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Wadi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nagpur, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Wadi is a Census Town city situated in Nagpur taluka of Nagpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,842 families residing in the Wadi city. The total population of Wadi is 54,048 out of which 28,143 are males and 25,905 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Wadi is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wadi city is 6398 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3318 male children and 3080 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wadi is 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Wadi is 92.7%. Thus Wadi has higher literacy rate compared to 88.4% of Nagpur district. The male literacy rate is 95.61% and the female literacy rate is 89.61% in Wadi.

Wadi Census Town has total administration over 12,842 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.

Wadi Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,398 3,318 3,080
Literacy 92.7% 84.3% 79%
Scheduled Caste 14,658 7,510 7,148
Scheduled Tribe 2,232 1,140 1,092
Illiterate 9,860 4,408 5,452

Caste-wise Population - Wadi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Wadi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,658 7,510 7,148
Schedule Tribe 2,232 1,140 1,092

Religion-wise Population - Wadi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Wadi is 38,254 which is 70.78% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Wadi is 986 which is 1.82% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Wadi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 38,254 (70.78%) 20,046 18,208
Muslim 986 (1.82%) 506 480
Christian 566 (1.05%) 291 275
Sikh 250 (0.46%) 131 119
Buddhist 13,664 (25.28%) 6,999 6,665
Jain 91 (0.17%) 55 36
Other Religion 44 (0.08%) 20 24
No Religion Specified 193 (0.36%) 95 98

Literacy Rate - Wadi

The total literacy rate of Wadi was 92.73% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 44,188 literates, males were 23,735 while females were 20,453. Also the male literacy rate was 95.61% and the female literacy rate was 89.61% in Wadi.

  Wadi Maharashtra
Female 89.61% 75.87%
Male 95.61% 88.38%
Total 92.73% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Wadi

The Sex Ratio of Wadi is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Wadi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Wadi.

Child Population - Wadi

According to Census 2011, there were 6,398 children between age 0 to 6 years in Wadi. Out of which 3,318 were male while 3,080 were female.

Working Population - Wadi

In Wadi Census Town out of total population, 18,728 were engaged in work activities. 88.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,728 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,574 14,042 2,532
Cultivators 38 36 2
Agriculture Labourer 83 54 29
Household Industries 451 329 122
Other Workers 16,002 13,623 2,379
Marginal Workers 2,154 1,567 587
Non Working 35,320 12,534 22,786

Wadi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 54,048 81.8% 920

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