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Handiya Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Harda district, Madhya Pradesh

Handiya Tehsil of Harda district has total population of 71,501 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 37,319 are males while 34,182 are females. In 2011 there were total 14,386 families residing in Handiya Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Handiya Tehsil is 916.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Handiya Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.6% and the sex ratio of Handiya Tehsil is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Handiya Tehsil is 11907 which is 17% of the total population. There are 6193 male children and 5714 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Handiya Tehsil is 923 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Handiya Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Handiya Tehsil is 64.57%. The male literacy rate is 62.14% and the female literacy rate is 44.73% in Handiya Tehsil.

Population
71,501
Families
14,386
Literacy
64.57%
Sex Ratio
916

To facilitate the administration, Handiya Tehsil is further divided into 110 villages.

Handiya Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,907 6,193 5,714
Literacy 64.57% 62.14% 44.73%
Scheduled Caste 13,699 7,204 6,495
Scheduled Tribe 27,913 14,489 13,424
Illiterate 33,022 14,128 18,894

Caste-wise Population - Handiya Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39% of total population in Handiya Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,699 7,204 6,495
Schedule Tribe 27,913 14,489 13,424

Religion-wise Population - Handiya Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 69,485 (97.18%) 36,275 33,210
Muslim 1,909 (2.67%) 982 927
Christian 32 (0.04%) 17 15
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 62 (0.09%) 37 25

Literacy Rate - Handiya Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Handiya Tehsil in 2011 were 64.57% in which, male and female literacy were 74.51% and 53.7% respectively. Total literate in Handiya Tehsil were 38,479 of which male and female were 23,191 and 15,288 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Handiya Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Handiya Tehsil is 916 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 916 females in Handiya Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Handiya Tehsil.

Child Population - Handiya Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 11,907 children between age 0 to 6 years in Handiya Tehsil. Out of which 11,907 were male while 11,907 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Handiya Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Handiya Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Handiya 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 11,907.

Total Urban Rural
Population 71,501 0 71,501
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,907 0 11,907
Schedule Caste 13,699 0 13,699
Schedule Tribe 27,913 0 27,913
Literacy 64.57% - 64.57%
Sex Ratio 916 - 916

Working Population - Handiya Tehsil

In Handiya Tehsil out of total population, 31,811 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 31,811 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,918 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,830 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,979 16,863 5,116
Cultivators 7,918 6,811 1,107
Agriculture Labourer 10,830 7,528 3,302
Household Industries 384 302 82
Other Workers 2,847 2,222 625
Marginal Workers 9,832 3,349 6,483
Non Working 39,690 17,107 22,583

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