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Egarkunr Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Egarkunr is a Census Town city situated in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda block of Dhanbad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,338 families residing in the Egarkunr city. The total population of Egarkunr is 11,829 out of which 6,100 are males and 5,729 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Egarkunr is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Egarkunr city is 1704 which is 14% of the total population. There are 863 male children and 841 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Egarkunr is 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (939).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Egarkunr is 71.6%. Thus Egarkunr has lower literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 80.64% and the female literacy rate is 62.01% in Egarkunr.

Egarkunr Census Town has total administration over 2,338 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.

Egarkunr Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,704 863 841
Literacy 71.6% 69.2% 52.9%
Scheduled Caste 3,670 1,816 1,854
Scheduled Tribe 743 374 369
Illiterate 4,575 1,877 2,698

Caste-wise Population - Egarkunr

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.3% of total population in Egarkunr.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,670 1,816 1,854
Schedule Tribe 743 374 369

Religion-wise Population - Egarkunr

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Egarkunr is 11,002 which is 93.01% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Egarkunr is 776 which is 6.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Egarkunr as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,002 (93.01%) 5,675 5,327
Muslim 776 (6.56%) 401 375
Christian 8 (0.07%) 2 6
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 26 (0.22%) 14 12
No Religion Specified 17 (0.14%) 8 9

Literacy Rate - Egarkunr

The total literacy rate of Egarkunr was 71.64% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 7,254 literates, males were 4,223 while females were 3,031. Also the male literacy rate was 80.64% and the female literacy rate was 62.01% in Egarkunr.

  Egarkunr Jharkhand
Female 62.01% 55.42%
Male 80.64% 76.84%
Total 71.64% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Egarkunr

The Sex Ratio of Egarkunr is 939. Thus per every 1000 men there were 939 females in Egarkunr. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Egarkunr.

Child Population - Egarkunr

According to Census 2011, there were 1,704 children between age 0 to 6 years in Egarkunr. Out of which 863 were male while 841 were female.

Working Population - Egarkunr

In Egarkunr Census Town out of total population, 3,546 were engaged in work activities. 81.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,546 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,890 2,456 434
Cultivators 27 20 7
Agriculture Labourer 46 30 16
Household Industries 81 58 23
Other Workers 2,736 2,348 388
Marginal Workers 656 541 115
Non Working 8,283 3,103 5,180

Egarkunr Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,829 61.3% 939

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