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

Jangalpur is a Census Town city situated in Gobindpur block of Dhanbad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,172 families residing in the Jangalpur city. The total population of Jangalpur is 7,603 out of which 3,923 are males and 3,680 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jangalpur is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jangalpur city is 1421 which is 19% of the total population. There are 728 male children and 693 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jangalpur is 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jangalpur is 67.9%. Thus Jangalpur has lower literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 80.13% and the female literacy rate is 54.74% in Jangalpur.

Jangalpur Census Town has total administration over 1,172 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.

Jangalpur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,421 728 693
Literacy 67.9% 65.3% 44.4%
Scheduled Caste 170 76 94
Scheduled Tribe 35 15 20
Illiterate 3,408 1,363 2,045

Caste-wise Population - Jangalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Jangalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 170 76 94
Schedule Tribe 35 15 20

Religion-wise Population - Jangalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jangalpur is 1,145 which is 15.06% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jangalpur is 6,450 which is 84.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jangalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,145 (15.06%) 578 567
Muslim 6,450 (84.83%) 3,339 3,111
Christian 4 (0.05%) 3 1
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.03%) 2 0

Literacy Rate - Jangalpur

The total literacy rate of Jangalpur was 67.86% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 4,195 literates, males were 2,560 while females were 1,635. Also the male literacy rate was 80.13% and the female literacy rate was 54.74% in Jangalpur.

  Jangalpur Jharkhand
Female 54.74% 55.42%
Male 80.13% 76.84%
Total 67.86% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Jangalpur

The Sex Ratio of Jangalpur is 938. Thus per every 1000 men there were 938 females in Jangalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Jangalpur.

Child Population - Jangalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,421 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jangalpur. Out of which 728 were male while 693 were female.

Working Population - Jangalpur

In Jangalpur Census Town out of total population, 3,492 were engaged in work activities. 27.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,492 workers engaged in Main Work, 48 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 953 889 64
Cultivators 48 33 15
Agriculture Labourer 4 3 1
Household Industries 11 8 3
Other Workers 890 845 45
Marginal Workers 2,539 993 1,546
Non Working 4,111 2,041 2,070

Jangalpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,603 55.2% 938

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