Bhalwal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Bhalwal is a Census Town city situated in Jammu tehsil of Jammu district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,104 families residing in the Bhalwal city. The total population of Bhalwal is 14,174 out of which 7,456 are males and 6,718 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhalwal is 901.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bhalwal city is 1609 which is 11% of the total population. There are 887 male children and 722 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhalwal is 814 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhalwal is 78.4%. Thus Bhalwal has a lower literacy rate compared to 83.5% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 85.08% and the female literacy rate is 71.13% in Bhalwal.

Population
14,174
Literacy
78.4%
Sex Ratio
901

Bhalwal Census Town has total administration over 3,104 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Bhalwal Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,609 887 722
Literacy 78.4% 75% 63.5%
Scheduled Caste 4,385 2,345 2,040
Scheduled Tribe 999 525 474
Illiterate 4,320 1,867 2,453

Caste-wise Population - Bhalwal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Bhalwal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,385 2,345 2,040
Schedule Tribe 999 525 474

Religion-wise Population - Bhalwal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Bhalwal is 12,562 which is 88.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Bhalwal is 1,062 which is 7.49% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Bhalwal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,562 (88.63%) 6,583 5,979
Muslim 1,062 (7.49%) 568 494
Christian 47 (0.33%) 27 20
Sikh 493 (3.48%) 274 219
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 7 (0.05%) 4 3

Literacy Rate - Bhalwal

The total literacy rate of Bhalwal was 78.42% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 9,854 literates, males were 5,589 while females were 4,265. Also the male literacy rate was 85.08% and the female literacy rate was 71.13% in Bhalwal.

  Bhalwal Jammu and Kashmir
Female 71.13% 56.43%
Male 85.08% 76.75%
Total 78.42% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Bhalwal

The Sex Ratio of Bhalwal is 901. Thus per every 1000 men there were 901 females in Bhalwal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 814 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Bhalwal.


Child Population - Bhalwal

According to Census 2011, there were 1,609 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Bhalwal. Out of which 887 were male while 722 were female.


Working Population - Bhalwal

In Bhalwal Census Town out of total population, 3,969 were engaged in work activities. 82.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,969 workers engaged in Main Work, 400 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 115 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,275 2,943 332
Cultivators 400 378 22
Agriculture Labourer 115 114 1
Household Industries 41 34 7
Other Workers 2,719 2,417 302
Marginal Workers 694 575 119
Non Working 10,205 3,938 6,267

Bhalwal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,174 69.5% 901

Map of Bhalwal, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir


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