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

Karnah Tehsil of Kupwara district has a total population of 60,129 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 34,471 are males while 25,658 are females. In 2011 there were a total 11,422 families residing in Karnah Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Karnah Tehsil is 744.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 25.8% people live in Urban areas while 74.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 68.4% while that in rural areas is 58.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Karnah Tehsil is 587 while that of Rural areas is 807.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karnah Tehsil is 10811 which is 18% of the total population. There are 5769 male children and 5042 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karnah Tehsil is 874 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 744 ) of Karnah Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Karnah Tehsil is 61.43%. The male literacy rate is 62.79% and the female literacy rate is 33.72% in Karnah Tehsil.

Population
60,129
Literacy
61.43%
Sex Ratio
744

To facilitate the administration, Karnah Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 41 villages.

Karnah Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 10,811 5,769 5,042
Literacy 61.43% 62.79% 33.72%
Scheduled Caste 111 111 0
Scheduled Tribe 7,723 4,057 3,666
Illiterate 29,831 12,826 17,005

Caste-wise Population - Karnah Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.8% of total population in Karnah Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 111 111 0
Schedule Tribe 7,723 4,057 3,666

Religion-wise Population - Karnah Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,215 (8.67%) 5,167 48
Muslim 53,575 (89.1%) 28,281 25,294
Christian 287 (0.48%) 226 61
Sikh 858 (1.43%) 678 180
Buddhist 9 (0.01%) 8 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 185 (0.31%) 111 74

Literacy Rate - Karnah Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Karnah Tehsil in 2011 were 61.43% in which, male and female literacy were 75.41% and 41.97% respectively. Total literate in Karnah Tehsil were 30,298 of which male and female were 21,645 and 8,653 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Karnah Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Karnah Tehsil is 744 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 744 females in Karnah Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 874 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 744 ) of Karnah Tehsil.


Child Population - Karnah Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 10,811 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karnah Tehsil. Out of which 5,769 were male while 5,042 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Karnah Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,980 families under Karnah Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,980 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 25.8% of total population of Karnah Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 74.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,546 while that in rural regions is 8,265.

Total Urban Rural
Population 60,129 15,538 44,591
Children (0 - 6 years) 10,811 2,546 8,265
Schedule Caste 111 80 31
Schedule Tribe 7,723 306 7,417
Literacy 61.43% 68.39% 58.95%
Sex Ratio 744 587 807

Working Population - Karnah Tehsil

In Karnah Tehsil out of total population, 20,283 were engaged in work activities. 61.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,283 workers engaged in Main Work, 951 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 391 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,531 11,434 1,097
Cultivators 951 692 259
Agriculture Labourer 391 296 95
Household Industries 195 135 60
Other Workers 10,994 10,311 683
Marginal Workers 7,752 6,159 1,593
Non Working 39,846 16,878 22,968

Nearby Tehsils from Karnah Tehsil

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

Tehsil Population
Handwara Tehsil population 269,311
Kupwara Tehsil population 540,914

Karnah Tehsil Map


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