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Bhore Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Bhore is a Census Town city situated in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,336 families residing in the Bhore city. The total population of Bhore is 6,360 out of which 3,347 are males and 3,013 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhore is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhore city is 590 which is 9% of the total population. There are 348 male children and 242 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhore is 695 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (900).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhore is 87.9%. Thus Bhore has higher literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 91.53% and the female literacy rate is 84.05% in Bhore.

Bhore Census Town has total administration over 1,336 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.

Bhore Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 590 348 242
Literacy 87.9% 82% 77.3%
Scheduled Caste 2,183 1,158 1,025
Scheduled Tribe 18 9 9
Illiterate 1,286 602 684

Caste-wise Population - Bhore

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Bhore.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,183 1,158 1,025
Schedule Tribe 18 9 9

Religion-wise Population - Bhore

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhore is 4,196 which is 65.97% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhore is 3 which is 0.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bhore as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,196 (65.97%) 2,184 2,012
Muslim 3 (0.05%) 1 2
Christian 18 (0.28%) 9 9
Sikh 2,139 (33.63%) 1,152 987
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.06%) 1 3

Literacy Rate - Bhore

The total literacy rate of Bhore was 87.94% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 5,074 literates, males were 2,745 while females were 2,329. Also the male literacy rate was 91.53% and the female literacy rate was 84.05% in Bhore.

  Bhore Jammu and Kashmir
Female 84.05% 56.43%
Male 91.53% 76.75%
Total 87.94% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Bhore

The Sex Ratio of Bhore is 900. Thus per every 1000 men there were 900 females in Bhore. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 695 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Bhore.

Child Population - Bhore

According to Census 2011, there were 590 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhore. Out of which 348 were male while 242 were female.

Working Population - Bhore

In Bhore Census Town out of total population, 1,730 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,730 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,506 1,315 191
Cultivators 18 12 6
Agriculture Labourer 7 7 0
Household Industries 10 7 3
Other Workers 1,471 1,289 182
Marginal Workers 224 180 44
Non Working 4,630 1,852 2,778

Bhore Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,360 79.8% 900

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