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Dadahu Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh

Dadahu Tehsil of Sirmaur district has total population of 17,403 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 8,870 are males while 8,533 are females. In 2011 there were total 3,287 families residing in Dadahu Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dadahu Tehsil is 962.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dadahu Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 79.4% and the sex ratio of Dadahu Tehsil is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dadahu Tehsil is 2331 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1194 male children and 1137 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dadahu Tehsil is 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Dadahu Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dadahu Tehsil is 79.35%. The male literacy rate is 75.32% and the female literacy rate is 61.87% in Dadahu Tehsil.

Population
17,403
Families
3,287
Literacy
79.35%
Sex Ratio
962

To facilitate the administration, Dadahu Tehsil is further divided into 73 villages.

Dadahu Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 2,331 1,194 1,137
Literacy 79.35% 75.32% 61.87%
Scheduled Caste 5,972 3,034 2,938
Scheduled Tribe 226 114 112
Illiterate 5,443 2,189 3,254

Caste-wise Population - Dadahu Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Dadahu Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,972 3,034 2,938
Schedule Tribe 226 114 112

Religion-wise Population - Dadahu Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 17,134 (98.45%) 8,726 8,408
Muslim 241 (1.38%) 130 111
Christian 3 (0.02%) 0 3
Sikh 8 (0.05%) 4 4
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Other Religion 5 (0.03%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 10 (0.06%) 6 4

Literacy Rate - Dadahu Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dadahu Tehsil in 2011 were 79.35% in which, male and female literacy were 87.04% and 71.38% respectively. Total literate in Dadahu Tehsil were 11,960 of which male and female were 6,681 and 5,279 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dadahu Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dadahu Tehsil is 962 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 962 females in Dadahu Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 962 ) of Dadahu Tehsil.

Child Population - Dadahu Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 2,331 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dadahu Tehsil. Out of which 2,331 were male while 2,331 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dadahu Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dadahu Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dadahu 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 2,331.

Total Urban Rural
Population 17,403 0 17,403
Children (0 - 6 years) 2,331 0 2,331
Schedule Caste 5,972 0 5,972
Schedule Tribe 226 0 226
Literacy 79.35% - 79.35%
Sex Ratio 962 - 962

Working Population - Dadahu Tehsil

In Dadahu Tehsil out of total population, 10,649 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,649 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,841 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 163 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,841 4,661 3,180
Cultivators 5,841 2,988 2,853
Agriculture Labourer 163 131 32
Household Industries 112 104 8
Other Workers 1,725 1,438 287
Marginal Workers 2,808 1,340 1,468
Non Working 6,754 2,869 3,885

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