Jamalpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Munger, Bihar - Census 2011

Jamalpur is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Jamalpur block of Munger district. The Jamalpur city is divided into 36 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 20,372 families residing in the Jamalpur city. The total population of Jamalpur is 105,434 out of which 56,072 are males and 49,362 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jamalpur is 880.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Jamalpur city is 12801 which is 12% of the total population. There are 6825 male children and 5976 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamalpur is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (880).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jamalpur is 86.5%. Thus Jamalpur has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Munger district. The male literacy rate is 91.34% and the female literacy rate is 80.92% in Jamalpur.

Population
105,434
Literacy
86.5%
Sex Ratio
880

Jamalpur Nagar Parishad has total administration over 20,372 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Jamalpur Nagar Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jamalpur Nagar Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 12,801 6,825 5,976
Literacy 86.5% 80.2% 71.1%
Scheduled Caste 15,270 8,115 7,155
Scheduled Tribe 1,411 700 711
Illiterate 25,345 11,092 14,253

Caste-wise Population - Jamalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Jamalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,270 8,115 7,155
Schedule Tribe 1,411 700 711

Religion-wise Population - Jamalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Jamalpur is 99,761 which is 94.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Jamalpur is 4,547 which is 4.31% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Jamalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 99,761 (94.62%) 53,119 46,642
Muslim 4,547 (4.31%) 2,422 2,125
Christian 852 (0.81%) 393 459
Sikh 114 (0.11%) 58 56
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 4 (0%) 3 1
Other Religion 15 (0.01%) 8 7
No Religion Specified 139 (0.13%) 69 70

Literacy Rate - Jamalpur

The total literacy rate of Jamalpur was 86.46% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total 80,089 literates, males were 44,980 while females were 35,109. Also the male literacy rate was 91.34% and the female literacy rate was 80.92% in Jamalpur.

  Jamalpur Bihar
Female 80.92% 51.5%
Male 91.34% 71.2%
Total 86.46% 61.8%

Sex Ratio - Jamalpur

The Sex Ratio of Jamalpur is 880. Thus per every 1000 men there were 880 females in Jamalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Jamalpur.


Child Population - Jamalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 12,801 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Jamalpur. Out of which 6,825 were male while 5,976 were female.


Working Population - Jamalpur

In Jamalpur Nagar Parishad out of total population, 26,824 were engaged in work activities. 76.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,824 workers engaged in Main Work, 476 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,057 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,504 18,272 2,232
Cultivators 476 439 37
Agriculture Labourer 1,057 943 114
Household Industries 576 462 114
Other Workers 18,395 16,428 1,967
Marginal Workers 6,320 5,295 1,025
Non Working 78,610 32,505 46,105

Jamalpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Jamalpur is further divided into 36 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,610 77.9% 884
2 Ward No - 2 2,973 80.1% 885
3 Ward No - 3 3,257 69.5% 875
4 Ward No - 4 3,139 74.3% 864
5 Ward No - 5 3,339 80.1% 893
6 Ward No - 6 3,330 82% 877
7 Ward No - 7 2,367 84.3% 877
8 Ward No - 8 2,972 78.2% 910
9 Ward No - 9 3,583 77.8% 871
10 Ward No - 10 2,892 86.2% 894
11 Ward No - 11 4,076 82.3% 900
12 Ward No - 12 2,792 83.1% 847
13 Ward No - 13 2,415 85.3% 881
14 Ward No - 14 1,968 81.7% 876
15 Ward No - 15 2,963 72.6% 929
16 Ward No - 16 2,426 85.8% 875
17 Ward No - 17 3,599 73.2% 874
18 Ward No - 18 2,339 70% 885
19 Ward No - 19 2,801 83.1% 859
20 Ward No - 20 3,772 71.7% 908
21 Ward No - 21 2,583 68.2% 885
22 Ward No - 22 2,168 74.4% 879
23 Ward No - 23 1,719 73.4% 923
24 Ward No - 24 3,600 70.8% 913
25 Ward No - 25 1,405 81.5% 901
26 Ward No - 26 2,596 78.7% 872
27 Ward No - 27 1,979 82.8% 896
28 Ward No - 28 2,496 76.6% 830
29 Ward No - 29 2,918 64.9% 875
30 Ward No - 30 3,733 68.9% 889
31 Ward No - 31 2,566 78.4% 919
32 Ward No - 32 1,605 64.6% 853
33 Ward No - 33 3,929 71.1% 878
34 Ward No - 34 2,193 70.5% 811
35 Ward No - 35 3,124 63.6% 857
36 Ward No - 36 4,207 73.6% 845

Map of Jamalpur, Munger, Bihar


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