Sohagpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Sohagpur is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. The Sohagpur city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 5,291 families residing in the Sohagpur city. The total population of Sohagpur is 25,040 out of which 12,933 are males and 12,107 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sohagpur is 936.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sohagpur city is 3084 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1608 male children and 1476 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sohagpur is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sohagpur is 84.5%. Thus Sohagpur has a higher literacy rate compared to 75.3% of Hoshangabad district. The male literacy rate is 91.06% and the female literacy rate is 77.59% in Sohagpur.

Population
25,040
Literacy
84.5%
Sex Ratio
936

Sohagpur Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 5,291 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.

Sohagpur Nagar Panchayat

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,084 1,608 1,476
Literacy 84.5% 79.7% 68.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,013 2,046 1,967
Scheduled Tribe 880 442 438
Illiterate 6,478 2,620 3,858

Caste-wise Population - Sohagpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Sohagpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,013 2,046 1,967
Schedule Tribe 880 442 438

Religion-wise Population - Sohagpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sohagpur is 20,251 which is 80.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sohagpur is 4,367 which is 17.44% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sohagpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,251 (80.87%) 10,488 9,763
Muslim 4,367 (17.44%) 2,228 2,139
Christian 204 (0.81%) 101 103
Sikh 29 (0.12%) 15 14
Buddhist 9 (0.04%) 6 3
Jain 161 (0.64%) 86 75
Other Religion 2 (0.01%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 17 (0.07%) 8 9

Literacy Rate - Sohagpur

The total literacy rate of Sohagpur was 84.54% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 18,562 literates, males were 10,313 while females were 8,249. Also the male literacy rate was 91.06% and the female literacy rate was 77.59% in Sohagpur.

  Sohagpur Madhya Pradesh
Female 77.59% 59.24%
Male 91.06% 78.73%
Total 84.54% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Sohagpur

The Sex Ratio of Sohagpur is 936. Thus per every 1000 men there were 936 females in Sohagpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Sohagpur.


Child Population - Sohagpur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,084 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sohagpur. Out of which 1,608 were male while 1,476 were female.


Working Population - Sohagpur

In Sohagpur Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 7,999 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,999 workers engaged in Main Work, 367 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 252 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,137 5,902 1,235
Cultivators 367 348 19
Agriculture Labourer 252 215 37
Household Industries 332 231 101
Other Workers 6,186 5,108 1,078
Marginal Workers 862 614 248
Non Working 17,041 6,417 10,624

Sohagpur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,675 64.1% 927
2 Ward No - 2 1,555 68.9% 939
3 Ward No - 3 1,294 79.1% 914
4 Ward No - 4 1,386 79.4% 925
5 Ward No - 5 2,050 76.8% 874
6 Ward No - 6 1,376 75.7% 1,018
7 Ward No - 7 1,396 82.4% 991
8 Ward No - 8 1,444 73.3% 941
9 Ward No - 9 1,403 74.2% 933
10 Ward No - 10 2,139 76.1% 999
11 Ward No - 11 2,009 81.4% 917
12 Ward No - 12 1,465 72.2% 930
13 Ward No - 13 2,035 65.6% 923
14 Ward No - 14 1,469 75.4% 953
15 Ward No - 15 1,344 76.3% 885

Map of Sohagpur, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh


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