 (86.68%) 4,099 3,079
Muslim 314 (3.79%) 180 134
Christian 143 (1.73%) 89 54
Sikh 625 (7.55%) 329 296
Buddhist 19 (0.23%) 12 7
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Behlana

The total literacy rate of Behlana was 90.82% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 86.05% of Chandigarh. Population-wise, out of total 6,400 literates, males were 3,856 while females were 2,544. Also the male literacy rate was 94.46% and the female literacy rate was 85.8% in Behlana.

  Behlana Chandigarh
Female 85.8% 81.19%
Male 94.46% 89.99%
Total 90.82% 86.05%

Sex Ratio - Behlana

The Sex Ratio of Behlana is 758. Thus per every 1000 men there were 758 females in Behlana. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 758 ) of Behlana.

Child Population - Behlana

According to Census 2011, there were 1,234 children between age 0 to 6 years in Behlana. Out of which 629 were male while 605 were female.

Working Population - Behlana

In Behlana Census Town out of total population, 3,084 were engaged in work activities. 96.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,084 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,966 2,699 267
Cultivators 13 13 0
Agriculture Labourer 21 19 2
Household Industries 19 12 7
Other Workers 2,913 2,655 258
Marginal Workers 118 53 65
Non Working 5,197 1,959 3,238

Behlana Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,281 77.3% 758

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