Agar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh
Agar Tehsil of Shajapur district has total population of 173,335 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 89,134 are males while 84,201 are females. In 2011 there were total 36,380 families residing in Agar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Agar Tehsil is 945.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 27.9% people lives in Urban areas while 72.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.4% while that in the rural areas is 61.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Agar Tehsil is 935% while that of Rural areas is 948.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Agar Tehsil is 26449 which is 15% of the total population. There are 13716 male children and 12733 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Agar Tehsil is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Agar Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Agar Tehsil is 66.34%. The male literacy rate is 66.42% and the female literacy rate is 45.41% in Agar Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Agar Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 137 villages.
Agar Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Agar Tehsil.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 26,449 | 13,716 | 12,733 |
| Literacy | 66.34% | 66.42% | 45.41% |
| Scheduled Caste | 45,649 | 23,469 | 22,180 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,769 | 917 | 852 |
| Illiterate | 75,891 | 29,929 | 45,962 |
Caste-wise Population - Agar Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Agar Tehsil of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 45,649 | 23,469 | 22,180 |
| Schedule Tribe | 1,769 | 917 | 852 |
Religion-wise Population - Agar Tehsil
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 152,370 | (87.9%) | 78,427 | 73,943 |
| Muslim | 18,098 | (10.44%) | 9,237 | 8,861 |
| Christian | 112 | (0.06%) | 61 | 51 |
| Sikh | 38 | (0.02%) | 16 | 22 |
| Buddhist | 6 | (0%) | 2 | 4 |
| Jain | 2,640 | (1.52%) | 1,345 | 1,295 |
| Other Religion | 2 | (0%) | 2 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 69 | (0.04%) | 44 | 25 |
Literacy Rate - Agar Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Agar Tehsil in 2011 were 66.34% in which, male and female literacy were 78.5% and 53.51% respectively. Total literate in Agar Tehsil were 97,444 of which male and female were 59,205 and 38,239 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Agar Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Agar Tehsil is 945 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 945 females in Agar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Agar Tehsil.
Child Population - Agar Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 26,449 children between age 0 to 6 years in Agar Tehsil. Out of which 26,449 were male while 26,449 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Agar Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are total 9,282 families under Agar Tehsil living in urban areas while 9,282 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 27.9% of total population of Agar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 72.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,748 while that in rural region is 19,701.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 173,335 | 48,375 | 124,960 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 26,449 | 6,748 | 19,701 |
| Schedule Caste | 45,649 | 6,981 | 38,668 |
| Schedule Tribe | 1,769 | 732 | 1,037 |
| Literacy | 66.34% | 79.44% | 61.16% |
| Sex Ratio | 945 | 935 | 948 |
Working Population - Agar Tehsil
In Agar Tehsil out of total population, 78,298 were engaged in work activities. 72.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,298 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,594 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20,988 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 56,909 | 41,757 | 15,152 |
| Cultivators | 20,594 | 16,043 | 4,551 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 20,988 | 12,558 | 8,430 |
| Household Industries | 731 | 581 | 150 |
| Other Workers | 14,596 | 12,575 | 2,021 |
| Marginal Workers | 21,389 | 7,658 | 13,731 |
| Non Working | 95,037 | 39,719 | 55,318 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Agar, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia