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Kedla Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ramgarh, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kedla is a Census Town city situated in Mandu block of Ramgarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,426 families residing in the Kedla city. The total population of Kedla is 16,054 out of which 8,492 are males and 7,562 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kedla is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kedla city is 2092 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1082 male children and 1010 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kedla is 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (890).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kedla is 76.9%. Thus Kedla has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ramgarh district. The male literacy rate is 85.21% and the female literacy rate is 67.57% in Kedla.

Kedla Census Town has total administration over 3,426 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.

Kedla Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,092 1,082 1,010
Literacy 76.9% 74.4% 58.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,678 861 817
Scheduled Tribe 3,412 1,722 1,690
Illiterate 5,313 2,178 3,135

Caste-wise Population - Kedla

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.3% of total population in Kedla.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,678 861 817
Schedule Tribe 3,412 1,722 1,690

Religion-wise Population - Kedla

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kedla is 14,131 which is 88.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kedla is 1,552 which is 9.67% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kedla as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,131 (88.02%) 7,445 6,686
Muslim 1,552 (9.67%) 862 690
Christian 182 (1.13%) 84 98
Sikh 26 (0.16%) 14 12
Buddhist 7 (0.04%) 4 3
Jain 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Other Religion 146 (0.91%) 80 66
No Religion Specified 8 (0.05%) 3 5

Literacy Rate - Kedla

The total literacy rate of Kedla was 76.93% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 10,741 literates, males were 6,314 while females were 4,427. Also the male literacy rate was 85.21% and the female literacy rate was 67.57% in Kedla.

  Kedla Jharkhand
Female 67.57% 55.42%
Male 85.21% 76.84%
Total 76.93% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Kedla

The Sex Ratio of Kedla is 890. Thus per every 1000 men there were 890 females in Kedla. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Kedla.

Child Population - Kedla

According to Census 2011, there were 2,092 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kedla. Out of which 1,082 were male while 1,010 were female.

Working Population - Kedla

In Kedla Census Town out of total population, 4,438 were engaged in work activities. 85.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,438 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 58 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,793 3,345 448
Cultivators 94 72 22
Agriculture Labourer 58 49 9
Household Industries 74 37 37
Other Workers 3,567 3,187 380
Marginal Workers 645 453 192
Non Working 11,616 4,694 6,922

Kedla Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,054 66.9% 890

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