Nalkheda Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Nalkheda is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Nalkheda tehsil of Shajapur district. The Nalkheda city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,051 families residing in the Nalkheda city. The total population of Nalkheda is 16,690 out of which 8,527 are males and 8,163 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nalkheda is 957.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Nalkheda city is 2329 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1184 male children and 1145 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nalkheda is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (957).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nalkheda is 77.4%. Thus Nalkheda has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.1% of Shajapur district. The male literacy rate is 86.1% and the female literacy rate is 68.24% in Nalkheda.

Population
16,690
Literacy
77.4%
Sex Ratio
957

Nalkheda Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,051 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.

Nalkheda Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,329 1,184 1,145
Literacy 77.4% 74.1% 58.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,743 922 821
Scheduled Tribe 389 200 189
Illiterate 5,579 2,205 3,374

Caste-wise Population - Nalkheda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Nalkheda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,743 922 821
Schedule Tribe 389 200 189

Religion-wise Population - Nalkheda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nalkheda is 10,812 which is 64.78% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nalkheda is 4,743 which is 28.42% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Nalkheda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,812 (64.78%) 5,516 5,296
Muslim 4,743 (28.42%) 2,433 2,310
Christian 14 (0.08%) 6 8
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Buddhist 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Jain 1,081 (6.48%) 554 527
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 34 (0.2%) 15 19

Literacy Rate - Nalkheda

The total literacy rate of Nalkheda was 77.37% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 11,111 literates, males were 6,322 while females were 4,789. Also the male literacy rate was 86.1% and the female literacy rate was 68.24% in Nalkheda.

  Nalkheda Madhya Pradesh
Female 68.24% 59.24%
Male 86.1% 78.73%
Total 77.37% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Nalkheda

The Sex Ratio of Nalkheda is 957. Thus per every 1000 men there were 957 females in Nalkheda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Nalkheda.


Child Population - Nalkheda

According to Census 2011, there were 2,329 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Nalkheda. Out of which 1,184 were male while 1,145 were female.


Working Population - Nalkheda

In Nalkheda Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 5,943 were engaged in work activities. 87.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,943 workers engaged in Main Work, 556 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,096 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,212 4,224 988
Cultivators 556 433 123
Agriculture Labourer 1,096 695 401
Household Industries 176 142 34
Other Workers 3,384 2,954 430
Marginal Workers 731 305 426
Non Working 10,747 3,998 6,749

Nalkheda Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,466 60.7% 952
2 Ward No - 2 903 80.8% 921
3 Ward No - 3 1,524 59.9% 927
4 Ward No - 4 1,596 75.6% 1,049
5 Ward No - 5 999 80.9% 929
6 Ward No - 6 1,252 62.3% 959
7 Ward No - 7 1,245 50.2% 878
8 Ward No - 8 1,699 60.3% 1,047
9 Ward No - 9 767 81.2% 927
10 Ward No - 10 1,116 51.3% 908
11 Ward No - 11 995 63% 925
12 Ward No - 12 629 69.3% 978
13 Ward No - 13 716 82.5% 914
14 Ward No - 14 1,039 72.8% 953
15 Ward No - 15 744 71.2% 1,055

Map of Nalkheda, Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh


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