Poo Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh

Poo Tehsil of Kinnaur district has a total population of 8,309 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 4,681 are males while 3,628 are females. In 2011 there were a total 1,987 families residing in Poo Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Poo Tehsil is 775.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Poo Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 79.2% and the sex ratio of Poo Tehsil is 775.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Poo Tehsil is 720 which is 9% of the total population. There are 376 male children and 344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Poo Tehsil is 915 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 775 ) of Poo Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Poo Tehsil is 79.18%. The male literacy rate is 79.04% and the female literacy rate is 63.64% in Poo Tehsil.

Population
8,309
Literacy
79.18%
Sex Ratio
775

To facilitate the administration, Poo Tehsil is further divided into 97 villages.

Poo Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 720 376 344
Literacy 79.18% 79.04% 63.64%
Scheduled Caste 1,925 953 972
Scheduled Tribe 4,038 1,836 2,202
Illiterate 2,300 981 1,319

Caste-wise Population - Poo Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 48.6% of total population in Poo Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,925 953 972
Schedule Tribe 4,038 1,836 2,202

Religion-wise Population - Poo Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,409 (28.99%) 1,890 519
Muslim 71 (0.85%) 56 15
Christian 92 (1.11%) 63 29
Sikh 28 (0.34%) 27 1
Buddhist 5,704 (68.65%) 2,643 3,061
Jain 3 (0.04%) 1 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.02%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Poo Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Poo Tehsil in 2011 were 79.18% in which, male and female literacy were 85.95% and 70.31% respectively. Total literate in Poo Tehsil were 6,009 of which male and female were 3,700 and 2,309 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Poo Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Poo Tehsil is 775 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 775 females in Poo Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 915 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 775 ) of Poo Tehsil.


Child Population - Poo Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 720 children between age 0 to 6 years in Poo Tehsil. Out of which 376 were male while 344 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Poo Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Poo Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Poo Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 720.

Total Urban Rural
Population 8,309 0 8,309
Children (0 - 6 years) 720 0 720
Schedule Caste 1,925 0 1,925
Schedule Tribe 4,038 0 4,038
Literacy 79.18% - 79.18%
Sex Ratio 775 - 775

Working Population - Poo Tehsil

In Poo Tehsil out of total population, 6,153 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,153 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,516 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 167 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,210 3,407 1,803
Cultivators 2,516 1,216 1,300
Agriculture Labourer 167 108 59
Household Industries 84 61 23
Other Workers 2,443 2,022 421
Marginal Workers 943 337 606
Non Working 2,156 937 1,219

Nearby Tehsils from Poo Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Poo Tehsil in Kinnaur district.

Tehsil Population
Morang Tehsil population 10,238
Hangrang Tehsil population 4,659
Kalpa Tehsil population 19,190
Nichar Tehsil population 27,683
Sangla Tehsil population 14,042

Poo Tehsil Map


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