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Kandra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kandra is a Census Town city situated in Adityapur block of Saraikela-Kharsawan district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,712 families residing in the Kandra city. The total population of Kandra is 8,157 out of which 4,239 are males and 3,918 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandra is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandra city is 1215 which is 15% of the total population. There are 628 male children and 587 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandra is 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandra is 76.5%. Thus Kandra has higher literacy rate compared to 67.7% of Saraikela-Kharsawan district. The male literacy rate is 85.71% and the female literacy rate is 66.41% in Kandra.

Kandra Census Town has total administration over 1,712 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.

Kandra Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,215 628 587
Literacy 76.5% 73% 56.5%
Scheduled Caste 891 451 440
Scheduled Tribe 624 317 307
Illiterate 2,850 1,144 1,706

Caste-wise Population - Kandra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.6% of total population in Kandra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 891 451 440
Schedule Tribe 624 317 307

Religion-wise Population - Kandra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kandra is 7,669 which is 94.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kandra is 135 which is 1.66% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kandra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,669 (94.02%) 3,988 3,681
Muslim 135 (1.66%) 62 73
Christian 36 (0.44%) 17 19
Sikh 23 (0.28%) 14 9
Buddhist 12 (0.15%) 7 5
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 279 (3.42%) 149 130
No Religion Specified 3 (0.04%) 2 1

Literacy Rate - Kandra

The total literacy rate of Kandra was 76.45% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 5,307 literates, males were 3,095 while females were 2,212. Also the male literacy rate was 85.71% and the female literacy rate was 66.41% in Kandra.

  Kandra Jharkhand
Female 66.41% 55.42%
Male 85.71% 76.84%
Total 76.45% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Kandra

The Sex Ratio of Kandra is 924. Thus per every 1000 men there were 924 females in Kandra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Kandra.

Child Population - Kandra

According to Census 2011, there were 1,215 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kandra. Out of which 628 were male while 587 were female.

Working Population - Kandra

In Kandra Census Town out of total population, 2,612 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,612 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,440 2,152 288
Cultivators 39 35 4
Agriculture Labourer 16 15 1
Household Industries 66 59 7
Other Workers 2,319 2,043 276
Marginal Workers 172 110 62
Non Working 5,545 1,977 3,568

Kandra Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,157 65.1% 924

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