Kanth Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Kanth is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Shahjahanpur tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. The Kanth city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,460 families residing in the Kanth city. The total population of Kanth is 27,137 out of which 14,395 are males and 12,742 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanth is 885.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kanth city is 4347 which is 16% of the total population. There are 2304 male children and 2043 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanth is 887 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (885).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanth is 49.3%. Thus Kanth has a lower literacy rate compared to 59.5% of Shahjahanpur district. The male literacy rate is 56.45% and the female literacy rate is 41.17% in Kanth.

Population
27,137
Literacy
49.3%
Sex Ratio
885

Kanth Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 4,460 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kanth Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,347 2,304 2,043
Literacy 49.3% 47.4% 34.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,450 767 683
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 15,907 7,570 8,337

Caste-wise Population - Kanth

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanth.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,450 767 683
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kanth

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanth is 11,801 which is 43.49% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanth is 15,273 which is 56.28% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kanth as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,801 (43.49%) 6,255 5,546
Muslim 15,273 (56.28%) 8,109 7,164
Christian 26 (0.1%) 7 19
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.11%) 19 11

Literacy Rate - Kanth

The total literacy rate of Kanth was 49.28% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 11,230 literates, males were 6,825 while females were 4,405. Also the male literacy rate was 56.45% and the female literacy rate was 41.17% in Kanth.

  Kanth Uttar Pradesh
Female 41.17% 57.18%
Male 56.45% 77.28%
Total 49.28% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Kanth

The Sex Ratio of Kanth is 885. Thus per every 1000 men there were 885 females in Kanth. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 887 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 885 ) of Kanth.


Child Population - Kanth

According to Census 2011, there were 4,347 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kanth. Out of which 2,304 were male while 2,043 were female.


Working Population - Kanth

In Kanth Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,603 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,603 workers engaged in Main Work, 954 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,567 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,165 5,826 339
Cultivators 954 935 19
Agriculture Labourer 2,567 2,537 30
Household Industries 162 119 43
Other Workers 2,482 2,235 247
Marginal Workers 1,438 1,130 308
Non Working 19,534 7,439 12,095

Kanth Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kanth is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,042 30.9% 854
2 Ward No - 2 1,522 52.1% 910
3 Ward No - 3 2,160 46.9% 932
4 Ward No - 4 1,793 29.6% 864
5 Ward No - 5 1,716 35.7% 898
6 Ward No - 6 2,559 42.6% 882
7 Ward No - 7 1,786 40.2% 880
8 Ward No - 8 2,048 30.1% 893
9 Ward No - 9 1,215 45% 869
10 Ward No - 10 1,660 51.1% 865
11 Ward No - 11 926 63% 929
12 Ward No - 12 2,017 41.3% 917
13 Ward No - 13 2,567 54.3% 840
14 Ward No - 14 1,113 27.8% 912
15 Ward No - 15 3,013 34% 870

Map of Kanth, Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh


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