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Atholi Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir

Atholi Tehsil of Kishtwar district has total population of 21,548 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 11,277 are males while 10,271 are females. In 2011 there were total 4,259 families residing in Atholi Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Atholi Tehsil is 911.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Atholi Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 56.2% and the sex ratio of Atholi Tehsil is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Atholi Tehsil is 3400 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1800 male children and 1600 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Atholi Tehsil is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 911 ) of Atholi Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Atholi Tehsil is 56.16%. The male literacy rate is 58.17% and the female literacy rate is 35.36% in Atholi Tehsil.

Population
21,548
Families
4,259
Literacy
56.16%
Sex Ratio
911

To facilitate the administration, Atholi Tehsil is further divided into 32 villages.

Atholi Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 3,400 1,800 1,600
Literacy 56.16% 58.17% 35.36%
Scheduled Caste 2,116 1,098 1,018
Scheduled Tribe 2,214 1,128 1,086
Illiterate 11,356 4,717 6,639

Caste-wise Population - Atholi Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.3% of total population in Atholi Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,116 1,098 1,018
Schedule Tribe 2,214 1,128 1,086

Religion-wise Population - Atholi Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,021 (83.63%) 9,472 8,549
Muslim 1,473 (6.84%) 769 704
Christian 4 (0.02%) 3 1
Sikh 10 (0.05%) 4 6
Buddhist 2,038 (9.46%) 1,029 1,009
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0%) 0 1

Literacy Rate - Atholi Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Atholi Tehsil in 2011 were 56.16% in which, male and female literacy were 69.22% and 41.89% respectively. Total literate in Atholi Tehsil were 10,192 of which male and female were 6,560 and 3,632 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Atholi Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Atholi Tehsil is 911 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 911 females in Atholi Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 911 ) of Atholi Tehsil.

Child Population - Atholi Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 3,400 children between age 0 to 6 years in Atholi Tehsil. Out of which 3,400 were male while 3,400 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Atholi Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Atholi Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Atholi Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 3,400.

Total Urban Rural
Population 21,548 0 21,548
Children (0 - 6 years) 3,400 0 3,400
Schedule Caste 2,116 0 2,116
Schedule Tribe 2,214 0 2,214
Literacy 56.16% - 56.16%
Sex Ratio 911 - 911

Working Population - Atholi Tehsil

In Atholi Tehsil out of total population, 6,727 were engaged in work activities. 96.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,727 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,001 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 173 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,477 5,245 1,232
Cultivators 5,001 4,002 999
Agriculture Labourer 173 140 33
Household Industries 36 35 1
Other Workers 1,267 1,068 199
Marginal Workers 250 139 111
Non Working 14,821 5,893 8,928

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