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Ujwa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data South West, Delhi - Census 2011

Ujwa is a Census Town city situated in Najafgarh tehsil of South West district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 914 families residing in the Ujwa city. The total population of Ujwa is 4,856 out of which 2,601 are males and 2,255 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ujwa is 867.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ujwa city is 557 which is 11% of the total population. There are 309 male children and 248 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ujwa is 803 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (867).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ujwa is 85.7%. Thus Ujwa has lower literacy rate compared to 88.3% of South West district. The male literacy rate is 94.68% and the female literacy rate is 75.34% in Ujwa.

Ujwa Census Town has total administration over 914 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.

Ujwa Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 557 309 248
Literacy 85.7% 83.4% 67.1%
Scheduled Caste 764 406 358
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,174 431 743

Caste-wise Population - Ujwa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ujwa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 764 406 358
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ujwa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ujwa is 4,768 which is 98.19% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ujwa is 35 which is 0.72% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ujwa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,768 (98.19%) 2,560 2,208
Muslim 35 (0.72%) 16 19
Christian 45 (0.93%) 22 23
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.16%) 3 5

Literacy Rate - Ujwa

The total literacy rate of Ujwa was 85.65% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 86.21% of Delhi. Population-wise, out of total 3,682 literates, males were 2,170 while females were 1,512. Also the male literacy rate was 94.68% and the female literacy rate was 75.34% in Ujwa.

  Ujwa Delhi
Female 75.34% 80.76%
Male 94.68% 90.94%
Total 85.65% 86.21%

Sex Ratio - Ujwa

The Sex Ratio of Ujwa is 867. Thus per every 1000 men there were 867 females in Ujwa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 803 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 867 ) of Ujwa.

Child Population - Ujwa

According to Census 2011, there were 557 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ujwa. Out of which 309 were male while 248 were female.

Working Population - Ujwa

In Ujwa Census Town out of total population, 1,367 were engaged in work activities. 91.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,367 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,252 1,148 104
Cultivators 108 107 1
Agriculture Labourer 59 55 4
Household Industries 56 50 6
Other Workers 1,029 936 93
Marginal Workers 115 90 25
Non Working 3,489 1,363 2,126

Ujwa Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 140 4,856 75.8% 867

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