Sihunta Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh

Sihunta Tehsil of Chamba district has a total population of 39,871 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 19,634 are males while 20,237 are females. In 2011 there were a total 8,297 families residing in Sihunta Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sihunta Tehsil is 1,031.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sihunta Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 76.7% and the sex ratio of Sihunta Tehsil is 1,031.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sihunta Tehsil is 5060 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2636 male children and 2424 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sihunta Tehsil is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,031 ) of Sihunta Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sihunta Tehsil is 76.71%. The male literacy rate is 73.97% and the female literacy rate is 60.18% in Sihunta Tehsil.

Population
39,871
Literacy
76.71%
Sex Ratio
1,031

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

Sihunta Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,060 2,636 2,424
Literacy 76.71% 73.97% 60.18%
Scheduled Caste 6,415 3,225 3,190
Scheduled Tribe 15,280 7,427 7,853
Illiterate 13,169 5,111 8,058

Caste-wise Population - Sihunta Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 38.3% of total population in Sihunta Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,415 3,225 3,190
Schedule Tribe 15,280 7,427 7,853

Religion-wise Population - Sihunta Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 38,732 (97.14%) 19,046 19,686
Muslim 1,096 (2.75%) 560 536
Christian 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Sikh 13 (0.03%) 7 6
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 23 (0.06%) 16 7

Literacy Rate - Sihunta Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sihunta Tehsil in 2011 were 76.71% in which, male and female literacy were 85.44% and 68.37% respectively. Total literate in Sihunta Tehsil were 26,702 of which male and female were 14,523 and 12,179 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Sihunta Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sihunta Tehsil is 1,031 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,031 females in Sihunta Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,031 ) of Sihunta Tehsil.


Child Population - Sihunta Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 5,060 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sihunta Tehsil. Out of which 2,636 were male while 2,424 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sihunta Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Sihunta Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sihunta 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 5,060.

Total Urban Rural
Population 39,871 0 39,871
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,060 0 5,060
Schedule Caste 6,415 0 6,415
Schedule Tribe 15,280 0 15,280
Literacy 76.71% - 76.71%
Sex Ratio 1,031 - 1,031

Working Population - Sihunta Tehsil

In Sihunta Tehsil out of total population, 21,437 were engaged in work activities. 28.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,437 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,820 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 259 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,195 4,462 1,733
Cultivators 1,820 1,111 709
Agriculture Labourer 259 178 81
Household Industries 130 99 31
Other Workers 3,986 3,074 912
Marginal Workers 15,242 6,654 8,588
Non Working 18,434 8,518 9,916

Nearby Tehsils from Sihunta Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Sihunta Tehsil in Chamba district.


Sihunta Tehsil Map


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