Sundarnagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Mandi, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Sundarnagar is a Municipal Council city situated in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. The Sundarnagar city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 5,850 families residing in the Sundarnagar city. The total population of Sundarnagar is 24,344 out of which 12,461 are males and 11,883 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sundarnagar is 954.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sundarnagar city is 2330 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1234 male children and 1096 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sundarnagar is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sundarnagar is 91%. Thus Sundarnagar has a higher literacy rate compared to 81.5% of Mandi district. The male literacy rate is 93.69% and the female literacy rate is 88.09% in Sundarnagar.

Population
24,344
Literacy
91%
Sex Ratio
954

Sundarnagar Municipal Council has total administration over 5,850 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.

Sundarnagar Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,330 1,234 1,096
Literacy 91% 84.4% 80%
Scheduled Caste 5,211 2,661 2,550
Scheduled Tribe 144 77 67
Illiterate 4,323 1,942 2,381

Caste-wise Population - Sundarnagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Sundarnagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,211 2,661 2,550
Schedule Tribe 144 77 67

Religion-wise Population - Sundarnagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sundarnagar is 22,858 which is 93.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sundarnagar is 779 which is 3.2% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Sundarnagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,858 (93.9%) 11,700 11,158
Muslim 779 (3.2%) 405 374
Christian 79 (0.32%) 43 36
Sikh 526 (2.16%) 262 264
Buddhist 75 (0.31%) 38 37
Jain 8 (0.03%) 3 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 19 (0.08%) 10 9

Literacy Rate - Sundarnagar

The total literacy rate of Sundarnagar was 90.95% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 82.8% of Himachal Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 20,021 literates, males were 10,519 while females were 9,502. Also the male literacy rate was 93.69% and the female literacy rate was 88.09% in Sundarnagar.

  Sundarnagar Himachal Pradesh
Female 88.09% 75.93%
Male 93.69% 89.53%
Total 90.95% 82.8%

Sex Ratio - Sundarnagar

The Sex Ratio of Sundarnagar is 954. Thus per every 1000 men there were 954 females in Sundarnagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 954 ) of Sundarnagar.


Child Population - Sundarnagar

According to Census 2011, there were 2,330 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Sundarnagar. Out of which 1,234 were male while 1,096 were female.


Working Population - Sundarnagar

In Sundarnagar Municipal Council out of total population, 8,460 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,460 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,643 5,768 1,875
Cultivators 214 132 82
Agriculture Labourer 35 24 11
Household Industries 152 116 36
Other Workers 7,242 5,496 1,746
Marginal Workers 817 534 283
Non Working 15,884 6,159 9,725

Sundarnagar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sundarnagar is further divided into 13 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,457 81.2% 1,070
2 Ward No - 2 1,845 83.4% 999
3 Ward No - 3 1,656 80.1% 998
4 Ward No - 4 2,585 83.5% 958
5 Ward No - 5 1,723 86.5% 929
6 Ward No - 6 1,553 78.9% 996
7 Ward No - 7 1,315 81.5% 945
8 Ward No - 8 1,660 71.6% 921
9 Ward No - 9 1,583 86.4% 935
10 Ward No - 10 1,793 78.5% 966
11 Ward No - 11 2,031 85.6% 964
12 Ward No - 12 2,402 85.6% 900
13 Ward No - 13 2,741 82.8% 896

Map of Sundarnagar, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh


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