Kandhar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nanded, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Kandhar is a Municipal Council city situated in Kandhar taluka of Nanded district. The Kandhar city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,411 families residing in the Kandhar city. The total population of Kandhar is 24,843 out of which 13,048 are males and 11,795 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandhar is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandhar city is 3205 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1679 male children and 1526 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandhar is 909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandhar is 79%. Thus Kandhar has higher literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Nanded district. The male literacy rate is 85.1% and the female literacy rate is 72.23% in Kandhar.

Kandhar Municipal Council has total administration over 4,411 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kandhar Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kandhar Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 3,205 1,679 1,526
Literacy 79% 74.1% 62.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,600 2,893 2,707
Scheduled Tribe 82 45 37
Illiterate 7,751 3,373 4,378

Caste-wise Population - Kandhar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kandhar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,600 2,893 2,707
Schedule Tribe 82 45 37

Religion-wise Population - Kandhar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kandhar is 13,253 which is 53.35% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kandhar is 7,909 which is 31.84% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kandhar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,253 (53.35%) 7,032 6,221
Muslim 7,909 (31.84%) 4,128 3,781
Christian 32 (0.13%) 27 5
Sikh 10 (0.04%) 5 5
Buddhist 3,586 (14.43%) 1,830 1,756
Jain 41 (0.17%) 20 21
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 9 (0.04%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Kandhar

The total literacy rate of Kandhar was 78.99% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 17,092 literates, males were 9,675 while females were 7,417. Also the male literacy rate was 85.1% and the female literacy rate was 72.23% in Kandhar.

  Kandhar Maharashtra
Female 72.23% 75.87%
Male 85.1% 88.38%
Total 78.99% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Kandhar

The Sex Ratio of Kandhar is 904. Thus per every 1000 men there were 904 females in Kandhar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Kandhar.

Child Population - Kandhar

According to Census 2011, there were 3,205 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kandhar. Out of which 1,679 were male while 1,526 were female.

Working Population - Kandhar

In Kandhar Municipal Council out of total population, 7,058 were engaged in work activities. 92.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,058 workers engaged in Main Work, 124 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 308 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,513 5,457 1,056
Cultivators 124 115 9
Agriculture Labourer 308 223 85
Household Industries 37 21 16
Other Workers 6,044 5,098 946
Marginal Workers 545 342 203
Non Working 17,785 7,249 10,536

Kandhar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kandhar is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,793 61.3% 917
2 Ward No - 2 702 45% 867
3 Ward No - 3 1,843 72.4% 877
4 Ward No - 4 1,126 66.5% 948
5 Ward No - 5 665 75.8% 1,034
6 Ward No - 6 404 68.1% 915
7 Ward No - 7 468 79.5% 828
8 Ward No - 8 430 77.7% 870
9 Ward No - 9 427 74.7% 873
10 Ward No - 10 615 67.5% 984
11 Ward No - 11 675 59.6% 875
12 Ward No - 12 470 68.3% 926
13 Ward No - 13 603 66.2% 914
14 Ward No - 14 1,011 62.1% 956
15 Ward No - 15 1,247 69.8% 881
16 Ward No - 16 968 63.2% 826
17 Ward No - 17 1,295 74.9% 947
18 Ward No - 18 342 83.3% 1,060
19 Ward No - 19 2,814 65.5% 885
20 Ward No - 20 4,945 77.2% 889

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