Sarai Khas Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jalandhar, Punjab - Census 2011

Sarai Khas is a Census Town city situated in Jalandhar - II tehsil of Jalandhar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,511 families residing in the Sarai Khas city. The total population of Sarai Khas is 7,044 out of which 3,830 are males and 3,214 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sarai Khas is 839.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarai Khas city is 775 which is 11% of the total population. There are 428 male children and 347 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarai Khas is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (839).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sarai Khas is 86.7%. Thus Sarai Khas has higher literacy rate compared to 82.5% of Jalandhar district. The male literacy rate is 90.36% and the female literacy rate is 82.32% in Sarai Khas.

Sarai Khas Census Town has total administration over 1,511 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.

Sarai Khas Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 775 428 347
Literacy 86.7% 80.3% 73.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,710 903 807
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,610 756 854

Caste-wise Population - Sarai Khas

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sarai Khas.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,710 903 807
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Sarai Khas

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sarai Khas is 3,855 which is 54.73% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sarai Khas is 160 which is 2.27% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sarai Khas as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,855 (54.73%) 2,192 1,663
Muslim 160 (2.27%) 84 76
Christian 580 (8.23%) 307 273
Sikh 2,432 (34.53%) 1,238 1,194
Buddhist 11 (0.16%) 3 8
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.07%) 5 0

Literacy Rate - Sarai Khas

The total literacy rate of Sarai Khas was 86.68% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 5,434 literates, males were 3,074 while females were 2,360. Also the male literacy rate was 90.36% and the female literacy rate was 82.32% in Sarai Khas.

  Sarai Khas Punjab
Female 82.32% 70.73%
Male 90.36% 80.44%
Total 86.68% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Sarai Khas

The Sex Ratio of Sarai Khas is 839. Thus per every 1000 men there were 839 females in Sarai Khas. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 839 ) of Sarai Khas.

Child Population - Sarai Khas

According to Census 2011, there were 775 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sarai Khas. Out of which 428 were male while 347 were female.

Working Population - Sarai Khas

In Sarai Khas Census Town out of total population, 2,564 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,564 workers engaged in Main Work, 298 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 91 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,316 2,085 231
Cultivators 298 276 22
Agriculture Labourer 91 67 24
Household Industries 37 34 3
Other Workers 1,890 1,708 182
Marginal Workers 248 138 110
Non Working 4,480 1,607 2,873

Sarai Khas Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,044 77.1% 839

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