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Orchha Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh

Orchha Tehsil of Narayanpur district has total population of 34,950 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 17,547 are males while 17,403 are females. In 2011 there were total 6,826 families residing in Orchha Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Orchha Tehsil is 992.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Orchha Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 33.4% and the sex ratio of Orchha Tehsil is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Orchha Tehsil is 6354 which is 18% of the total population. There are 3189 male children and 3165 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Orchha Tehsil is 992 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Orchha Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Orchha Tehsil is 33.39%. The male literacy rate is 31.92% and the female literacy rate is 22.68% in Orchha Tehsil.

Population
34,950
Families
6,826
Literacy
33.39%
Sex Ratio
992

To facilitate the administration, Orchha Tehsil is further divided into 237 villages.

Orchha Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,354 3,189 3,165
Literacy 33.39% 31.92% 22.68%
Scheduled Caste 536 286 250
Scheduled Tribe 33,024 16,463 16,561
Illiterate 25,402 11,946 13,456

Caste-wise Population - Orchha Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94.5% of total population in Orchha Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 536 286 250
Schedule Tribe 33,024 16,463 16,561

Religion-wise Population - Orchha Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 34,733 (99.38%) 17,425 17,308
Muslim 38 (0.11%) 22 16
Christian 139 (0.4%) 78 61
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0.01%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 34 (0.1%) 19 15

Literacy Rate - Orchha Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Orchha Tehsil in 2011 were 33.39% in which, male and female literacy were 39.01% and 27.72% respectively. Total literate in Orchha Tehsil were 9,548 of which male and female were 5,601 and 3,947 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Orchha Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Orchha Tehsil is 992 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 992 females in Orchha Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 992 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Orchha Tehsil.

Child Population - Orchha Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 6,354 children between age 0 to 6 years in Orchha Tehsil. Out of which 6,354 were male while 6,354 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Orchha Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Orchha Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Orchha 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 6,354.

Total Urban Rural
Population 34,950 0 34,950
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,354 0 6,354
Schedule Caste 536 0 536
Schedule Tribe 33,024 0 33,024
Literacy 33.39% - 33.39%
Sex Ratio 992 - 992

Working Population - Orchha Tehsil

In Orchha Tehsil out of total population, 18,279 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,279 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,376 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 333 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,679 7,936 4,743
Cultivators 11,376 6,964 4,412
Agriculture Labourer 333 237 96
Household Industries 25 13 12
Other Workers 945 722 223
Marginal Workers 5,600 1,524 4,076
Non Working 16,671 8,087 8,584

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