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Khambra Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Khambra is a Census Town city situated in Jalandhar - I tehsil of Jalandhar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,132 families residing in the Khambra city. The total population of Khambra is 5,483 out of which 2,825 are males and 2,658 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khambra is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khambra city is 597 which is 11% of the total population. There are 325 male children and 272 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khambra is 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (941).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khambra is 81%. Thus Khambra has lower literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 85.2% and the female literacy rate is 76.66% in Khambra.

Khambra Census Town has total administration over 1,132 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.

Khambra Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 597 325 272
Literacy 81% 75.4% 68.8%
Scheduled Caste 3,054 1,581 1,473
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,524 695 829

Caste-wise Population - Khambra

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Khambra.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,054 1,581 1,473
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Khambra

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Khambra is 4,292 which is 78.28% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Khambra is 54 which is 0.98% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Khambra as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,292 (78.28%) 2,231 2,061
Muslim 54 (0.98%) 23 31
Christian 18 (0.33%) 8 10
Sikh 1,091 (19.9%) 551 540
Buddhist 8 (0.15%) 4 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 4 (0.07%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 16 (0.29%) 6 10

Literacy Rate - Khambra

The total literacy rate of Khambra was 81.03% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 3,959 literates, males were 2,130 while females were 1,829. Also the male literacy rate was 85.2% and the female literacy rate was 76.66% in Khambra.

  Khambra Punjab
Female 76.66% 70.73%
Male 85.2% 80.44%
Total 81.03% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Khambra

The Sex Ratio of Khambra is 941. Thus per every 1000 men there were 941 females in Khambra. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Khambra.

Child Population - Khambra

According to Census 2011, there were 597 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khambra. Out of which 325 were male while 272 were female.

Working Population - Khambra

In Khambra Census Town out of total population, 1,894 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,894 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,700 1,423 277
Cultivators 13 11 2
Agriculture Labourer 102 62 40
Household Industries 44 40 4
Other Workers 1,541 1,310 231
Marginal Workers 194 82 112
Non Working 3,589 1,320 2,269

Khambra Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,483 72.2% 941

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