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Karala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North West, Delhi - Census 2011

Karala is a Census Town city situated in Saraswati Vihar tehsil of North West district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,870 families residing in the Karala city. The total population of Karala is 35,730 out of which 19,085 are males and 16,645 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karala is 872.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karala city is 4635 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2532 male children and 2103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karala is 831 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (872).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karala is 86.4%. Thus Karala has higher literacy rate compared to 84.4% of North West district. The male literacy rate is 92.58% and the female literacy rate is 79.32% in Karala.

Karala Census Town has total administration over 6,870 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.

Karala Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,635 2,532 2,103
Literacy 86.4% 80.3% 69.3%
Scheduled Caste 5,701 2,954 2,747
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 8,870 3,760 5,110

Caste-wise Population - Karala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Karala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,701 2,954 2,747
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Karala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karala is 33,645 which is 94.16% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karala is 1,084 which is 3.03% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Karala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 33,645 (94.16%) 17,961 15,684
Muslim 1,084 (3.03%) 588 496
Christian 104 (0.29%) 59 45
Sikh 653 (1.83%) 345 308
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Jain 221 (0.62%) 117 104
Other Religion 5 (0.01%) 4 1
No Religion Specified 15 (0.04%) 9 6

Literacy Rate - Karala

The total literacy rate of Karala was 86.38% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 26,860 literates, males were 15,325 while females were 11,535. Also the male literacy rate was 92.58% and the female literacy rate was 79.32% in Karala.

  Karala Delhi
Female 79.32% 80.76%
Male 92.58% 90.94%
Total 86.38% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Karala

The Sex Ratio of Karala is 872. Thus per every 1000 men there were 872 females in Karala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 831 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 872 ) of Karala.

Child Population - Karala

According to Census 2011, there were 4,635 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karala. Out of which 2,532 were male while 2,103 were female.

Working Population - Karala

In Karala Census Town out of total population, 10,379 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,379 workers engaged in Main Work, 168 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,817 8,887 930
Cultivators 168 155 13
Agriculture Labourer 141 133 8
Household Industries 225 207 18
Other Workers 9,283 8,392 891
Marginal Workers 562 457 105
Non Working 25,351 9,741 15,610

Karala Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 29 35,730 75.2% 872

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