Lohaghat Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Champawat district, Uttarakhand

Lohaghat Tehsil of Champawat district has total population of 86,477 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,501 are males while 43,976 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,449 families residing in Lohaghat Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Lohaghat Tehsil is 1,035.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.2% people lives in Urban areas while 90.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.3% while that in the rural areas is 77.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Lohaghat Tehsil is 860% while that of Rural areas is 1,054.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lohaghat Tehsil is 12361 which is 14% of the total population. There are 6639 male children and 5722 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lohaghat Tehsil is 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,035 ) of Lohaghat Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Lohaghat Tehsil is 79.21%. The male literacy rate is 78.25% and the female literacy rate is 57.87% in Lohaghat Tehsil.

Population
86,477
Families
18,449
Literacy
79.21%
Sex Ratio
1,035

To facilitate the administration, Lohaghat Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 287 villages.

Lohaghat Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,361 6,639 5,722
Literacy 79.21% 78.25% 57.87%
Scheduled Caste 17,786 8,922 8,864
Scheduled Tribe 127 65 62
Illiterate 27,771 9,242 18,529

Caste-wise Population - Lohaghat Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Lohaghat Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,786 8,922 8,864
Schedule Tribe 127 65 62

Religion-wise Population - Lohaghat Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 85,574 (98.96%) 41,961 43,613
Muslim 782 (0.9%) 474 308
Christian 58 (0.07%) 32 26
Sikh 21 (0.02%) 13 8
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 35 (0.04%) 16 19

Literacy Rate - Lohaghat Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Lohaghat Tehsil in 2011 were 79.21% in which, male and female literacy were 92.74% and 66.52% respectively. Total literate in Lohaghat Tehsil were 58,706 of which male and female were 33,259 and 25,447 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Lohaghat Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Lohaghat Tehsil is 1,035 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,035 females in Lohaghat Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,035 ) of Lohaghat Tehsil.

Child Population - Lohaghat Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 12,361 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lohaghat Tehsil. Out of which 12,361 were male while 12,361 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Lohaghat Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,846 families under Lohaghat Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,846 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 9.2% of total population of Lohaghat Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 90.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 921 while that in rural region is 11,440.

Total Urban Rural
Population 86,477 7,926 78,551
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,361 921 11,440
Schedule Caste 17,786 1,105 16,681
Schedule Tribe 127 66 61
Literacy 79.21% 92.31% 77.84%
Sex Ratio 1,035 860 1,054

Working Population - Lohaghat Tehsil

In Lohaghat Tehsil out of total population, 34,918 were engaged in work activities. 50.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 34,918 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,675 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 309 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,492 11,239 6,253
Cultivators 10,675 5,822 4,853
Agriculture Labourer 309 239 70
Household Industries 285 230 55
Other Workers 6,223 4,948 1,275
Marginal Workers 17,426 7,553 9,873
Non Working 51,559 23,709 27,850

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