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Behrampur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gurdaspur, Punjab - Census 2011

Behrampur is a Census Town city situated in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,057 families residing in the Behrampur city. The total population of Behrampur is 5,432 out of which 2,770 are males and 2,662 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Behrampur is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Behrampur city is 546 which is 10% of the total population. There are 293 male children and 253 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Behrampur is 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Behrampur is 83.7%. Thus Behrampur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 88.25% and the female literacy rate is 79% in Behrampur.

Behrampur Census Town has total administration over 1,057 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.

Behrampur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 546 293 253
Literacy 83.7% 78.9% 71.5%
Scheduled Caste 2,107 1,057 1,050
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,343 584 759

Caste-wise Population - Behrampur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Behrampur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,107 1,057 1,050
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Behrampur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Behrampur is 4,571 which is 84.15% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Behrampur is 6 which is 0.11% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Behrampur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,571 (84.15%) 2,328 2,243
Muslim 6 (0.11%) 3 3
Christian 82 (1.51%) 39 43
Sikh 750 (13.81%) 388 362
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 22 (0.41%) 12 10

Literacy Rate - Behrampur

The total literacy rate of Behrampur was 83.69% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 4,089 literates, males were 2,186 while females were 1,903. Also the male literacy rate was 88.25% and the female literacy rate was 79% in Behrampur.

  Behrampur Punjab
Female 79% 70.73%
Male 88.25% 80.44%
Total 83.69% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Behrampur

The Sex Ratio of Behrampur is 961. Thus per every 1000 men there were 961 females in Behrampur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 863 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 961 ) of Behrampur.

Child Population - Behrampur

According to Census 2011, there were 546 children between age 0 to 6 years in Behrampur. Out of which 293 were male while 253 were female.

Working Population - Behrampur

In Behrampur Census Town out of total population, 1,567 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,567 workers engaged in Main Work, 118 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 416 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,381 1,246 135
Cultivators 118 110 8
Agriculture Labourer 416 405 11
Household Industries 42 27 15
Other Workers 805 704 101
Marginal Workers 186 126 60
Non Working 3,865 1,398 2,467

Behrampur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,432 75.3% 961

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