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Lohara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Yavatmal, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Lohara is a Census Town city situated in Yavatmal taluka of Yavatmal district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,585 families residing in the Lohara city. The total population of Lohara is 22,664 out of which 11,654 are males and 11,010 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lohara is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lohara city is 2437 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1297 male children and 1140 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lohara is 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (945).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lohara is 91.6%. Thus Lohara has higher literacy rate compared to 82.8% of Yavatmal district. The male literacy rate is 94.77% and the female literacy rate is 88.29% in Lohara.

Lohara Census Town has total administration over 5,585 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.

Lohara Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,437 1,297 1,140
Literacy 91.6% 84.2% 79.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,160 2,152 2,008
Scheduled Tribe 3,433 1,755 1,678
Illiterate 4,135 1,839 2,296

Caste-wise Population - Lohara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.1% of total population in Lohara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,160 2,152 2,008
Schedule Tribe 3,433 1,755 1,678

Religion-wise Population - Lohara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Lohara is 18,360 which is 81.01% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Lohara is 248 which is 1.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Lohara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,360 (81.01%) 9,438 8,922
Muslim 248 (1.09%) 132 116
Christian 125 (0.55%) 61 64
Sikh 48 (0.21%) 25 23
Buddhist 3,739 (16.5%) 1,925 1,814
Jain 83 (0.37%) 41 42
Other Religion 19 (0.08%) 10 9
No Religion Specified 42 (0.19%) 22 20

Literacy Rate - Lohara

The total literacy rate of Lohara was 91.61% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 18,529 literates, males were 9,815 while females were 8,714. Also the male literacy rate was 94.77% and the female literacy rate was 88.29% in Lohara.

  Lohara Maharashtra
Female 88.29% 75.87%
Male 94.77% 88.38%
Total 91.61% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Lohara

The Sex Ratio of Lohara is 945. Thus per every 1000 men there were 945 females in Lohara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Lohara.

Child Population - Lohara

According to Census 2011, there were 2,437 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lohara. Out of which 1,297 were male while 1,140 were female.

Working Population - Lohara

In Lohara Census Town out of total population, 8,327 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 8,327 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 416 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,476 5,840 1,636
Cultivators 152 132 20
Agriculture Labourer 416 257 159
Household Industries 212 141 71
Other Workers 6,696 5,310 1,386
Marginal Workers 851 526 325
Non Working 14,337 5,288 9,049

Lohara Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 22,664 81.8% 945

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