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

Kandwa is a Census Town city situated in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,798 families residing in the Kandwa city. The total population of Kandwa is 11,685 out of which 6,165 are males and 5,520 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandwa is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandwa city is 1457 which is 12% of the total population. There are 807 male children and 650 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandwa is 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandwa is 84.4%. Thus Kandwa has higher literacy rate compared to 75.6% of Varanasi district. The male literacy rate is 91.66% and the female literacy rate is 76.39% in Kandwa.

Kandwa Census Town has total administration over 1,798 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.

Kandwa Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,457 807 650
Literacy 84.4% 79.7% 67.4%
Scheduled Caste 905 490 415
Scheduled Tribe 19 10 9
Illiterate 3,054 1,254 1,800

Caste-wise Population - Kandwa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kandwa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 905 490 415
Schedule Tribe 19 10 9

Religion-wise Population - Kandwa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kandwa is 11,371 which is 97.31% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kandwa is 275 which is 2.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kandwa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,371 (97.31%) 5,996 5,375
Muslim 275 (2.35%) 144 131
Christian 18 (0.15%) 12 6
Sikh 5 (0.04%) 2 3
Buddhist 7 (0.06%) 5 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.08%) 6 3

Literacy Rate - Kandwa

The total literacy rate of Kandwa was 84.39% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 8,631 literates, males were 4,911 while females were 3,720. Also the male literacy rate was 91.66% and the female literacy rate was 76.39% in Kandwa.

  Kandwa Uttar Pradesh
Female 76.39% 57.18%
Male 91.66% 77.28%
Total 84.39% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kandwa

The Sex Ratio of Kandwa is 895. Thus per every 1000 men there were 895 females in Kandwa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Kandwa.

Child Population - Kandwa

According to Census 2011, there were 1,457 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kandwa. Out of which 807 were male while 650 were female.

Working Population - Kandwa

In Kandwa Census Town out of total population, 3,299 were engaged in work activities. 78.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,299 workers engaged in Main Work, 137 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 97 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,579 2,208 371
Cultivators 137 106 31
Agriculture Labourer 97 86 11
Household Industries 242 198 44
Other Workers 2,103 1,818 285
Marginal Workers 720 577 143
Non Working 8,386 3,380 5,006

Kandwa Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,685 73.9% 895

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