Nainital Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nainital, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Nainital is a Cantonment Board city situated in Nainital tehsil of Nainital district. The Nainital city is divided into 2 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 414 families residing in the Nainital city. The total population of Nainital is 1,398 out of which 777 are males and 621 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nainital is 799.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Nainital city is 110 which is 8% of the total population. There are 60 male children and 50 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nainital is 833 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (799).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nainital is 96%. Thus Nainital has a higher literacy rate compared to 83.9% of Nainital district. The male literacy rate is 98.61% and the female literacy rate is 92.82% in Nainital.

Population
1,398
Literacy
96%
Sex Ratio
799

Nainital Cantonment Board has total administration over 414 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Cantonment Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nainital Cantonment Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nainital Cantonment Board.

Total Male Female
Children 110 60 50
Literacy 96% 91% 85.3%
Scheduled Caste 292 153 139
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 161 70 91

Caste-wise Population - Nainital

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nainital.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 292 153 139
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Nainital

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nainital is 1,314 which is 93.99% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nainital is 54 which is 3.86% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Nainital as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,314 (93.99%) 732 582
Muslim 54 (3.86%) 27 27
Christian 8 (0.57%) 6 2
Sikh 17 (1.22%) 10 7
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 5 (0.36%) 2 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Nainital

The total literacy rate of Nainital was 96.04% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 78.82% of Uttarakhand. Population-wise, out of total 1,237 literates, males were 707 while females were 530. Also the male literacy rate was 98.61% and the female literacy rate was 92.82% in Nainital.

  Nainital Uttarakhand
Female 92.82% 70.01%
Male 98.61% 87.4%
Total 96.04% 78.82%

Sex Ratio - Nainital

The Sex Ratio of Nainital is 799. Thus per every 1000 men there were 799 females in Nainital. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 833 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 799 ) of Nainital.


Child Population - Nainital

According to Census 2011, there were 110 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Nainital. Out of which 60 were male while 50 were female.


Working Population - Nainital

In Nainital Cantonment Board out of total population, 524 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 524 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 522 443 79
Cultivators 3 3 0
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 515 437 78
Marginal Workers 2 2 0
Non Working 874 332 542

Nainital Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nainital is further divided into 2 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 730 89% 678
2 Ward No - 2 668 87.9% 953

Map of Nainital, Nainital, Uttarakhand


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