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Bani Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir

Bani Tehsil of Kathua district has total population of 45,996 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 23,889 are males while 22,107 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,096 families residing in Bani Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Bani Tehsil is 925.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bani Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 53.7% and the sex ratio of Bani Tehsil is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bani Tehsil is 8103 which is 18% of the total population. There are 4170 male children and 3933 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bani Tehsil is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Bani Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Bani Tehsil is 53.74%. The male literacy rate is 57.16% and the female literacy rate is 30.34% in Bani Tehsil.

Population
45,996
Families
8,096
Literacy
53.74%
Sex Ratio
925

To facilitate the administration, Bani Tehsil is further divided into 33 villages.

Bani Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,103 4,170 3,933
Literacy 53.74% 57.16% 30.34%
Scheduled Caste 7,015 3,688 3,327
Scheduled Tribe 13,171 6,776 6,395
Illiterate 25,634 10,234 15,400

Caste-wise Population - Bani Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.6% of total population in Bani Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,015 3,688 3,327
Schedule Tribe 13,171 6,776 6,395

Religion-wise Population - Bani Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 37,730 (82.03%) 19,577 18,153
Muslim 8,240 (17.91%) 4,297 3,943
Christian 1 (0%) 0 1
Sikh 8 (0.02%) 6 2
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 15 (0.03%) 8 7

Literacy Rate - Bani Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Bani Tehsil in 2011 were 53.74% in which, male and female literacy were 69.25% and 36.9% respectively. Total literate in Bani Tehsil were 20,362 of which male and female were 13,655 and 6,707 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bani Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Bani Tehsil is 925 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 925 females in Bani Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Bani Tehsil.

Child Population - Bani Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 8,103 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bani Tehsil. Out of which 8,103 were male while 8,103 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bani Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bani Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bani 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 8,103.

Total Urban Rural
Population 45,996 0 45,996
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,103 0 8,103
Schedule Caste 7,015 0 7,015
Schedule Tribe 13,171 0 13,171
Literacy 53.74% - 53.74%
Sex Ratio 925 - 925

Working Population - Bani Tehsil

In Bani Tehsil out of total population, 22,282 were engaged in work activities. 69.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,282 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,718 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,395 10,223 5,172
Cultivators 11,718 7,403 4,315
Agriculture Labourer 73 64 9
Household Industries 29 17 12
Other Workers 3,575 2,739 836
Marginal Workers 6,887 2,944 3,943
Non Working 23,714 10,722 12,992

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