Zahirabad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Medak, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Zahirabad is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Zahirabad mandal of Medak district. The Zahirabad city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 13,824 families residing in the Zahirabad city. The total population of Zahirabad is 71,166 out of which 36,069 are males and 35,097 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Zahirabad is 973.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Zahirabad city is 9883 which is 14% of the total population. There are 5122 male children and 4761 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Zahirabad is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Zahirabad is 73.5%. Thus Zahirabad has a higher literacy rate compared to 61.4% of Medak district. The male literacy rate is 79.69% and the female literacy rate is 67.24% in Zahirabad.

Population
71,166
Literacy
73.5%
Sex Ratio
973

Zahirabad Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 13,824 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Zahirabad Municipality + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Zahirabad Municipality + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 9,883 5,122 4,761
Literacy 73.5% 68.4% 58.1%
Scheduled Caste 7,591 3,757 3,834
Scheduled Tribe 1,185 608 577
Illiterate 26,107 11,407 14,700

Caste-wise Population - Zahirabad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Zahirabad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,591 3,757 3,834
Schedule Tribe 1,185 608 577

Religion-wise Population - Zahirabad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Zahirabad is 36,884 which is 51.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Zahirabad is 32,363 which is 45.48% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Zahirabad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,884 (51.83%) 18,510 18,374
Muslim 32,363 (45.48%) 16,576 15,787
Christian 1,154 (1.62%) 577 577
Sikh 68 (0.1%) 40 28
Buddhist 24 (0.03%) 9 15
Jain 9 (0.01%) 2 7
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 662 (0.93%) 355 307

Literacy Rate - Zahirabad

The total literacy rate of Zahirabad was 73.53% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 45,059 literates, males were 24,662 while females were 20,397. Also the male literacy rate was 79.69% and the female literacy rate was 67.24% in Zahirabad.

  Zahirabad Andhra Pradesh
Female 67.24% 59.15%
Male 79.69% 74.88%
Total 73.53% 67.02%

Sex Ratio - Zahirabad

The Sex Ratio of Zahirabad is 973. Thus per every 1000 men there were 973 females in Zahirabad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Zahirabad.


Child Population - Zahirabad

According to Census 2011, there were 9,883 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Zahirabad. Out of which 5,122 were male while 4,761 were female.


Working Population - Zahirabad

In Zahirabad Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 24,152 were engaged in work activities. 80.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 24,152 workers engaged in Main Work, 831 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,899 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,499 15,190 4,309
Cultivators 831 581 250
Agriculture Labourer 2,899 1,651 1,248
Household Industries 497 381 116
Other Workers 15,272 12,577 2,695
Marginal Workers 4,653 2,707 1,946
Non Working 47,014 18,172 28,842

Zahirabad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 9,029 66.6% 957
2 Ward No - 2 7,571 68.1% 990
3 Ward No - 3 13,899 67.7% 974
4 Ward No - 4 5,945 65.3% 984
5 Ward No - 5 14,088 65.3% 982
6 Ward No - 6 631 52.8% 954
7 Ward No - 7 4,878 61.4% 910
8 Ward No - 8 966 50.9% 1,004
9 Ward No - 9 10,341 55.7% 976
10 Ward No - 10 3,818 47.7% 997

Map of Zahirabad, Medak, Andhra Pradesh


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