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Jaypur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jaypur is a Census Town city situated in Jaipur block of Puruliya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,892 families residing in the Jaypur city. The total population of Jaypur is 10,259 out of which 5,344 are males and 4,915 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jaypur is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaypur city is 1373 which is 13% of the total population. There are 727 male children and 646 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaypur is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jaypur is 66.3%. Thus Jaypur has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 76.54% and the female literacy rate is 55.26% in Jaypur.

Jaypur Census Town has total administration over 1,892 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.

Jaypur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,373 727 646
Literacy 66.3% 66.1% 48%
Scheduled Caste 2,650 1,327 1,323
Scheduled Tribe 379 180 199
Illiterate 4,366 1,810 2,556

Caste-wise Population - Jaypur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.7% of total population in Jaypur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,650 1,327 1,323
Schedule Tribe 379 180 199

Religion-wise Population - Jaypur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jaypur is 8,628 which is 84.1% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jaypur is 1,613 which is 15.72% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jaypur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,628 (84.1%) 4,481 4,147
Muslim 1,613 (15.72%) 852 761
Christian 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Sikh 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 5 (0.05%) 4 1
Other Religion 4 (0.04%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 4 (0.04%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Jaypur

The total literacy rate of Jaypur was 66.32% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,893 literates, males were 3,534 while females were 2,359. Also the male literacy rate was 76.54% and the female literacy rate was 55.26% in Jaypur.

  Jaypur West Bengal
Female 55.26% 70.54%
Male 76.54% 81.69%
Total 66.32% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Jaypur

The Sex Ratio of Jaypur is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Jaypur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Jaypur.

Child Population - Jaypur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,373 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jaypur. Out of which 727 were male while 646 were female.

Working Population - Jaypur

In Jaypur Census Town out of total population, 3,079 were engaged in work activities. 78% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,079 workers engaged in Main Work, 215 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,403 2,081 322
Cultivators 215 211 4
Agriculture Labourer 17 14 3
Household Industries 134 53 81
Other Workers 2,037 1,803 234
Marginal Workers 676 380 296
Non Working 7,180 2,883 4,297

Jaypur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,259 57.4% 920

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