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Tekanpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Tekanpur is a Census Town city situated in Dabra tehsil of Gwalior district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,318 families residing in the Tekanpur city. The total population of Tekanpur is 12,348 out of which 7,506 are males and 4,842 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tekanpur is 645.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tekanpur city is 1339 which is 11% of the total population. There are 774 male children and 565 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tekanpur is 730 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (645).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tekanpur is 88.4%. Thus Tekanpur has higher literacy rate compared to 76.7% of Gwalior district. The male literacy rate is 94.85% and the female literacy rate is 78.33% in Tekanpur.

Tekanpur Census Town has total administration over 2,318 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.

Tekanpur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,339 774 565
Literacy 88.4% 85.1% 69.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,565 1,404 1,161
Scheduled Tribe 133 79 54
Illiterate 2,613 1,121 1,492

Caste-wise Population - Tekanpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Tekanpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,565 1,404 1,161
Schedule Tribe 133 79 54

Religion-wise Population - Tekanpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tekanpur is 11,428 which is 92.55% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tekanpur is 486 which is 3.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tekanpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,428 (92.55%) 6,970 4,458
Muslim 486 (3.94%) 276 210
Christian 163 (1.32%) 99 64
Sikh 235 (1.9%) 136 99
Buddhist 20 (0.16%) 15 5
Jain 7 (0.06%) 5 2
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.06%) 4 4

Literacy Rate - Tekanpur

The total literacy rate of Tekanpur was 88.43% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 9,735 literates, males were 6,385 while females were 3,350. Also the male literacy rate was 94.85% and the female literacy rate was 78.33% in Tekanpur.

  Tekanpur Madhya Pradesh
Female 78.33% 59.24%
Male 94.85% 78.73%
Total 88.43% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Tekanpur

The Sex Ratio of Tekanpur is 645. Thus per every 1000 men there were 645 females in Tekanpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 730 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 645 ) of Tekanpur.

Child Population - Tekanpur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,339 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tekanpur. Out of which 774 were male while 565 were female.

Working Population - Tekanpur

In Tekanpur Census Town out of total population, 4,789 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,789 workers engaged in Main Work, 131 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 177 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,350 4,068 282
Cultivators 131 117 14
Agriculture Labourer 177 172 5
Household Industries 25 18 7
Other Workers 4,017 3,761 256
Marginal Workers 439 317 122
Non Working 7,559 3,121 4,438

Tekanpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 12,348 78.8% 645

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