Nowgong Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh

Nowgong Tehsil of Chhatarpur district has a total population of 182,233 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 95,914 are males while 86,319 are females. In 2011 there were a total 33,791 families residing in Nowgong Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nowgong Tehsil is 900.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.4% people live in Urban areas while 67.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.8% while that in rural areas is 61.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nowgong Tehsil is 892 while that of Rural areas is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nowgong Tehsil is 26749 which is 15% of the total population. There are 14215 male children and 12534 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nowgong Tehsil is 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Nowgong Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nowgong Tehsil is 69.73%. The male literacy rate is 67.24% and the female literacy rate is 50.88% in Nowgong Tehsil.

Population
182,233
Literacy
69.73%
Sex Ratio
900

To facilitate the administration, Nowgong Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 80 villages.

Nowgong Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,749 14,215 12,534
Literacy 69.73% 67.24% 50.88%
Scheduled Caste 42,502 22,225 20,277
Scheduled Tribe 1,228 677 551
Illiterate 73,813 31,417 42,396

Caste-wise Population - Nowgong Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Nowgong Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 42,502 22,225 20,277
Schedule Tribe 1,228 677 551

Religion-wise Population - Nowgong Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 169,546 (93.04%) 89,332 80,214
Muslim 11,582 (6.36%) 5,999 5,583
Christian 258 (0.14%) 130 128
Sikh 116 (0.06%) 64 52
Buddhist 2 (0%) 2 0
Jain 638 (0.35%) 339 299
Other Religion 4 (0%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 87 (0.05%) 47 40

Literacy Rate - Nowgong Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nowgong Tehsil in 2011 were 69.73% in which, male and female literacy were 78.94% and 59.53% respectively. Total literate in Nowgong Tehsil were 108,420 of which male and female were 64,497 and 43,923 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Nowgong Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nowgong Tehsil is 900 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 900 females in Nowgong Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 882 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Nowgong Tehsil.


Child Population - Nowgong Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 26,749 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nowgong Tehsil. Out of which 14,215 were male while 12,534 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nowgong Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 10,810 families under Nowgong Tehsil living in urban areas while 10,810 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32.4% of total population of Nowgong Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 67.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 7,372 while that in rural regions is 19,377.

Total Urban Rural
Population 182,233 59,109 123,124
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,749 7,372 19,377
Schedule Caste 42,502 10,938 31,564
Schedule Tribe 1,228 280 948
Literacy 69.73% 85.81% 61.71%
Sex Ratio 900 892 904

Working Population - Nowgong Tehsil

In Nowgong Tehsil out of total population, 72,379 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 72,379 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,785 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,801 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56,233 42,332 13,901
Cultivators 21,785 16,439 5,346
Agriculture Labourer 11,801 6,895 4,906
Household Industries 1,345 995 350
Other Workers 21,302 18,003 3,299
Marginal Workers 16,146 6,176 9,970
Non Working 109,854 47,406 62,448

Nearby Tehsils from Nowgong Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Nowgong Tehsil in Chhatarpur district.


Nowgong Tehsil Map


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