Kegaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Kegaon is a Census Town city situated in Uran taluka of Raigarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,840 families residing in the Kegaon city. The total population of Kegaon is 7,485 out of which 4,084 are males and 3,401 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kegaon is 833.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kegaon city is 833 which is 11% of the total population. There are 438 male children and 395 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kegaon is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (833).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kegaon is 94%. Thus Kegaon has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.1% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 96.11% and the female literacy rate is 91.48% in Kegaon.

Population
7,485
Literacy
94%
Sex Ratio
833

Kegaon Census Town has total administration over 1,840 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.

Kegaon Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 833 438 395
Literacy 94% 85.8% 80.9%
Scheduled Caste 646 325 321
Scheduled Tribe 85 48 37
Illiterate 1,231 580 651

Caste-wise Population - Kegaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Kegaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 646 325 321
Schedule Tribe 85 48 37

Religion-wise Population - Kegaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kegaon is 6,756 which is 90.26% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kegaon is 215 which is 2.87% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kegaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,756 (90.26%) 3,684 3,072
Muslim 215 (2.87%) 139 76
Christian 114 (1.52%) 64 50
Sikh 47 (0.63%) 34 13
Buddhist 286 (3.82%) 132 154
Jain 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Other Religion 4 (0.05%) 4 0
No Religion Specified 61 (0.81%) 26 35

Literacy Rate - Kegaon

The total literacy rate of Kegaon was 94.02% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 82.34% of Maharashtra. Population-wise, out of total 6,254 literates, males were 3,504 while females were 2,750. Also the male literacy rate was 96.11% and the female literacy rate was 91.48% in Kegaon.

  Kegaon Maharashtra
Female 91.48% 75.87%
Male 96.11% 88.38%
Total 94.02% 82.34%

Sex Ratio - Kegaon

The Sex Ratio of Kegaon is 833. Thus per every 1000 men there were 833 females in Kegaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 833 ) of Kegaon.


Child Population - Kegaon

According to Census 2011, there were 833 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kegaon. Out of which 438 were male while 395 were female.


Working Population - Kegaon

In Kegaon Census Town out of total population, 2,810 were engaged in work activities. 83.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,810 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,342 2,107 235
Cultivators 7 7 0
Agriculture Labourer 19 16 3
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 2,302 2,073 229
Marginal Workers 468 347 121
Non Working 4,675 1,630 3,045

Kegaon Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,485 83.6% 833

Map of Kegaon, Raigarh, Maharashtra


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