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Gandoh Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir

Gandoh Tehsil of Doda district has total population of 71,889 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 36,754 are males while 35,135 are females. In 2011 there were total 13,216 families residing in Gandoh Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gandoh Tehsil is 956.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gandoh Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.4% and the sex ratio of Gandoh Tehsil is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandoh Tehsil is 14084 which is 20% of the total population. There are 7179 male children and 6905 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandoh Tehsil is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Gandoh Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gandoh Tehsil is 57.42%. The male literacy rate is 59.05% and the female literacy rate is 32.71% in Gandoh Tehsil.

Population
71,889
Families
13,216
Literacy
57.42%
Sex Ratio
956

To facilitate the administration, Gandoh Tehsil is further divided into 67 villages.

Gandoh Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,084 7,179 6,905
Literacy 57.42% 59.05% 32.71%
Scheduled Caste 7,209 3,673 3,536
Scheduled Tribe 17,438 9,104 8,334
Illiterate 38,695 15,052 23,643

Caste-wise Population - Gandoh Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.3% of total population in Gandoh Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,209 3,673 3,536
Schedule Tribe 17,438 9,104 8,334

Religion-wise Population - Gandoh Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,718 (27.43%) 10,043 9,675
Muslim 52,066 (72.43%) 26,644 25,422
Christian 46 (0.06%) 29 17
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 9 1
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 17 (0.02%) 9 8
No Religion Specified 29 (0.04%) 19 10

Literacy Rate - Gandoh Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gandoh Tehsil in 2011 were 57.42% in which, male and female literacy were 73.38% and 40.71% respectively. Total literate in Gandoh Tehsil were 33,194 of which male and female were 21,702 and 11,492 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gandoh Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gandoh Tehsil is 956 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 956 females in Gandoh Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Gandoh Tehsil.

Child Population - Gandoh Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 14,084 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gandoh Tehsil. Out of which 14,084 were male while 14,084 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gandoh Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gandoh Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gandoh 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 14,084.

Total Urban Rural
Population 71,889 0 71,889
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,084 0 14,084
Schedule Caste 7,209 0 7,209
Schedule Tribe 17,438 0 17,438
Literacy 57.42% - 57.42%
Sex Ratio 956 - 956

Working Population - Gandoh Tehsil

In Gandoh Tehsil out of total population, 20,813 were engaged in work activities. 54.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,813 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,563 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 450 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,376 9,332 2,044
Cultivators 3,563 3,007 556
Agriculture Labourer 450 405 45
Household Industries 115 105 10
Other Workers 7,248 5,815 1,433
Marginal Workers 9,437 6,314 3,123
Non Working 51,076 21,108 29,968

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