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Ozar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nashik, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Ozar is a Census Town city situated in Niphad taluka of Nashik district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 11,615 families residing in the Ozar city. The total population of Ozar is 51,297 out of which 26,671 are males and 24,626 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ozar is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ozar city is 6337 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3332 male children and 3005 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ozar is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (923).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ozar is 90%. Thus Ozar has higher literacy rate compared to 82.3% of Nashik district. The male literacy rate is 93.77% and the female literacy rate is 85.87% in Ozar.

Ozar Census Town has total administration over 11,615 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.

Ozar Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,337 3,332 3,005
Literacy 90% 82.1% 75.4%
Scheduled Caste 8,948 4,553 4,395
Scheduled Tribe 5,798 2,967 2,831
Illiterate 10,847 4,786 6,061

Caste-wise Population - Ozar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.3% of total population in Ozar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,948 4,553 4,395
Schedule Tribe 5,798 2,967 2,831

Religion-wise Population - Ozar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ozar is 45,342 which is 88.39% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ozar is 4,007 which is 7.81% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ozar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 45,342 (88.39%) 23,592 21,750
Muslim 4,007 (7.81%) 2,076 1,931
Christian 316 (0.62%) 168 148
Sikh 142 (0.28%) 79 63
Buddhist 1,092 (2.13%) 549 543
Jain 328 (0.64%) 170 158
Other Religion 18 (0.04%) 10 8
No Religion Specified 52 (0.1%) 27 25

Literacy Rate - Ozar

The total literacy rate of Ozar was 89.97% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 40,450 literates, males were 21,885 while females were 18,565. Also the male literacy rate was 93.77% and the female literacy rate was 85.87% in Ozar.

  Ozar Maharashtra
Female 85.87% 75.87%
Male 93.77% 88.38%
Total 89.97% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Ozar

The Sex Ratio of Ozar is 923. Thus per every 1000 men there were 923 females in Ozar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Ozar.

Child Population - Ozar

According to Census 2011, there were 6,337 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ozar. Out of which 3,332 were male while 3,005 were female.

Working Population - Ozar

In Ozar Census Town out of total population, 20,101 were engaged in work activities. 92.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,101 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,048 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,622 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,507 14,102 4,405
Cultivators 2,048 1,311 737
Agriculture Labourer 2,622 1,450 1,172
Household Industries 338 219 119
Other Workers 13,499 11,122 2,377
Marginal Workers 1,594 845 749
Non Working 31,196 11,724 19,472

Ozar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 51,297 78.9% 923

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