Kangan Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir
Kangan Tehsil of Ganderbal district has total population of 120,934 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 64,723 are males while 56,211 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,326 families residing in Kangan Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 868.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kangan Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 52.8% and the sex ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 868.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kangan Tehsil is 22542 which is 19% of the total population. There are 12012 male children and 10530 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 877 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 868 ) of Kangan Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Kangan Tehsil is 52.84%. The male literacy rate is 51.97% and the female literacy rate is 32.66% in Kangan Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Kangan Tehsil is further divided into 42 villages.
Kangan Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kangan Tehsil.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 22,542 | 12,012 | 10,530 |
| Literacy | 52.84% | 51.97% | 32.66% |
| Scheduled Caste | 37 | 25 | 12 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 53,788 | 28,670 | 25,118 |
| Illiterate | 68,941 | 31,087 | 37,854 |
Caste-wise Population - Kangan Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.5% of total population in Kangan Tehsil of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 37 | 25 | 12 |
| Schedule Tribe | 53,788 | 28,670 | 25,118 |
Religion-wise Population - Kangan Tehsil
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 1,605 | (1.33%) | 1,494 | 111 |
| Muslim | 118,720 | (98.17%) | 62,734 | 55,986 |
| Christian | 176 | (0.15%) | 122 | 54 |
| Sikh | 271 | (0.22%) | 259 | 12 |
| Buddhist | 7 | (0.01%) | 5 | 2 |
| Jain | 4 | (0%) | 0 | 4 |
| Other Religion | 3 | (0%) | 2 | 1 |
| No Religion Specified | 148 | (0.12%) | 107 | 41 |
Literacy Rate - Kangan Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Kangan Tehsil in 2011 were 52.84% in which, male and female literacy were 63.81% and 40.19% respectively. Total literate in Kangan Tehsil were 51,993 of which male and female were 33,636 and 18,357 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Kangan Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 868 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 868 females in Kangan Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 877 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 868 ) of Kangan Tehsil.
Child Population - Kangan Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 22,542 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kangan Tehsil. Out of which 22,542 were male while 22,542 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Kangan Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kangan Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kangan 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 22,542.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 120,934 | 0 | 120,934 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 22,542 | 0 | 22,542 |
| Schedule Caste | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Schedule Tribe | 53,788 | 0 | 53,788 |
| Literacy | 52.84% | - | 52.84% |
| Sex Ratio | 868 | - | 868 |
Working Population - Kangan Tehsil
In Kangan Tehsil out of total population, 35,056 were engaged in work activities. 47.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,056 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,697 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,748 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 16,776 | 15,234 | 1,542 |
| Cultivators | 1,697 | 1,305 | 392 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,748 | 1,568 | 180 |
| Household Industries | 295 | 225 | 70 |
| Other Workers | 13,036 | 12,136 | 900 |
| Marginal Workers | 18,280 | 13,429 | 4,851 |
| Non Working | 85,878 | 36,060 | 49,818 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kangan, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia