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Mahura Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Umaria, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Mahura is a Census Town city situated in Nowrozabad tehsil of Umaria district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,038 families residing in the Mahura city. The total population of Mahura is 4,664 out of which 2,435 are males and 2,229 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mahura is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahura city is 476 which is 10% of the total population. There are 258 male children and 218 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahura is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (915).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mahura is 81.9%. Thus Mahura has higher literacy rate compared to 65.9% of Umaria district. The male literacy rate is 91.46% and the female literacy rate is 71.56% in Mahura.

Mahura Census Town has total administration over 1,038 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.

Mahura Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 476 258 218
Literacy 81.9% 81.8% 64.6%
Scheduled Caste 520 272 248
Scheduled Tribe 888 447 441
Illiterate 1,234 444 790

Caste-wise Population - Mahura

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19% of total population in Mahura.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 520 272 248
Schedule Tribe 888 447 441

Religion-wise Population - Mahura

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mahura is 4,415 which is 94.66% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mahura is 211 which is 4.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mahura as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,415 (94.66%) 2,304 2,111
Muslim 211 (4.52%) 114 97
Christian 17 (0.36%) 6 11
Sikh 4 (0.09%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 3 (0.06%) 2 1
Other Religion 14 (0.3%) 7 7
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Mahura

The total literacy rate of Mahura was 81.9% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,430 literates, males were 1,991 while females were 1,439. Also the male literacy rate was 91.46% and the female literacy rate was 71.56% in Mahura.

  Mahura Madhya Pradesh
Female 71.56% 59.24%
Male 91.46% 78.73%
Total 81.9% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Mahura

The Sex Ratio of Mahura is 915. Thus per every 1000 men there were 915 females in Mahura. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 915 ) of Mahura.

Child Population - Mahura

According to Census 2011, there were 476 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahura. Out of which 258 were male while 218 were female.

Working Population - Mahura

In Mahura Census Town out of total population, 1,318 were engaged in work activities. 74.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,318 workers engaged in Main Work, 131 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 67 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 979 916 63
Cultivators 131 129 2
Agriculture Labourer 67 56 11
Household Industries 19 15 4
Other Workers 762 716 46
Marginal Workers 339 227 112
Non Working 3,346 1,292 2,054

Mahura Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,664 73.5% 915

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