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Jagiroad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Morigaon, Assam - Census 2011

Jagiroad is a Census Town city situated in Mayong circle of Morigaon district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,059 families residing in the Jagiroad city. The total population of Jagiroad is 17,739 out of which 9,238 are males and 8,501 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jagiroad is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jagiroad city is 1825 which is 10% of the total population. There are 947 male children and 878 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jagiroad is 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jagiroad is 87.2%. Thus Jagiroad has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Morigaon district. The male literacy rate is 91.11% and the female literacy rate is 83.01% in Jagiroad.

Jagiroad Census Town has total administration over 4,059 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.

Jagiroad Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,825 947 878
Literacy 87.2% 81.8% 74.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,716 1,369 1,347
Scheduled Tribe 2,027 1,004 1,023
Illiterate 3,857 1,684 2,173

Caste-wise Population - Jagiroad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.4% of total population in Jagiroad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,716 1,369 1,347
Schedule Tribe 2,027 1,004 1,023

Religion-wise Population - Jagiroad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jagiroad is 15,614 which is 88.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jagiroad is 1,911 which is 10.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jagiroad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,614 (88.02%) 8,087 7,527
Muslim 1,911 (10.77%) 1,026 885
Christian 28 (0.16%) 11 17
Sikh 65 (0.37%) 46 19
Buddhist 10 (0.06%) 5 5
Jain 102 (0.58%) 58 44
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.05%) 5 4

Literacy Rate - Jagiroad

The total literacy rate of Jagiroad was 87.23% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 13,882 literates, males were 7,554 while females were 6,328. Also the male literacy rate was 91.11% and the female literacy rate was 83.01% in Jagiroad.

  Jagiroad Assam
Female 83.01% 66.27%
Male 91.11% 77.85%
Total 87.23% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Jagiroad

The Sex Ratio of Jagiroad is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Jagiroad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Jagiroad.

Child Population - Jagiroad

According to Census 2011, there were 1,825 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jagiroad. Out of which 947 were male while 878 were female.

Working Population - Jagiroad

In Jagiroad Census Town out of total population, 6,485 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,485 workers engaged in Main Work, 165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,703 5,073 630
Cultivators 165 149 16
Agriculture Labourer 52 39 13
Household Industries 88 70 18
Other Workers 5,398 4,815 583
Marginal Workers 782 473 309
Non Working 11,254 3,692 7,562

Jagiroad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,739 78.3% 920

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