Taranagar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data West Tripura, Tripura - Census 2011

Taranagar is a Census Town city situated in Mohanpur block of West Tripura district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,851 families residing in the Taranagar city. The total population of Taranagar is 15,481 out of which 7,796 are males and 7,685 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Taranagar is 986.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Taranagar city is 1604 which is 10% of the total population. There are 830 male children and 774 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Taranagar is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (986).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Taranagar is 92.5%. Thus Taranagar has a higher literacy rate compared to 88.7% of West Tripura district. The male literacy rate is 94.79% and the female literacy rate is 90.2% in Taranagar.

Population
15,481
Literacy
92.5%
Sex Ratio
986

Taranagar Census Town has total administration over 3,851 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Taranagar Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Taranagar Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,604 830 774
Literacy 92.5% 84.7% 81.1%
Scheduled Caste 4,565 2,309 2,256
Scheduled Tribe 36 19 17
Illiterate 2,644 1,193 1,451

Caste-wise Population - Taranagar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Taranagar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,565 2,309 2,256
Schedule Tribe 36 19 17

Religion-wise Population - Taranagar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Taranagar is 15,288 which is 98.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Taranagar is 155 which is 1% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Taranagar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,288 (98.75%) 7,700 7,588
Muslim 155 (1%) 75 80
Christian 3 (0.02%) 3 0
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 33 (0.21%) 17 16

Literacy Rate - Taranagar

The total literacy rate of Taranagar was 92.51% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 87.22% of Tripura. Population-wise, out of total 12,837 literates, males were 6,603 while females were 6,234. Also the male literacy rate was 94.79% and the female literacy rate was 90.2% in Taranagar.

  Taranagar Tripura
Female 90.2% 82.73%
Male 94.79% 91.53%
Total 92.51% 87.22%

Sex Ratio - Taranagar

The Sex Ratio of Taranagar is 986. Thus per every 1000 men there were 986 females in Taranagar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Taranagar.


Child Population - Taranagar

According to Census 2011, there were 1,604 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Taranagar. Out of which 830 were male while 774 were female.


Working Population - Taranagar

In Taranagar Census Town out of total population, 6,527 were engaged in work activities. 71.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,527 workers engaged in Main Work, 405 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 406 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,686 3,993 693
Cultivators 405 382 23
Agriculture Labourer 406 309 97
Household Industries 125 67 58
Other Workers 3,750 3,235 515
Marginal Workers 1,841 618 1,223
Non Working 8,954 3,185 5,769

Taranagar Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 15,481 82.9% 986

Map of Taranagar, West Tripura, Tripura


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