Hiranagar is a Municipal Committee city in district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Hiranagar city is divided into 13 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Hiranagar Municipal Committee has population of 8,294 of which 4,526 are males while 3,768 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 869 which is 10.48 % of total population of Hiranagar (MC). In Hiranagar Municipal Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 833 against state average of 889. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Hiranagar is around 792 compared to Jammu and Kashmir state average of 862. Literacy rate of Hiranagar city is 87.87 % higher than state average of 67.16 %. In Hiranagar, Male literacy is around 92.82 % while female literacy rate is 81.94 %.
Hiranagar Municipal Committee has total administration over 1,723 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Hiranagar 2024 - 2025 Population
Current estimated population of Hiranagar Municipal Committee in 2025 is approximately
11,900.
The schedule census of 2021 for Hiranagar city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Hiranagar city will be conducted in 2025 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Hiranagar town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Hiranagar Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.75 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.21 % of total population in Hiranagar (MC).
Hiranagar Work Profile
Out of total population, 2,671 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 2,298 were males while 373 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 2671 working population, 90.86 % were engaged in Main Work while 9.14 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.