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Malkera Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Malkera is a Census Town city situated in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block of Dhanbad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,569 families residing in the Malkera city. The total population of Malkera is 8,232 out of which 4,345 are males and 3,887 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malkera is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malkera city is 973 which is 12% of the total population. There are 547 male children and 426 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malkera is 779 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malkera is 81.3%. Thus Malkera has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 90.49% and the female literacy rate is 71.28% in Malkera.

Malkera Census Town has total administration over 1,569 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.

Malkera Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 973 547 426
Literacy 81.3% 79.1% 63.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,623 1,898 1,725
Scheduled Tribe 46 24 22
Illiterate 2,328 908 1,420

Caste-wise Population - Malkera

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Malkera.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,623 1,898 1,725
Schedule Tribe 46 24 22

Religion-wise Population - Malkera

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Malkera is 7,260 which is 88.19% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Malkera is 931 which is 11.31% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Malkera as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,260 (88.19%) 3,839 3,421
Muslim 931 (11.31%) 487 444
Christian 12 (0.15%) 5 7
Sikh 24 (0.29%) 12 12
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.06%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Malkera

The total literacy rate of Malkera was 81.33% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 5,904 literates, males were 3,437 while females were 2,467. Also the male literacy rate was 90.49% and the female literacy rate was 71.28% in Malkera.

  Malkera Jharkhand
Female 71.28% 55.42%
Male 90.49% 76.84%
Total 81.33% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Malkera

The Sex Ratio of Malkera is 895. Thus per every 1000 men there were 895 females in Malkera. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 779 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Malkera.

Child Population - Malkera

According to Census 2011, there were 973 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malkera. Out of which 547 were male while 426 were female.

Working Population - Malkera

In Malkera Census Town out of total population, 1,917 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,917 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,585 1,462 123
Agriculture Labourer 13 10 3
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 1,566 1,447 119
Marginal Workers 332 289 43
Non Working 6,315 2,594 3,721

Malkera Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,232 71.7% 895

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