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Kudwa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gondiya, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Kudwa is a Census Town city situated in Gondiya taluka of Gondiya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,471 families residing in the Kudwa city. The total population of Kudwa is 11,549 out of which 6,076 are males and 5,473 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kudwa is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kudwa city is 1171 which is 10% of the total population. There are 643 male children and 528 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kudwa is 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kudwa is 89.9%. Thus Kudwa has higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Gondiya district. The male literacy rate is 94.79% and the female literacy rate is 84.51% in Kudwa.

Kudwa Census Town has total administration over 2,471 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.

Kudwa Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,171 643 528
Literacy 89.9% 84.8% 76.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,187 1,081 1,106
Scheduled Tribe 956 478 478
Illiterate 2,220 926 1,294

Caste-wise Population - Kudwa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.3% of total population in Kudwa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,187 1,081 1,106
Schedule Tribe 956 478 478

Religion-wise Population - Kudwa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kudwa is 9,655 which is 83.6% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kudwa is 133 which is 1.15% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kudwa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,655 (83.6%) 5,078 4,577
Muslim 133 (1.15%) 85 48
Christian 25 (0.22%) 12 13
Sikh 32 (0.28%) 18 14
Buddhist 1,487 (12.88%) 753 734
Jain 29 (0.25%) 19 10
Other Religion 9 (0.08%) 3 6
No Religion Specified 179 (1.55%) 108 71

Literacy Rate - Kudwa

The total literacy rate of Kudwa was 89.89% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 9,329 literates, males were 5,150 while females were 4,179. Also the male literacy rate was 94.79% and the female literacy rate was 84.51% in Kudwa.

  Kudwa Maharashtra
Female 84.51% 75.87%
Male 94.79% 88.38%
Total 89.89% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Kudwa

The Sex Ratio of Kudwa is 901. Thus per every 1000 men there were 901 females in Kudwa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Kudwa.

Child Population - Kudwa

According to Census 2011, there were 1,171 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kudwa. Out of which 643 were male while 528 were female.

Working Population - Kudwa

In Kudwa Census Town out of total population, 4,181 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,181 workers engaged in Main Work, 178 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 207 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,058 2,295 763
Cultivators 178 155 23
Agriculture Labourer 207 153 54
Household Industries 131 45 86
Other Workers 2,542 1,942 600
Marginal Workers 1,123 629 494
Non Working 7,368 3,152 4,216

Kudwa Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 11,549 80.8% 901

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