Pakhanjur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Pakhanjur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Pakhanjur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The Pakhanjur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,332 families residing in the Pakhanjur city. The total population of Pakhanjur is 10,201 out of which 5,370 are males and 4,831 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pakhanjur is 900.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pakhanjur city is 1207 which is 12% of the total population. There are 634 male children and 573 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pakhanjur is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (900).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pakhanjur is 86.9%. Thus Pakhanjur has a higher literacy rate compared to 70.3% of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. The male literacy rate is 91.64% and the female literacy rate is 81.54% in Pakhanjur.

Population
10,201
Literacy
86.9%
Sex Ratio
900

Pakhanjur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,332 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.

Pakhanjur Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,207 634 573
Literacy 86.9% 80.8% 71.9%
Scheduled Caste 508 279 229
Scheduled Tribe 1,201 629 572
Illiterate 2,389 1,030 1,359

Caste-wise Population - Pakhanjur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.8% of total population in Pakhanjur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 508 279 229
Schedule Tribe 1,201 629 572

Religion-wise Population - Pakhanjur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Pakhanjur is 9,931 which is 97.35% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Pakhanjur is 62 which is 0.61% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Pakhanjur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,931 (97.35%) 5,217 4,714
Muslim 62 (0.61%) 38 24
Christian 83 (0.81%) 45 38
Sikh 65 (0.64%) 41 24
Buddhist 33 (0.32%) 16 17
Jain 2 (0.02%) 1 1
Other Religion 16 (0.16%) 9 7
No Religion Specified 9 (0.09%) 3 6

Literacy Rate - Pakhanjur

The total literacy rate of Pakhanjur was 86.86% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 7,812 literates, males were 4,340 while females were 3,472. Also the male literacy rate was 91.64% and the female literacy rate was 81.54% in Pakhanjur.

  Pakhanjur Chhattisgarh
Female 81.54% 60.24%
Male 91.64% 80.27%
Total 86.86% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Pakhanjur

The Sex Ratio of Pakhanjur is 900. Thus per every 1000 men there were 900 females in Pakhanjur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Pakhanjur.


Child Population - Pakhanjur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,207 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Pakhanjur. Out of which 634 were male while 573 were female.


Working Population - Pakhanjur

In Pakhanjur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 3,719 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,719 workers engaged in Main Work, 409 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,356 2,795 561
Cultivators 409 360 49
Agriculture Labourer 89 70 19
Household Industries 43 39 4
Other Workers 2,815 2,326 489
Marginal Workers 363 236 127
Non Working 6,482 2,339 4,143

Pakhanjur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 637 69.9% 924
2 Ward No - 2 686 80.8% 949
3 Ward No - 3 620 58.4% 856
4 Ward No - 4 492 64.8% 976
5 Ward No - 5 905 73.4% 934
6 Ward No - 6 532 83.1% 993
7 Ward No - 7 590 81.7% 1,000
8 Ward No - 8 597 80.2% 1,010
9 Ward No - 9 439 86.6% 951
10 Ward No - 10 1,140 75.5% 662
11 Ward No - 11 637 72.7% 907
12 Ward No - 12 618 75.6% 1,081
13 Ward No - 13 727 81.7% 616
14 Ward No - 14 777 80.4% 1,039
15 Ward No - 15 804 84% 990

Map of Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh


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