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

Nirsa is a Census Town city situated in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda block of Dhanbad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,628 families residing in the Nirsa city. The total population of Nirsa is 14,794 out of which 7,752 are males and 7,042 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nirsa is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nirsa city is 1882 which is 13% of the total population. There are 966 male children and 916 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nirsa is 948 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nirsa is 79%. Thus Nirsa has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 85.76% and the female literacy rate is 71.48% in Nirsa.

Nirsa Census Town has total administration over 2,628 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.

Nirsa Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,882 966 916
Literacy 79% 75.1% 62.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,972 1,525 1,447
Scheduled Tribe 258 117 141
Illiterate 4,595 1,932 2,663

Caste-wise Population - Nirsa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Nirsa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,972 1,525 1,447
Schedule Tribe 258 117 141

Religion-wise Population - Nirsa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nirsa is 11,721 which is 79.23% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nirsa is 2,877 which is 19.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nirsa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,721 (79.23%) 6,147 5,574
Muslim 2,877 (19.45%) 1,511 1,366
Christian 6 (0.04%) 3 3
Sikh 162 (1.1%) 79 83
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 20 (0.14%) 7 13
No Religion Specified 7 (0.05%) 5 2

Literacy Rate - Nirsa

The total literacy rate of Nirsa was 78.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 10,199 literates, males were 5,820 while females were 4,379. Also the male literacy rate was 85.76% and the female literacy rate was 71.48% in Nirsa.

  Nirsa Jharkhand
Female 71.48% 55.42%
Male 85.76% 76.84%
Total 78.99% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Nirsa

The Sex Ratio of Nirsa is 908. Thus per every 1000 men there were 908 females in Nirsa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Nirsa.

Child Population - Nirsa

According to Census 2011, there were 1,882 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nirsa. Out of which 966 were male while 916 were female.

Working Population - Nirsa

In Nirsa Census Town out of total population, 4,319 were engaged in work activities. 74.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,319 workers engaged in Main Work, 43 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,226 2,841 385
Cultivators 43 33 10
Agriculture Labourer 40 24 16
Household Industries 143 98 45
Other Workers 3,000 2,686 314
Marginal Workers 1,093 721 372
Non Working 10,475 4,190 6,285

Nirsa Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,794 68.9% 908

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