Kathanian Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Kathanian is a Census Town city situated in Amritsar- II tehsil of Amritsar district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,232 families residing in the Kathanian city. The total population of Kathanian is 10,679 out of which 7,160 are males and 3,519 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kathanian is 491.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kathanian city is 1552 which is 15% of the total population. There are 849 male children and 703 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kathanian is 828 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (491).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kathanian is 92.4%. Thus Kathanian has a higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 94.91% and the female literacy rate is 86.68% in Kathanian.

Population
10,679
Literacy
92.4%
Sex Ratio
491

Kathanian Census Town has total administration over 2,232 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.

Kathanian Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,552 849 703
Literacy 92.4% 83.7% 69.4%
Scheduled Caste 469 292 177
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,248 1,170 1,078

Caste-wise Population - Kathanian

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kathanian.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 469 292 177
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kathanian

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kathanian is 7,862 which is 73.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kathanian is 527 which is 4.93% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kathanian as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,862 (73.62%) 5,356 2,506
Muslim 527 (4.93%) 308 219
Christian 119 (1.11%) 73 46
Sikh 2,144 (20.08%) 1,404 740
Buddhist 3 (0.03%) 1 2
Jain 5 (0.05%) 2 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 19 (0.18%) 16 3

Literacy Rate - Kathanian

The total literacy rate of Kathanian was 92.37% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 75.84% of Punjab. Population-wise, out of total 8,431 literates, males were 5,990 while females were 2,441. Also the male literacy rate was 94.91% and the female literacy rate was 86.68% in Kathanian.

  Kathanian Punjab
Female 86.68% 70.73%
Male 94.91% 80.44%
Total 92.37% 75.84%

Sex Ratio - Kathanian

The Sex Ratio of Kathanian is 491. Thus per every 1000 men there were 491 females in Kathanian. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 828 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 491 ) of Kathanian.


Child Population - Kathanian

According to Census 2011, there were 1,552 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kathanian. Out of which 849 were male while 703 were female.


Working Population - Kathanian

In Kathanian Census Town out of total population, 6,079 were engaged in work activities. 93.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,079 workers engaged in Main Work, 39 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,699 5,358 341
Cultivators 39 33 6
Agriculture Labourer 48 45 3
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 5,598 5,269 329
Marginal Workers 380 203 177
Non Working 4,600 1,599 3,001

Kathanian Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,679 78.9% 491

Map of Kathanian, Amritsar, Punjab


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