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Kachnar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kachnar is a Census Town city situated in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 807 families residing in the Kachnar city. The total population of Kachnar is 5,870 out of which 3,068 are males and 2,802 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kachnar is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kachnar city is 885 which is 15% of the total population. There are 473 male children and 412 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kachnar is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (913).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kachnar is 76%. Thus Kachnar has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Varanasi district. The male literacy rate is 86.05% and the female literacy rate is 65.02% in Kachnar.

Kachnar Census Town has total administration over 807 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.

Kachnar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 885 473 412
Literacy 76% 72.8% 55.5%
Scheduled Caste 768 422 346
Scheduled Tribe 19 9 10
Illiterate 2,083 835 1,248

Caste-wise Population - Kachnar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kachnar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 768 422 346
Schedule Tribe 19 9 10

Religion-wise Population - Kachnar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kachnar is 5,686 which is 96.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kachnar is 172 which is 2.93% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kachnar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,686 (96.87%) 2,982 2,704
Muslim 172 (2.93%) 80 92
Christian 4 (0.07%) 2 2
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.14%) 4 4

Literacy Rate - Kachnar

The total literacy rate of Kachnar was 75.97% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,787 literates, males were 2,233 while females were 1,554. Also the male literacy rate was 86.05% and the female literacy rate was 65.02% in Kachnar.

  Kachnar Uttar Pradesh
Female 65.02% 57.18%
Male 86.05% 77.28%
Total 75.97% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kachnar

The Sex Ratio of Kachnar is 913. Thus per every 1000 men there were 913 females in Kachnar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Kachnar.

Child Population - Kachnar

According to Census 2011, there were 885 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kachnar. Out of which 473 were male while 412 were female.

Working Population - Kachnar

In Kachnar Census Town out of total population, 1,893 were engaged in work activities. 77.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,893 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 255 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,459 1,181 278
Cultivators 119 90 29
Agriculture Labourer 255 152 103
Household Industries 114 94 20
Other Workers 971 845 126
Marginal Workers 434 177 257
Non Working 3,977 1,710 2,267

Kachnar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,870 64.5% 913

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