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Kardhan Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ambala, Hariyana - Census 2011

Kardhan is a Census Town city situated in Ambala tehsil of Ambala district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,947 families residing in the Kardhan city. The total population of Kardhan is 18,662 out of which 9,806 are males and 8,856 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kardhan is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kardhan city is 2082 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1151 male children and 931 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kardhan is 809 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kardhan is 87%. Thus Kardhan has higher literacy rate compared to 81.7% of Ambala district. The male literacy rate is 90.8% and the female literacy rate is 82.9% in Kardhan.

Kardhan Census Town has total administration over 3,947 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.

Kardhan Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,082 1,151 931
Literacy 87% 80.1% 74.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,037 1,592 1,445
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,233 1,947 2,286

Caste-wise Population - Kardhan

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kardhan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,037 1,592 1,445
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kardhan

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kardhan is 16,766 which is 89.84% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kardhan is 218 which is 1.17% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kardhan as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,766 (89.84%) 8,824 7,942
Muslim 218 (1.17%) 117 101
Christian 78 (0.42%) 37 41
Sikh 1,152 (6.17%) 617 535
Buddhist 14 (0.08%) 7 7
Jain 50 (0.27%) 27 23
Other Religion 12 (0.06%) 6 6
No Religion Specified 372 (1.99%) 171 201

Literacy Rate - Kardhan

The total literacy rate of Kardhan was 87.03% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total 14,429 literates, males were 7,859 while females were 6,570. Also the male literacy rate was 90.8% and the female literacy rate was 82.9% in Kardhan.

  Kardhan Hariyana
Female 82.9% 65.94%
Male 90.8% 84.06%
Total 87.03% 75.55%

Sex Ratio - Kardhan

The Sex Ratio of Kardhan is 903. Thus per every 1000 men there were 903 females in Kardhan. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 809 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Kardhan.

Child Population - Kardhan

According to Census 2011, there were 2,082 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kardhan. Out of which 1,151 were male while 931 were female.

Working Population - Kardhan

In Kardhan Census Town out of total population, 6,876 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,876 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 178 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,528 4,605 923
Cultivators 86 73 13
Agriculture Labourer 178 158 20
Household Industries 340 268 72
Other Workers 4,924 4,106 818
Marginal Workers 1,348 871 477
Non Working 11,786 4,330 7,456

Kardhan Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 18,662 77.3% 903

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