Handwara Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir

Handwara Tehsil of Kupwara district has a total population of 269,311 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 141,882 are males while 127,429 are females. In 2011 there were a total 39,485 families residing in Handwara Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Handwara Tehsil is 898.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5% people live in Urban areas while 95% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.3% while that in rural areas is 63.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Handwara Tehsil is 843 while that of Rural areas is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Handwara Tehsil is 51354 which is 19% of the total population. There are 27003 male children and 24351 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Handwara Tehsil is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Handwara Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Handwara Tehsil is 64.39%. The male literacy rate is 61.22% and the female literacy rate is 41.97% in Handwara Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Handwara Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 199 villages.

Handwara Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Handwara Tehsil.

Caste-wise Population - Handwara Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.9% of total population in Handwara Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Religion-wise Population - Handwara Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Handwara Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Handwara Tehsil in 2011 were 64.39% in which, male and female literacy were 75.62% and 51.88% respectively. Total literate in Handwara Tehsil were 140,348 of which male and female were 86,866 and 53,482 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Handwara Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Handwara Tehsil is 898 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 898 females in Handwara Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Handwara Tehsil.

Child Population - Handwara Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 51,354 children between age 0 to 6 years in Handwara Tehsil. Out of which 27,003 were male while 24,351 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Handwara Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,011 families under Handwara Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,011 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5% of total population of Handwara Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 95% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,938 while that in rural regions is 49,416.

Working Population - Handwara Tehsil

In Handwara Tehsil out of total population, 72,132 were engaged in work activities. 49.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 72,132 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,529 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,670 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Handwara Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Handwara Tehsil in Kupwara district.

Handwara Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Handwara, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia