Orchha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Orchha is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Orchha tehsil of Tikamgarh district. The Orchha city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,409 families residing in the Orchha city. The total population of Orchha is 11,511 out of which 6,076 are males and 5,435 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Orchha is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Orchha city is 1641 which is 14% of the total population. There are 862 male children and 779 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Orchha is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (895).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Orchha is 71%. Thus Orchha has higher literacy rate compared to 61.4% of Tikamgarh district. The male literacy rate is 80.8% and the female literacy rate is 59.94% in Orchha.

Orchha Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,409 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.

Orchha Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,641 862 779
Literacy 71% 69.3% 51.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,852 972 880
Scheduled Tribe 706 366 340
Illiterate 4,507 1,863 2,644

Caste-wise Population - Orchha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.1% of total population in Orchha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,852 972 880
Schedule Tribe 706 366 340

Religion-wise Population - Orchha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Orchha is 11,212 which is 97.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Orchha is 236 which is 2.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Orchha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,212 (97.4%) 5,919 5,293
Muslim 236 (2.05%) 124 112
Christian 4 (0.03%) 2 2
Sikh 6 (0.05%) 4 2
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 50 (0.43%) 26 24
Other Religion 2 (0.02%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Orchha

The total literacy rate of Orchha was 70.96% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 7,004 literates, males were 4,213 while females were 2,791. Also the male literacy rate was 80.8% and the female literacy rate was 59.94% in Orchha.

  Orchha Madhya Pradesh
Female 59.94% 59.24%
Male 80.8% 78.73%
Total 70.96% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Orchha

The Sex Ratio of Orchha is 895. Thus per every 1000 men there were 895 females in Orchha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Orchha.

Child Population - Orchha

According to Census 2011, there were 1,641 children between age 0 to 6 years in Orchha. Out of which 862 were male while 779 were female.

Working Population - Orchha

In Orchha Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 4,393 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,393 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,228 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 413 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,556 2,735 821
Cultivators 1,228 921 307
Agriculture Labourer 413 261 152
Household Industries 52 37 15
Other Workers 1,863 1,516 347
Marginal Workers 837 409 428
Non Working 7,118 2,932 4,186

Orchha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Orchha is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 485 61% 902
2 Ward No - 2 559 66% 934
3 Ward No - 3 530 50.6% 934
4 Ward No - 4 480 71.5% 890
5 Ward No - 5 1,296 67.2% 857
6 Ward No - 6 531 77% 863
7 Ward No - 7 1,921 66.8% 923
8 Ward No - 8 1,178 63% 925
9 Ward No - 9 390 79.7% 875
10 Ward No - 10 833 73.3% 839
11 Ward No - 11 671 41% 956
12 Ward No - 12 867 39% 910
13 Ward No - 13 505 46.1% 772
14 Ward No - 14 478 53.1% 920
15 Ward No - 15 787 50.8% 883

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