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Majalta Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir

Majalta Tehsil of Udhampur district has total population of 47,663 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 25,087 are males while 22,576 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,243 families residing in Majalta Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Majalta Tehsil is 900.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Majalta Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 69.4% and the sex ratio of Majalta Tehsil is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Majalta Tehsil is 7199 which is 15% of the total population. There are 3888 male children and 3311 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Majalta Tehsil is 852 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Majalta Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Majalta Tehsil is 69.39%. The male literacy rate is 66.1% and the female literacy rate is 50.92% in Majalta Tehsil.

Population
47,663
Families
9,243
Literacy
69.39%
Sex Ratio
900

To facilitate the administration, Majalta Tehsil is further divided into 42 villages.

Majalta Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,199 3,888 3,311
Literacy 69.39% 66.1% 50.92%
Scheduled Caste 12,438 6,572 5,866
Scheduled Tribe 5,077 2,665 2,412
Illiterate 19,584 8,504 11,080

Caste-wise Population - Majalta Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.7% of total population in Majalta Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,438 6,572 5,866
Schedule Tribe 5,077 2,665 2,412

Religion-wise Population - Majalta Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 42,063 (88.25%) 22,172 19,891
Muslim 5,463 (11.46%) 2,843 2,620
Christian 114 (0.24%) 65 49
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 16 (0.03%) 6 10

Literacy Rate - Majalta Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Majalta Tehsil in 2011 were 69.39% in which, male and female literacy were 78.23% and 59.67% respectively. Total literate in Majalta Tehsil were 28,079 of which male and female were 16,583 and 11,496 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Majalta Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Majalta Tehsil is 900 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 900 females in Majalta Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 852 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Majalta Tehsil.

Child Population - Majalta Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 7,199 children between age 0 to 6 years in Majalta Tehsil. Out of which 7,199 were male while 7,199 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Majalta Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Majalta Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Majalta 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 7,199.

Total Urban Rural
Population 47,663 0 47,663
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,199 0 7,199
Schedule Caste 12,438 0 12,438
Schedule Tribe 5,077 0 5,077
Literacy 69.39% - 69.39%
Sex Ratio 900 - 900

Working Population - Majalta Tehsil

In Majalta Tehsil out of total population, 20,830 were engaged in work activities. 50.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,830 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,470 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 714 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,595 8,638 1,957
Cultivators 4,470 3,538 932
Agriculture Labourer 714 459 255
Household Industries 81 62 19
Other Workers 5,330 4,579 751
Marginal Workers 10,235 4,571 5,664
Non Working 26,833 11,878 14,955

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