Mau Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh
Mau Tehsil of Chitrakoot district has total population of 281,758 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 149,118 are males while 132,640 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,834 families residing in Mau Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Mau Tehsil is 889.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.8% people lives in Urban areas while 95.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 70.3% while that in the rural areas is 65.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Mau Tehsil is 885% while that of Rural areas is 890.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mau Tehsil is 53055 which is 19% of the total population. There are 27707 male children and 25348 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mau Tehsil is 915 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 889 ) of Mau Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Mau Tehsil is 65.76%. The male literacy rate is 62.02% and the female literacy rate is 43.66% in Mau Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Mau Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 215 villages.
Mau Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Mau Tehsil.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 53,055 | 27,707 | 25,348 |
| Literacy | 65.76% | 62.02% | 43.66% |
| Scheduled Caste | 74,908 | 39,511 | 35,397 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 359 | 192 | 167 |
| Illiterate | 131,364 | 56,629 | 74,735 |
Caste-wise Population - Mau Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mau Tehsil of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 74,908 | 39,511 | 35,397 |
| Schedule Tribe | 359 | 192 | 167 |
Religion-wise Population - Mau Tehsil
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 271,649 | (96.41%) | 143,800 | 127,849 |
| Muslim | 9,416 | (3.34%) | 4,954 | 4,462 |
| Christian | 161 | (0.06%) | 78 | 83 |
| Sikh | 25 | (0.01%) | 9 | 16 |
| Buddhist | 13 | (0%) | 7 | 6 |
| Jain | 217 | (0.08%) | 108 | 109 |
| Other Religion | 5 | (0%) | 2 | 3 |
| No Religion Specified | 272 | (0.1%) | 160 | 112 |
Literacy Rate - Mau Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Mau Tehsil in 2011 were 65.76% in which, male and female literacy were 76.18% and 53.97% respectively. Total literate in Mau Tehsil were 150,394 of which male and female were 92,489 and 57,905 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Mau Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Mau Tehsil is 889 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 889 females in Mau Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 915 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 889 ) of Mau Tehsil.
Child Population - Mau Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 53,055 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mau Tehsil. Out of which 53,055 were male while 53,055 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Mau Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are total 2,227 families under Mau Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,227 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.8% of total population of Mau Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 95.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,080 while that in rural region is 50,975.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 281,758 | 13,439 | 268,319 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 53,055 | 2,080 | 50,975 |
| Schedule Caste | 74,908 | 3,857 | 71,051 |
| Schedule Tribe | 359 | 0 | 359 |
| Literacy | 65.76% | 70.34% | 65.52% |
| Sex Ratio | 889 | 885 | 890 |
Working Population - Mau Tehsil
In Mau Tehsil out of total population, 111,991 were engaged in work activities. 70.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111,991 workers engaged in Main Work, 36,308 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27,395 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 79,375 | 56,003 | 23,372 |
| Cultivators | 36,308 | 26,742 | 9,566 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 27,395 | 17,465 | 9,930 |
| Household Industries | 3,328 | 2,007 | 1,321 |
| Other Workers | 12,344 | 9,789 | 2,555 |
| Marginal Workers | 32,616 | 14,801 | 17,815 |
| Non Working | 169,767 | 78,314 | 91,453 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Mau, Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia