Pokaran Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jaisalmer, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Pokaran is a Municipality city situated in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The Pokaran city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,935 families residing in the Pokaran city. The total population of Pokaran is 23,554 out of which 12,829 are males and 10,725 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokaran is 836.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokaran city is 3643 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1919 male children and 1724 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokaran is 898 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (836).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokaran is 76.8%. Thus Pokaran has higher literacy rate compared to 57.2% of Jaisalmer district. The male literacy rate is 88.42% and the female literacy rate is 62.68% in Pokaran.

Pokaran Municipality has total administration over 3,935 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pokaran Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pokaran Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 3,643 1,919 1,724
Literacy 76.8% 75.2% 52.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,628 1,373 1,255
Scheduled Tribe 1,702 915 787
Illiterate 8,265 3,182 5,083

Caste-wise Population - Pokaran

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.2% of total population in Pokaran.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,628 1,373 1,255
Schedule Tribe 1,702 915 787

Religion-wise Population - Pokaran

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pokaran is 20,706 which is 87.91% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pokaran is 2,695 which is 11.44% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Pokaran as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,706 (87.91%) 11,331 9,375
Muslim 2,695 (11.44%) 1,377 1,318
Christian 34 (0.14%) 22 12
Sikh 114 (0.48%) 97 17
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.02%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Pokaran

The total literacy rate of Pokaran was 76.79% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.11% of Rajasthan. Population-wise, out of total 15,289 literates, males were 9,647 while females were 5,642. Also the male literacy rate was 88.42% and the female literacy rate was 62.68% in Pokaran.

  Pokaran Rajasthan
Female 62.68% 52.12%
Male 88.42% 79.19%
Total 76.79% 66.11%

Sex Ratio - Pokaran

The Sex Ratio of Pokaran is 836. Thus per every 1000 men there were 836 females in Pokaran. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 836 ) of Pokaran.

Child Population - Pokaran

According to Census 2011, there were 3,643 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pokaran. Out of which 1,919 were male while 1,724 were female.

Working Population - Pokaran

In Pokaran Municipality out of total population, 7,960 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,960 workers engaged in Main Work, 167 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 426 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,121 6,364 757
Cultivators 167 110 57
Agriculture Labourer 426 394 32
Household Industries 589 391 198
Other Workers 5,939 5,469 470
Marginal Workers 839 308 531
Non Working 15,594 6,157 9,437

Pokaran Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Pokaran is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,094 41.4% 964
2 Ward No - 2 2,226 74.8% 377
3 Ward No - 3 1,383 57% 892
4 Ward No - 4 782 85% 950
5 Ward No - 5 498 80.3% 961
6 Ward No - 6 870 79% 824
7 Ward No - 7 1,266 69.6% 933
8 Ward No - 8 1,051 56.7% 914
9 Ward No - 9 971 77.7% 843
10 Ward No - 10 852 74.4% 950
11 Ward No - 11 1,021 76.2% 873
12 Ward No - 12 1,156 72.8% 889
13 Ward No - 13 1,045 76.1% 1,002
14 Ward No - 14 1,423 59.8% 974
15 Ward No - 15 633 54% 948
16 Ward No - 16 2,193 46.8% 865
17 Ward No - 17 1,697 68.1% 863
18 Ward No - 18 687 74.2% 903
19 Ward No - 19 1,404 52.4% 845
20 Ward No - 20 1,302 56.1% 884

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