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Itahar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Itahar is a Census Town city situated in Itahar block of Uttar Dinajpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,434 families residing in the Itahar city. The total population of Itahar is 6,022 out of which 3,024 are males and 2,998 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Itahar is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Itahar city is 624 which is 10% of the total population. There are 338 male children and 286 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Itahar is 846 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Itahar is 77.7%. Thus Itahar has higher literacy rate compared to 59.1% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 81.76% and the female literacy rate is 73.75% in Itahar.

Itahar Census Town has total administration over 1,434 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.

Itahar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 624 338 286
Literacy 77.7% 72.6% 66.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,286 654 632
Scheduled Tribe 475 221 254
Illiterate 1,826 828 998

Caste-wise Population - Itahar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.9% of total population in Itahar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,286 654 632
Schedule Tribe 475 221 254

Religion-wise Population - Itahar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Itahar is 4,814 which is 79.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Itahar is 1,191 which is 19.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Itahar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,814 (79.94%) 2,421 2,393
Muslim 1,191 (19.78%) 593 598
Christian 13 (0.22%) 6 7
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.05%) 3 0

Literacy Rate - Itahar

The total literacy rate of Itahar was 77.73% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,196 literates, males were 2,196 while females were 2,000. Also the male literacy rate was 81.76% and the female literacy rate was 73.75% in Itahar.

  Itahar West Bengal
Female 73.75% 70.54%
Male 81.76% 81.69%
Total 77.73% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Itahar

The Sex Ratio of Itahar is 991. Thus per every 1000 men there were 991 females in Itahar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 846 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Itahar.

Child Population - Itahar

According to Census 2011, there were 624 children between age 0 to 6 years in Itahar. Out of which 338 were male while 286 were female.

Working Population - Itahar

In Itahar Census Town out of total population, 2,196 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,196 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 332 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,056 1,600 456
Cultivators 144 127 17
Agriculture Labourer 332 172 160
Household Industries 20 17 3
Other Workers 1,560 1,284 276
Marginal Workers 140 53 87
Non Working 3,826 1,371 2,455

Itahar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,022 69.7% 991

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