Shangus Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Shangus is a Municipal Council city situated in Shangus tehsil of Anantnag district. The Shangus city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 1,208 families residing in the Shangus city. The total population of Shangus is 7,875 out of which 4,145 are males and 3,730 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shangus is 900.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shangus city is 1432 which is 18% of the total population. There are 837 male children and 595 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shangus is 711 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (900).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shangus is 69.5%. Thus Shangus has a higher literacy rate compared to 62.7% of Anantnag district. The male literacy rate is 80.68% and the female literacy rate is 57.77% in Shangus.

Population
7,875
Literacy
69.5%
Sex Ratio
900

Shangus Municipal Council has total administration over 1,208 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Shangus Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shangus Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 1,432 837 595
Literacy 69.5% 64.4% 48.6%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 108 54 54
Illiterate 3,395 1,476 1,919

Caste-wise Population - Shangus

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Shangus.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 108 54 54

Religion-wise Population - Shangus

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shangus is 10 which is 0.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shangus is 7,840 which is 99.56% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Shangus as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10 (0.13%) 4 6
Muslim 7,840 (99.56%) 4,128 3,712
Christian 11 (0.14%) 6 5
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 14 (0.18%) 7 7

Literacy Rate - Shangus

The total literacy rate of Shangus was 69.53% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 4,480 literates, males were 2,669 while females were 1,811. Also the male literacy rate was 80.68% and the female literacy rate was 57.77% in Shangus.

  Shangus Jammu and Kashmir
Female 57.77% 56.43%
Male 80.68% 76.75%
Total 69.53% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Shangus

The Sex Ratio of Shangus is 900. Thus per every 1000 men there were 900 females in Shangus. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 711 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Shangus.


Child Population - Shangus

According to Census 2011, there were 1,432 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Shangus. Out of which 837 were male while 595 were female.


Working Population - Shangus

In Shangus Municipal Council out of total population, 1,834 were engaged in work activities. 56.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,834 workers engaged in Main Work, 131 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 55 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,040 952 88
Cultivators 131 126 5
Agriculture Labourer 55 49 6
Household Industries 13 13 0
Other Workers 841 764 77
Marginal Workers 794 568 226
Non Working 6,041 2,625 3,416

Shangus Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Shangus is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,180 61.6% 1,003
2 Ward No - 2 818 60.1% 838
3 Ward No - 3 899 65.4% 877
4 Ward No - 4 817 52.3% 853
5 Ward No - 5 995 52.6% 874
6 Ward No - 6 648 60% 873
7 Ward No - 7 731 58% 934
8 Ward No - 8 587 59.1% 963
9 Ward No - 9 730 50.4% 862
10 Ward No - 10 470 41.5% 918

Map of Shangus, Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir


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