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Thana Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Bhandara, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Thana is a Census Town city situated in Bhandara taluka of Bhandara district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,481 families residing in the Thana city. The total population of Thana is 6,339 out of which 3,256 are males and 3,083 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thana is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thana city is 692 which is 11% of the total population. There are 348 male children and 344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thana is 989 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thana is 92.2%. Thus Thana has higher literacy rate compared to 83.8% of Bhandara district. The male literacy rate is 95.05% and the female literacy rate is 89.16% in Thana.

Thana Census Town has total administration over 1,481 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.

Thana Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 692 348 344
Literacy 92.2% 84.9% 79.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,079 1,089 990
Scheduled Tribe 164 82 82
Illiterate 1,133 492 641

Caste-wise Population - Thana

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Thana.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,079 1,089 990
Schedule Tribe 164 82 82

Religion-wise Population - Thana

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thana is 4,048 which is 63.86% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thana is 274 which is 4.32% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thana as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,048 (63.86%) 2,078 1,970
Muslim 274 (4.32%) 138 136
Christian 38 (0.6%) 20 18
Sikh 4 (0.06%) 3 1
Buddhist 1,941 (30.62%) 1,000 941
Jain 10 (0.16%) 4 6
Other Religion 7 (0.11%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 17 (0.27%) 9 8

Literacy Rate - Thana

The total literacy rate of Thana was 92.19% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 5,206 literates, males were 2,764 while females were 2,442. Also the male literacy rate was 95.05% and the female literacy rate was 89.16% in Thana.

  Thana Maharashtra
Female 89.16% 75.87%
Male 95.05% 88.38%
Total 92.19% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Thana

The Sex Ratio of Thana is 947. Thus per every 1000 men there were 947 females in Thana. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 989 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 947 ) of Thana.

Child Population - Thana

According to Census 2011, there were 692 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thana. Out of which 348 were male while 344 were female.

Working Population - Thana

In Thana Census Town out of total population, 2,094 were engaged in work activities. 73.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,094 workers engaged in Main Work, 44 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 170 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,544 1,255 289
Cultivators 44 32 12
Agriculture Labourer 170 113 57
Household Industries 97 76 21
Other Workers 1,233 1,034 199
Marginal Workers 550 311 239
Non Working 4,245 1,690 2,555

Thana Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,339 82.1% 947

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