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

Bungal is a Census Town city situated in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 978 families residing in the Bungal city. The total population of Bungal is 5,257 out of which 2,697 are males and 2,560 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bungal is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bungal city is 603 which is 11% of the total population. There are 328 male children and 275 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bungal is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (949).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bungal is 86.4%. Thus Bungal has higher literacy rate compared to 79.9% of Gurdaspur district. The male literacy rate is 90.88% and the female literacy rate is 81.84% in Bungal.

Bungal Census Town has total administration over 978 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.

Bungal Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 603 328 275
Literacy 86.4% 79.8% 73%
Scheduled Caste 762 388 374
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,234 544 690

Caste-wise Population - Bungal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bungal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 762 388 374
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Bungal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bungal is 4,980 which is 94.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bungal is 138 which is 2.63% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Bungal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,980 (94.73%) 2,545 2,435
Muslim 138 (2.63%) 75 63
Christian 21 (0.4%) 11 10
Sikh 114 (2.17%) 64 50
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.08%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Bungal

The total literacy rate of Bungal was 86.44% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 4,023 literates, males were 2,153 while females were 1,870. Also the male literacy rate was 90.88% and the female literacy rate was 81.84% in Bungal.

  Bungal Punjab
Female 81.84% 70.73%
Male 90.88% 80.44%
Total 86.44% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Bungal

The Sex Ratio of Bungal is 949. Thus per every 1000 men there were 949 females in Bungal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Bungal.

Child Population - Bungal

According to Census 2011, there were 603 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bungal. Out of which 328 were male while 275 were female.

Working Population - Bungal

In Bungal Census Town out of total population, 1,702 were engaged in work activities. 67.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,702 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,153 1,033 120
Cultivators 34 32 2
Agriculture Labourer 30 30 0
Household Industries 20 17 3
Other Workers 1,069 954 115
Marginal Workers 549 344 205
Non Working 3,555 1,320 2,235

Bungal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,257 76.5% 949

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