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Dhatwal Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh

Dhatwal Tehsil of Hamirpur district has total population of 37,621 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 17,579 are males while 20,042 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,628 families residing in Dhatwal Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhatwal Tehsil is 1,140.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dhatwal Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 86.9% and the sex ratio of Dhatwal Tehsil is 1,140.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhatwal Tehsil is 4117 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2184 male children and 1933 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhatwal Tehsil is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,140 ) of Dhatwal Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dhatwal Tehsil is 86.93%. The male literacy rate is 81.9% and the female literacy rate is 73.49% in Dhatwal Tehsil.

Population
37,621
Families
8,628
Literacy
86.93%
Sex Ratio
1,140

To facilitate the administration, Dhatwal Tehsil is further divided into 132 villages.

Dhatwal Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,117 2,184 1,933
Literacy 86.93% 81.9% 73.49%
Scheduled Caste 8,967 4,359 4,608
Scheduled Tribe 105 54 51
Illiterate 8,496 3,182 5,314

Caste-wise Population - Dhatwal Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Dhatwal Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,967 4,359 4,608
Schedule Tribe 105 54 51

Religion-wise Population - Dhatwal Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 37,354 (99.29%) 17,438 19,916
Muslim 180 (0.48%) 94 86
Christian 23 (0.06%) 12 11
Sikh 42 (0.11%) 24 18
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.05%) 9 11

Literacy Rate - Dhatwal Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dhatwal Tehsil in 2011 were 86.93% in which, male and female literacy were 93.52% and 81.33% respectively. Total literate in Dhatwal Tehsil were 29,125 of which male and female were 14,397 and 14,728 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dhatwal Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dhatwal Tehsil is 1,140 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,140 females in Dhatwal Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,140 ) of Dhatwal Tehsil.

Child Population - Dhatwal Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 4,117 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhatwal Tehsil. Out of which 4,117 were male while 4,117 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhatwal Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dhatwal Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dhatwal 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 4,117.

Total Urban Rural
Population 37,621 0 37,621
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,117 0 4,117
Schedule Caste 8,967 0 8,967
Schedule Tribe 105 0 105
Literacy 86.93% - 86.93%
Sex Ratio 1,140 - 1,140

Working Population - Dhatwal Tehsil

In Dhatwal Tehsil out of total population, 16,856 were engaged in work activities. 58.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 16,856 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,853 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 80 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,849 5,685 4,164
Cultivators 5,853 2,301 3,552
Agriculture Labourer 80 43 37
Household Industries 113 98 15
Other Workers 3,803 3,243 560
Marginal Workers 7,007 2,731 4,276
Non Working 20,765 9,163 11,602

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