Maro Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Maro is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. The Maro city is divided into 17 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,383 families residing in the Maro city. The total population of Maro is 6,596 out of which 3,246 are males and 3,350 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maro is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maro city is 1093 which is 17% of the total population. There are 548 male children and 545 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maro is 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maro is 69.3%. Thus Maro has lower literacy rate compared to 79.1% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 80.69% and the female literacy rate is 58.29% in Maro.

Maro Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,383 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Maro Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Maro Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 1,093 548 545
Literacy 69.3% 67.1% 48.8%
Scheduled Caste 3,073 1,493 1,580
Scheduled Tribe 372 185 187
Illiterate 2,784 1,069 1,715

Caste-wise Population - Maro

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.6% of total population in Maro.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,073 1,493 1,580
Schedule Tribe 372 185 187

Religion-wise Population - Maro

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Maro is 6,507 which is 98.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Maro is 9 which is 0.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Maro as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,507 (98.65%) 3,197 3,310
Muslim 9 (0.14%) 4 5
Christian 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Sikh 41 (0.62%) 25 16
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 37 (0.56%) 19 18
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Maro

The total literacy rate of Maro was 69.27% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 3,812 literates, males were 2,177 while females were 1,635. Also the male literacy rate was 80.69% and the female literacy rate was 58.29% in Maro.

  Maro Chhattisgarh
Female 58.29% 60.24%
Male 80.69% 80.27%
Total 69.27% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Maro

The Sex Ratio of Maro is 1,032. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,032 females in Maro. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,032 ) of Maro.

Child Population - Maro

According to Census 2011, there were 1,093 children between age 0 to 6 years in Maro. Out of which 548 were male while 545 were female.

Working Population - Maro

In Maro Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,219 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,219 workers engaged in Main Work, 447 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 617 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,281 780 501
Cultivators 447 271 176
Agriculture Labourer 617 336 281
Household Industries 15 8 7
Other Workers 202 165 37
Marginal Workers 1,938 973 965
Non Working 3,377 1,493 1,884

Maro Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Maro is further divided into 17 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 473 59.6% 1,150
2 Ward No - 2 383 56.1% 1,005
3 Ward No - 3 682 45.2% 1,165
4 Ward No - 4 394 51.3% 970
5 Ward No - 5 255 63.1% 1,024
6 Ward No - 6 285 74% 1,080
7 Ward No - 7 248 66.9% 851
8 Ward No - 8 296 49.7% 1,145
9 Ward No - 9 533 60.4% 931
10 Ward No - 10 256 68% 939
11 Ward No - 11 401 60.3% 1,099
12 Ward No - 12 372 59.4% 1,138
13 Ward No - 13 429 48.5% 1,103
14 Ward No - 14 369 48% 942
15 Ward No - 15 361 66.8% 994
16 Ward No - 16 622 58.7% 956
17 Ward No - 17 237 71.7% 992

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