Dharampuri Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh

Dharampuri Tehsil of Dhar district has total population of 183,659 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,372 are males while 90,287 are females. In 2011 there were total 36,439 families residing in Dharampuri Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dharampuri Tehsil is 967.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 26.4% people lives in Urban areas while 73.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.4% while that in the rural areas is 59.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dharampuri Tehsil is 936% while that of Rural areas is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharampuri Tehsil is 27400 which is 15% of the total population. There are 14253 male children and 13147 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharampuri Tehsil is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Dharampuri Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dharampuri Tehsil is 64.08%. The male literacy rate is 62.2% and the female literacy rate is 46.57% in Dharampuri Tehsil.

Population
183,659
Families
36,439
Literacy
64.08%
Sex Ratio
967

To facilitate the administration, Dharampuri Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 102 villages.

Dharampuri Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,400 14,253 13,147
Literacy 64.08% 62.2% 46.57%
Scheduled Caste 15,576 7,870 7,706
Scheduled Tribe 85,564 43,126 42,438
Illiterate 83,535 35,299 48,236

Caste-wise Population - Dharampuri Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 46.6% of total population in Dharampuri Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,576 7,870 7,706
Schedule Tribe 85,564 43,126 42,438

Religion-wise Population - Dharampuri Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 169,070 (92.06%) 85,942 83,128
Muslim 13,644 (7.43%) 6,949 6,695
Christian 252 (0.14%) 114 138
Sikh 125 (0.07%) 71 54
Buddhist 14 (0.01%) 7 7
Jain 428 (0.23%) 221 207
Other Religion 8 (0%) 6 2
No Religion Specified 118 (0.06%) 62 56

Literacy Rate - Dharampuri Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dharampuri Tehsil in 2011 were 64.08% in which, male and female literacy were 73.4% and 54.51% respectively. Total literate in Dharampuri Tehsil were 100,124 of which male and female were 58,073 and 42,051 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dharampuri Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dharampuri Tehsil is 967 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 967 females in Dharampuri Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Dharampuri Tehsil.

Child Population - Dharampuri Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 27,400 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dharampuri Tehsil. Out of which 27,400 were male while 27,400 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dharampuri Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 9,379 families under Dharampuri Tehsil living in urban areas while 9,379 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 26.4% of total population of Dharampuri Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 73.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,428 while that in rural region is 20,972.

Total Urban Rural
Population 183,659 48,456 135,203
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,400 6,428 20,972
Schedule Caste 15,576 4,354 11,222
Schedule Tribe 85,564 7,678 77,886
Literacy 64.08% 77.42% 59.17%
Sex Ratio 967 936 978

Working Population - Dharampuri Tehsil

In Dharampuri Tehsil out of total population, 81,892 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 81,892 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,336 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31,467 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 65,964 44,515 21,449
Cultivators 16,336 12,042 4,294
Agriculture Labourer 31,467 17,515 13,952
Household Industries 1,365 1,017 348
Other Workers 16,796 13,941 2,855
Marginal Workers 15,928 5,457 10,471
Non Working 101,767 43,400 58,367

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