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Irongmara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Cachar, Assam - Census 2011

Irongmara is a Census Town city situated in Silchar circle of Cachar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,732 families residing in the Irongmara city. The total population of Irongmara is 7,685 out of which 3,964 are males and 3,721 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Irongmara is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Irongmara city is 1107 which is 14% of the total population. There are 564 male children and 543 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Irongmara is 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (939).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Irongmara is 76.9%. Thus Irongmara has lower literacy rate compared to 79.3% of Cachar district. The male literacy rate is 82.68% and the female literacy rate is 70.74% in Irongmara.

Irongmara Census Town has total administration over 1,732 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.

Irongmara Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,107 564 543
Literacy 76.9% 70.9% 60.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,670 885 785
Scheduled Tribe 17 7 10
Illiterate 2,626 1,153 1,473

Caste-wise Population - Irongmara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Irongmara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,670 885 785
Schedule Tribe 17 7 10

Religion-wise Population - Irongmara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Irongmara is 7,677 which is 99.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Irongmara is 2 which is 0.03% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Irongmara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,677 (99.9%) 3,960 3,717
Muslim 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Christian 0 (0%) 0 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 6 (0.08%) 3 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Irongmara

The total literacy rate of Irongmara was 76.91% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 5,059 literates, males were 2,811 while females were 2,248. Also the male literacy rate was 82.68% and the female literacy rate was 70.74% in Irongmara.

  Irongmara Assam
Female 70.74% 66.27%
Male 82.68% 77.85%
Total 76.91% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Irongmara

The Sex Ratio of Irongmara is 939. Thus per every 1000 men there were 939 females in Irongmara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Irongmara.

Child Population - Irongmara

According to Census 2011, there were 1,107 children between age 0 to 6 years in Irongmara. Out of which 564 were male while 543 were female.

Working Population - Irongmara

In Irongmara Census Town out of total population, 2,336 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,336 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 175 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,062 1,880 182
Cultivators 111 101 10
Agriculture Labourer 175 167 8
Household Industries 27 24 3
Other Workers 1,749 1,588 161
Marginal Workers 274 162 112
Non Working 5,349 1,922 3,427

Irongmara Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,685 65.8% 939

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