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Nihri Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh

Nihri Tehsil of Mandi district has total population of 35,569 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 18,051 are males while 17,518 are females. In 2011 there were total 6,908 families residing in Nihri Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nihri Tehsil is 970.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Nihri Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 75.3% and the sex ratio of Nihri Tehsil is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nihri Tehsil is 4467 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2274 male children and 2193 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nihri Tehsil is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Nihri Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nihri Tehsil is 75.29%. The male literacy rate is 74.3% and the female literacy rate is 57.12% in Nihri Tehsil.

Population
35,569
Families
6,908
Literacy
75.29%
Sex Ratio
970

To facilitate the administration, Nihri Tehsil is further divided into 274 villages.

Nihri Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,467 2,274 2,193
Literacy 75.29% 74.3% 57.12%
Scheduled Caste 10,970 5,553 5,417
Scheduled Tribe 260 137 123
Illiterate 12,151 4,640 7,511

Caste-wise Population - Nihri Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Nihri Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,970 5,553 5,417
Schedule Tribe 260 137 123

Religion-wise Population - Nihri Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 35,306 (99.26%) 17,912 17,394
Muslim 191 (0.54%) 100 91
Christian 34 (0.1%) 21 13
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 32 (0.09%) 15 17

Literacy Rate - Nihri Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nihri Tehsil in 2011 were 75.29% in which, male and female literacy were 85% and 65.3% respectively. Total literate in Nihri Tehsil were 23,418 of which male and female were 13,411 and 10,007 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nihri Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nihri Tehsil is 970 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 970 females in Nihri Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Nihri Tehsil.

Child Population - Nihri Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 4,467 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nihri Tehsil. Out of which 4,467 were male while 4,467 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nihri Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Nihri Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Nihri 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 4,467.

Total Urban Rural
Population 35,569 0 35,569
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,467 0 4,467
Schedule Caste 10,970 0 10,970
Schedule Tribe 260 0 260
Literacy 75.29% - 75.29%
Sex Ratio 970 - 970

Working Population - Nihri Tehsil

In Nihri Tehsil out of total population, 22,852 were engaged in work activities. 58.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,852 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,251 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,456 8,399 5,057
Cultivators 11,251 6,649 4,602
Agriculture Labourer 112 74 38
Household Industries 79 67 12
Other Workers 2,014 1,609 405
Marginal Workers 9,396 3,300 6,096
Non Working 12,717 6,352 6,365

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