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Kambe Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thane, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Kambe is a Census Town city situated in Bhiwandi taluka of Thane district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,559 families residing in the Kambe city. The total population of Kambe is 6,642 out of which 3,752 are males and 2,890 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kambe is 770.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kambe city is 929 which is 14% of the total population. There are 471 male children and 458 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kambe is 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (770).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kambe is 78.8%. Thus Kambe has lower literacy rate compared to 84.5% of Thane district. The male literacy rate is 84.49% and the female literacy rate is 71.05% in Kambe.

Kambe Census Town has total administration over 1,559 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.

Kambe Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 929 471 458
Literacy 78.8% 73.9% 59.8%
Scheduled Caste 800 478 322
Scheduled Tribe 1,417 720 697
Illiterate 2,142 980 1,162

Caste-wise Population - Kambe

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.3% of total population in Kambe.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 800 478 322
Schedule Tribe 1,417 720 697

Religion-wise Population - Kambe

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kambe is 5,837 which is 87.88% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kambe is 161 which is 2.42% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kambe as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,837 (87.88%) 3,290 2,547
Muslim 161 (2.42%) 105 56
Christian 5 (0.08%) 2 3
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 519 (7.81%) 290 229
Jain 6 (0.09%) 2 4
Other Religion 5 (0.08%) 5 0
No Religion Specified 108 (1.63%) 57 51

Literacy Rate - Kambe

The total literacy rate of Kambe was 78.77% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 4,500 literates, males were 2,772 while females were 1,728. Also the male literacy rate was 84.49% and the female literacy rate was 71.05% in Kambe.

  Kambe Maharashtra
Female 71.05% 75.87%
Male 84.49% 88.38%
Total 78.77% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Kambe

The Sex Ratio of Kambe is 770. Thus per every 1000 men there were 770 females in Kambe. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 770 ) of Kambe.

Child Population - Kambe

According to Census 2011, there were 929 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kambe. Out of which 471 were male while 458 were female.

Working Population - Kambe

In Kambe Census Town out of total population, 3,003 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,003 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 278 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,616 2,244 372
Cultivators 52 42 10
Agriculture Labourer 278 198 80
Household Industries 150 129 21
Other Workers 2,136 1,875 261
Marginal Workers 387 157 230
Non Working 3,639 1,351 2,288

Kambe Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,642 67.8% 770

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