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Junga Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh

Junga Tehsil of Shimla district has total population of 13,398 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 6,834 are males while 6,564 are females. In 2011 there were total 2,556 families residing in Junga Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Junga Tehsil is 960.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Junga Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 85.9% and the sex ratio of Junga Tehsil is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Junga Tehsil is 1509 which is 11% of the total population. There are 741 male children and 768 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Junga Tehsil is 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Junga Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Junga Tehsil is 85.93%. The male literacy rate is 81.2% and the female literacy rate is 71.1% in Junga Tehsil.

Population
13,398
Families
2,556
Literacy
85.93%
Sex Ratio
960

To facilitate the administration, Junga Tehsil is further divided into 65 villages.

Junga Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 1,509 741 768
Literacy 85.93% 81.2% 71.1%
Scheduled Caste 5,716 2,892 2,824
Scheduled Tribe 63 37 26
Illiterate 3,182 1,285 1,897

Caste-wise Population - Junga Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Junga Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,716 2,892 2,824
Schedule Tribe 63 37 26

Religion-wise Population - Junga Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,354 (99.67%) 6,807 6,547
Muslim 20 (0.15%) 15 5
Christian 6 (0.04%) 0 6
Sikh 8 (0.06%) 6 2
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 4 (0.03%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 4 (0.03%) 3 1

Literacy Rate - Junga Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Junga Tehsil in 2011 were 85.93% in which, male and female literacy were 91.07% and 80.52% respectively. Total literate in Junga Tehsil were 10,216 of which male and female were 5,549 and 4,667 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Junga Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Junga Tehsil is 960 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 960 females in Junga Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Junga Tehsil.

Child Population - Junga Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 1,509 children between age 0 to 6 years in Junga Tehsil. Out of which 1,509 were male while 1,509 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Junga Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Junga Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Junga 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 1,509.

Total Urban Rural
Population 13,398 0 13,398
Children (0 - 6 years) 1,509 0 1,509
Schedule Caste 5,716 0 5,716
Schedule Tribe 63 0 63
Literacy 85.93% - 85.93%
Sex Ratio 960 - 960

Working Population - Junga Tehsil

In Junga Tehsil out of total population, 7,433 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,433 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,646 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 151 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,116 3,723 2,393
Cultivators 4,646 2,592 2,054
Agriculture Labourer 151 103 48
Household Industries 51 40 11
Other Workers 1,268 988 280
Marginal Workers 1,317 458 859
Non Working 5,965 2,653 3,312

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