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Saluni Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh

Saluni Tehsil of Chamba district has total population of 47,939 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 24,197 are males while 23,742 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,815 families residing in Saluni Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Saluni Tehsil is 981.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Saluni Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 69.2% and the sex ratio of Saluni Tehsil is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saluni Tehsil is 6999 which is 15% of the total population. There are 3517 male children and 3482 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saluni Tehsil is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 981 ) of Saluni Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Saluni Tehsil is 69.17%. The male literacy rate is 69.79% and the female literacy rate is 48.15% in Saluni Tehsil.

Population
47,939
Families
8,815
Literacy
69.17%
Sex Ratio
981

To facilitate the administration, Saluni Tehsil is further divided into 178 villages.

Saluni Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,999 3,517 3,482
Literacy 69.17% 69.79% 48.15%
Scheduled Caste 13,270 6,633 6,637
Scheduled Tribe 4,383 2,259 2,124
Illiterate 19,619 7,309 12,310

Caste-wise Population - Saluni Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.1% of total population in Saluni Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,270 6,633 6,637
Schedule Tribe 4,383 2,259 2,124

Religion-wise Population - Saluni Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 40,979 (85.48%) 20,635 20,344
Muslim 6,757 (14.09%) 3,450 3,307
Christian 51 (0.11%) 30 21
Sikh 104 (0.22%) 60 44
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 3 0
Jain 9 (0.02%) 1 8
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 35 (0.07%) 17 18

Literacy Rate - Saluni Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Saluni Tehsil in 2011 were 69.17% in which, male and female literacy were 81.66% and 56.43% respectively. Total literate in Saluni Tehsil were 28,320 of which male and female were 16,888 and 11,432 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Saluni Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Saluni Tehsil is 981 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 981 females in Saluni Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 981 ) of Saluni Tehsil.

Child Population - Saluni Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 6,999 children between age 0 to 6 years in Saluni Tehsil. Out of which 6,999 were male while 6,999 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Saluni Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Saluni Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Saluni 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 6,999.

Total Urban Rural
Population 47,939 0 47,939
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,999 0 6,999
Schedule Caste 13,270 0 13,270
Schedule Tribe 4,383 0 4,383
Literacy 69.17% - 69.17%
Sex Ratio 981 - 981

Working Population - Saluni Tehsil

In Saluni Tehsil out of total population, 32,901 were engaged in work activities. 42.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 32,901 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,629 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 72 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,003 9,101 4,902
Cultivators 9,629 5,456 4,173
Agriculture Labourer 72 57 15
Household Industries 86 66 20
Other Workers 4,216 3,522 694
Marginal Workers 18,898 7,486 11,412
Non Working 15,038 7,610 7,428

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