Rajpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barwani, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Rajpur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Rajpur tehsil of Barwani district. The Rajpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,894 families residing in the Rajpur city. The total population of Rajpur is 20,947 out of which 10,718 are males and 10,229 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajpur is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajpur city is 2706 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1390 male children and 1316 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajpur is 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajpur is 76.2%. Thus Rajpur has higher literacy rate compared to 49.1% of Barwani district. The male literacy rate is 83.64% and the female literacy rate is 68.38% in Rajpur.

Rajpur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,894 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.

Rajpur Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,706 1,390 1,316
Literacy 76.2% 72.8% 59.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,666 845 821
Scheduled Tribe 3,108 1,596 1,512
Illiterate 7,050 2,916 4,134

Caste-wise Population - Rajpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.8% of total population in Rajpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,666 845 821
Schedule Tribe 3,108 1,596 1,512

Religion-wise Population - Rajpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rajpur is 17,180 which is 82.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rajpur is 3,698 which is 17.65% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rajpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,180 (82.02%) 8,816 8,364
Muslim 3,698 (17.65%) 1,864 1,834
Christian 20 (0.1%) 11 9
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 37 (0.18%) 22 15
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.04%) 3 5

Literacy Rate - Rajpur

The total literacy rate of Rajpur was 76.19% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 13,897 literates, males were 7,802 while females were 6,095. Also the male literacy rate was 83.64% and the female literacy rate was 68.38% in Rajpur.

  Rajpur Madhya Pradesh
Female 68.38% 59.24%
Male 83.64% 78.73%
Total 76.19% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Rajpur

The Sex Ratio of Rajpur is 954. Thus per every 1000 men there were 954 females in Rajpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 947 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 954 ) of Rajpur.

Child Population - Rajpur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,706 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rajpur. Out of which 1,390 were male while 1,316 were female.

Working Population - Rajpur

In Rajpur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 8,279 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,279 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,011 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,638 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,049 5,353 1,696
Cultivators 1,011 825 186
Agriculture Labourer 1,638 843 795
Household Industries 274 187 87
Other Workers 4,126 3,498 628
Marginal Workers 1,230 440 790
Non Working 12,668 4,925 7,743

Rajpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,562 73% 924
2 Ward No - 2 2,310 62.3% 915
3 Ward No - 3 980 76.2% 960
4 Ward No - 4 1,391 65% 945
5 Ward No - 5 1,586 69.6% 1,033
6 Ward No - 6 1,817 67.7% 958
7 Ward No - 7 1,399 55.5% 970
8 Ward No - 8 1,679 55.1% 1,013
9 Ward No - 9 1,308 46.4% 885
10 Ward No - 10 2,122 62.7% 954
11 Ward No - 11 955 67.2% 969
12 Ward No - 12 1,111 76.7% 956
13 Ward No - 13 1,016 81.3% 984
14 Ward No - 14 796 80.8% 927
15 Ward No - 15 915 79.6% 926

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