Premnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Premnagar is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Premnagar tehsil of Surguja district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,072 families residing in the Premnagar city. The total population of Premnagar is 4,954 out of which 2,518 are males and 2,436 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Premnagar is 967.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Premnagar city is 653 which is 13% of the total population. There are 324 male children and 329 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Premnagar is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (967).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Premnagar is 69.5%. Thus Premnagar has a higher literacy rate compared to 60% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 77.76% and the female literacy rate is 60.94% in Premnagar.

Population
4,954
Literacy
69.5%
Sex Ratio
967

Premnagar Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 1,072 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.

Premnagar Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 653 324 329
Literacy 69.5% 67.8% 52.7%
Scheduled Caste 162 85 77
Scheduled Tribe 3,070 1,535 1,535
Illiterate 1,964 812 1,152

Caste-wise Population - Premnagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 62% of total population in Premnagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 162 85 77
Schedule Tribe 3,070 1,535 1,535

Religion-wise Population - Premnagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Premnagar is 4,812 which is 97.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Premnagar is 63 which is 1.27% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Premnagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,812 (97.13%) 2,449 2,363
Muslim 63 (1.27%) 35 28
Christian 76 (1.53%) 31 45
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 2 (0.04%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Premnagar

The total literacy rate of Premnagar was 69.52% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 70.28% of Chhattisgarh. Population-wise, out of total 2,990 literates, males were 1,706 while females were 1,284. Also the male literacy rate was 77.76% and the female literacy rate was 60.94% in Premnagar.

  Premnagar Chhattisgarh
Female 60.94% 60.24%
Male 77.76% 80.27%
Total 69.52% 70.28%

Sex Ratio - Premnagar

The Sex Ratio of Premnagar is 967. Thus per every 1000 men there were 967 females in Premnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Premnagar.


Child Population - Premnagar

According to Census 2011, there were 653 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Premnagar. Out of which 324 were male while 329 were female.


Working Population - Premnagar

In Premnagar Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 2,426 were engaged in work activities. 59.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,426 workers engaged in Main Work, 585 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 321 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,437 1,097 340
Cultivators 585 476 109
Agriculture Labourer 321 214 107
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 523 399 124
Marginal Workers 989 233 756
Non Working 2,528 1,188 1,340

Premnagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Premnagar is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,954 60.4% 967

Map of Premnagar, Surguja, Chhattisgarh


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