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Kirnapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Kirnapur is a Census Town city situated in Kirnapur tehsil of Balaghat district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,478 families residing in the Kirnapur city. The total population of Kirnapur is 6,137 out of which 3,043 are males and 3,094 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kirnapur is 1,017.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kirnapur city is 612 which is 10% of the total population. There are 323 male children and 289 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kirnapur is 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,017).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kirnapur is 86.8%. Thus Kirnapur has higher literacy rate compared to 77.1% of Balaghat district. The male literacy rate is 92.28% and the female literacy rate is 81.5% in Kirnapur.

Kirnapur Census Town has total administration over 1,478 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.

Kirnapur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 612 323 289
Literacy 86.8% 82.5% 73.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,118 553 565
Scheduled Tribe 428 212 216
Illiterate 1,341 533 808

Caste-wise Population - Kirnapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Kirnapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,118 553 565
Schedule Tribe 428 212 216

Religion-wise Population - Kirnapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kirnapur is 4,848 which is 79% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kirnapur is 351 which is 5.72% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kirnapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,848 (79%) 2,418 2,430
Muslim 351 (5.72%) 161 190
Christian 8 (0.13%) 4 4
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 907 (14.78%) 447 460
Jain 5 (0.08%) 4 1
Other Religion 15 (0.24%) 7 8
No Religion Specified 2 (0.03%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Kirnapur

The total literacy rate of Kirnapur was 86.81% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 4,796 literates, males were 2,510 while females were 2,286. Also the male literacy rate was 92.28% and the female literacy rate was 81.5% in Kirnapur.

  Kirnapur Madhya Pradesh
Female 81.5% 59.24%
Male 92.28% 78.73%
Total 86.81% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Kirnapur

The Sex Ratio of Kirnapur is 1,017. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,017 females in Kirnapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,017 ) of Kirnapur.

Child Population - Kirnapur

According to Census 2011, there were 612 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kirnapur. Out of which 323 were male while 289 were female.

Working Population - Kirnapur

In Kirnapur Census Town out of total population, 2,408 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,408 workers engaged in Main Work, 82 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,678 1,286 392
Cultivators 82 72 10
Agriculture Labourer 148 81 67
Household Industries 43 25 18
Other Workers 1,405 1,108 297
Marginal Workers 730 349 381
Non Working 3,729 1,408 2,321

Kirnapur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,137 78.1% 1,017

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