Nawagarh Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Nawagarh is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Nawagarh tehsil of Janjgir - Champa district. The Nawagarh city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,680 families residing in the Nawagarh city. The total population of Nawagarh is 8,118 out of which 4,054 are males and 4,064 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nawagarh is 1,002.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Nawagarh city is 1182 which is 15% of the total population. There are 600 male children and 582 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawagarh is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nawagarh is 74%. Thus Nawagarh has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.1% of Janjgir - Champa district. The male literacy rate is 85.9% and the female literacy rate is 62.12% in Nawagarh.

Population
8,118
Literacy
74%
Sex Ratio
1,002

Nawagarh Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,680 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.

Nawagarh Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,182 600 582
Literacy 74% 73.2% 53.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,767 892 875
Scheduled Tribe 202 99 103
Illiterate 2,988 1,087 1,901

Caste-wise Population - Nawagarh

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Nawagarh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,767 892 875
Schedule Tribe 202 99 103

Religion-wise Population - Nawagarh

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nawagarh is 7,907 which is 97.4% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nawagarh is 194 which is 2.39% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Nawagarh as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,907 (97.4%) 3,946 3,961
Muslim 194 (2.39%) 101 93
Christian 16 (0.2%) 6 10
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Nawagarh

The total literacy rate of Nawagarh was 73.96% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 5,130 literates, males were 2,967 while females were 2,163. Also the male literacy rate was 85.9% and the female literacy rate was 62.12% in Nawagarh.

  Nawagarh Chhattisgarh
Female 62.12% 60.24%
Male 85.9% 80.27%
Total 73.96% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Nawagarh

The Sex Ratio of Nawagarh is 1,002. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Nawagarh. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Nawagarh.


Child Population - Nawagarh

According to Census 2011, there were 1,182 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Nawagarh. Out of which 600 were male while 582 were female.


Working Population - Nawagarh

In Nawagarh Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,907 were engaged in work activities. 60.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,907 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,057 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 622 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,378 1,682 696
Cultivators 1,057 789 268
Agriculture Labourer 622 342 280
Household Industries 29 22 7
Other Workers 670 529 141
Marginal Workers 1,529 623 906
Non Working 4,211 1,749 2,462

Nawagarh Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 578 61.2% 1,028
2 Ward No - 2 490 65.5% 960
3 Ward No - 3 368 60.3% 937
4 Ward No - 4 534 57.9% 1,030
5 Ward No - 5 552 60.1% 986
6 Ward No - 6 774 65.8% 1,005
7 Ward No - 7 524 62.6% 1,165
8 Ward No - 8 388 69.8% 960
9 Ward No - 9 458 66.4% 1,027
10 Ward No - 10 556 55% 1,037
11 Ward No - 11 533 64.4% 960
12 Ward No - 12 423 74.5% 1,043
13 Ward No - 13 638 73.8% 882
14 Ward No - 14 567 58.6% 1,077
15 Ward No - 15 735 56.2% 976

Map of Nawagarh, Janjgir - Champa, Chhattisgarh


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