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Khelari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ranchi, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Khelari is a Census Town city situated in Khelari block of Ranchi district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,800 families residing in the Khelari city. The total population of Khelari is 20,010 out of which 10,351 are males and 9,659 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khelari is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khelari city is 2750 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1474 male children and 1276 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khelari is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khelari is 75.6%. Thus Khelari has lower literacy rate compared to 76.1% of Ranchi district. The male literacy rate is 83.45% and the female literacy rate is 67.24% in Khelari.

Khelari Census Town has total administration over 3,800 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.

Khelari Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,750 1,474 1,276
Literacy 75.6% 71.6% 58.4%
Scheduled Caste 3,326 1,689 1,637
Scheduled Tribe 4,688 2,395 2,293
Illiterate 6,965 2,943 4,022

Caste-wise Population - Khelari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Khelari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,326 1,689 1,637
Schedule Tribe 4,688 2,395 2,293

Religion-wise Population - Khelari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Khelari is 13,546 which is 67.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Khelari is 3,559 which is 17.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Khelari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,546 (67.7%) 7,051 6,495
Muslim 3,559 (17.79%) 1,854 1,705
Christian 1,050 (5.25%) 508 542
Sikh 89 (0.44%) 47 42
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 1,743 (8.71%) 880 863
No Religion Specified 22 (0.11%) 11 11

Literacy Rate - Khelari

The total literacy rate of Khelari was 75.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 13,045 literates, males were 7,408 while females were 5,637. Also the male literacy rate was 83.45% and the female literacy rate was 67.24% in Khelari.

  Khelari Jharkhand
Female 67.24% 55.42%
Male 83.45% 76.84%
Total 75.58% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Khelari

The Sex Ratio of Khelari is 933. Thus per every 1000 men there were 933 females in Khelari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Khelari.

Child Population - Khelari

According to Census 2011, there were 2,750 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khelari. Out of which 1,474 were male while 1,276 were female.

Working Population - Khelari

In Khelari Census Town out of total population, 6,139 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,139 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,951 3,412 539
Cultivators 101 80 21
Agriculture Labourer 36 34 2
Household Industries 137 110 27
Other Workers 3,677 3,188 489
Marginal Workers 2,188 1,433 755
Non Working 13,871 5,506 8,365

Khelari Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 20,010 65.2% 933

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