Medininagar (Daltonganj) Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Medininagar (Daltonganj) is a Nagar Parishad city situated in Medininagar block of Palamu district. The Medininagar (Daltonganj) city is divided into 26 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 13,821 families residing in the Medininagar (Daltonganj) city. The total population of Medininagar (Daltonganj) is 78,396 out of which 41,430 are males and 36,966 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Medininagar (Daltonganj) is 892.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Medininagar (Daltonganj) city is 9362 which is 12% of the total population. There are 4929 male children and 4433 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Medininagar (Daltonganj) is 899 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (892).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Medininagar (Daltonganj) is 87.9%. Thus Medininagar (Daltonganj) has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 92.07% and the female literacy rate is 83.19% in Medininagar (Daltonganj).

Population
78,396
Literacy
87.9%
Sex Ratio
892

Medininagar (Daltonganj) Nagar Parishad has total administration over 13,821 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.

Medininagar (Daltonganj) Nagar Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Medininagar (Daltonganj) Nagar Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 9,362 4,929 4,433
Literacy 87.9% 81.1% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,918 2,704 2,214
Scheduled Tribe 1,304 672 632
Illiterate 17,724 7,823 9,901

Caste-wise Population - Medininagar (Daltonganj)

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Medininagar (Daltonganj).

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,918 2,704 2,214
Schedule Tribe 1,304 672 632

Religion-wise Population - Medininagar (Daltonganj)

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Medininagar (Daltonganj) is 60,617 which is 77.32% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Medininagar (Daltonganj) is 15,617 which is 19.92% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Medininagar (Daltonganj) as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 60,617 (77.32%) 32,126 28,491
Muslim 15,617 (19.92%) 8,237 7,380
Christian 882 (1.13%) 422 460
Sikh 609 (0.78%) 311 298
Buddhist 11 (0.01%) 5 6
Jain 237 (0.3%) 117 120
Other Religion 26 (0.03%) 15 11
No Religion Specified 397 (0.51%) 197 200

Literacy Rate - Medininagar (Daltonganj)

The total literacy rate of Medininagar (Daltonganj) was 87.89% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 60,672 literates, males were 33,607 while females were 27,065. Also the male literacy rate was 92.07% and the female literacy rate was 83.19% in Medininagar (Daltonganj).

  Medininagar (Daltonganj) Jharkhand
Female 83.19% 55.42%
Male 92.07% 76.84%
Total 87.89% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Medininagar (Daltonganj)

The Sex Ratio of Medininagar (Daltonganj) is 892. Thus per every 1000 men there were 892 females in Medininagar (Daltonganj). Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 899 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 892 ) of Medininagar (Daltonganj).


Child Population - Medininagar (Daltonganj)

According to Census 2011, there were 9,362 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Medininagar (Daltonganj). Out of which 4,929 were male while 4,433 were female.


Working Population - Medininagar (Daltonganj)

In Medininagar (Daltonganj) Nagar Parishad out of total population, 23,072 were engaged in work activities. 80.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 23,072 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 216 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,487 15,967 2,520
Cultivators 174 147 27
Agriculture Labourer 216 190 26
Household Industries 794 633 161
Other Workers 17,303 14,997 2,306
Marginal Workers 4,585 3,203 1,382
Non Working 55,324 22,260 33,064

Medininagar (Daltonganj) Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Medininagar (Daltonganj) is further divided into 26 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,754 77.7% 859
2 Ward No - 2 3,310 78.4% 916
3 Ward No - 3 2,590 80.7% 910
4 Ward No - 4 3,211 76.5% 925
5 Ward No - 5 4,245 67.1% 931
6 Ward No - 6 3,678 61.6% 907
7 Ward No - 7 2,321 75.2% 949
8 Ward No - 8 2,647 80.5% 958
9 Ward No - 9 1,510 85.3% 876
10 Ward No - 10 2,950 76.9% 903
11 Ward No - 11 3,407 70.6% 896
12 Ward No - 12 1,706 77.4% 919
13 Ward No - 13 2,662 78.4% 922
14 Ward No - 14 3,746 82.3% 889
15 Ward No - 15 2,665 79.1% 942
16 Ward No - 16 4,893 76% 914
17 Ward No - 17 2,384 79.3% 929
18 Ward No - 18 3,390 72.9% 898
19 Ward No - 19 2,371 80.9% 882
20 Ward No - 20 4,690 77.1% 713
21 Ward No - 21 1,929 79.6% 878
22 Ward No - 22 2,429 82.9% 886
23 Ward No - 23 2,172 80.9% 895
24 Ward No - 24 3,462 84.5% 937
25 Ward No - 25 3,680 84.8% 854
26 Ward No - 26 1,594 82.7% 851

Map of Medininagar (Daltonganj), Palamu, Jharkhand


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