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Jona Pur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South, Delhi - Census 2011

Jona Pur is a Census Town city situated in Hauz Khas tehsil of South district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,028 families residing in the Jona Pur city. The total population of Jona Pur is 10,635 out of which 5,847 are males and 4,788 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jona Pur is 819.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jona Pur city is 1647 which is 15% of the total population. There are 882 male children and 765 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jona Pur is 867 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (819).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jona Pur is 78.9%. Thus Jona Pur has lower literacy rate compared to 86.6% of South district. The male literacy rate is 86.71% and the female literacy rate is 69.18% in Jona Pur.

Jona Pur Census Town has total administration over 2,028 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.

Jona Pur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,647 882 765
Literacy 78.9% 73.6% 58.1%
Scheduled Caste 2,583 1,371 1,212
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,547 1,542 2,005

Caste-wise Population - Jona Pur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jona Pur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,583 1,371 1,212
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Jona Pur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jona Pur is 10,161 which is 95.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jona Pur is 386 which is 3.63% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Jona Pur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,161 (95.54%) 5,556 4,605
Muslim 386 (3.63%) 237 149
Christian 23 (0.22%) 12 11
Sikh 23 (0.22%) 14 9
Buddhist 3 (0.03%) 2 1
Jain 9 (0.08%) 3 6
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.28%) 23 7

Literacy Rate - Jona Pur

The total literacy rate of Jona Pur was 78.86% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 7,088 literates, males were 4,305 while females were 2,783. Also the male literacy rate was 86.71% and the female literacy rate was 69.18% in Jona Pur.

  Jona Pur Delhi
Female 69.18% 80.76%
Male 86.71% 90.94%
Total 78.86% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Jona Pur

The Sex Ratio of Jona Pur is 819. Thus per every 1000 men there were 819 females in Jona Pur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 867 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 819 ) of Jona Pur.

Child Population - Jona Pur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,647 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jona Pur. Out of which 882 were male while 765 were female.

Working Population - Jona Pur

In Jona Pur Census Town out of total population, 3,312 were engaged in work activities. 94.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,312 workers engaged in Main Work, 63 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 416 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,140 2,790 350
Cultivators 63 59 4
Agriculture Labourer 416 275 141
Household Industries 54 48 6
Other Workers 2,607 2,408 199
Marginal Workers 172 107 65
Non Working 7,323 2,950 4,373

Jona Pur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 175 10,635 66.6% 819

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