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Sheo Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Barmer district, Rajasthan

Sheo Tehsil of Barmer district has total population of 237,080 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 127,247 are males while 109,833 are females. In 2011 there were total 40,420 families residing in Sheo Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sheo Tehsil is 863.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sheo Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 55.9% and the sex ratio of Sheo Tehsil is 863.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheo Tehsil is 49017 which is 21% of the total population. There are 26225 male children and 22792 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheo Tehsil is 869 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 863 ) of Sheo Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sheo Tehsil is 55.87%. The male literacy rate is 56.5% and the female literacy rate is 30.21% in Sheo Tehsil.

Population
237,080
Families
40,420
Literacy
55.87%
Sex Ratio
863

To facilitate the administration, Sheo Tehsil is further divided into 299 villages.

Sheo Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 49,017 26,225 22,792
Literacy 55.87% 56.5% 30.21%
Scheduled Caste 40,679 21,325 19,354
Scheduled Tribe 9,790 5,152 4,638
Illiterate 132,005 55,353 76,652

Caste-wise Population - Sheo Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.1% of total population in Sheo Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 40,679 21,325 19,354
Schedule Tribe 9,790 5,152 4,638

Religion-wise Population - Sheo Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 179,513 (75.72%) 97,293 82,220
Muslim 56,870 (23.99%) 29,603 27,267
Christian 83 (0.04%) 41 42
Sikh 12 (0.01%) 7 5
Buddhist 4 (0%) 3 1
Jain 517 (0.22%) 255 262
Other Religion 3 (0%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 78 (0.03%) 44 34

Literacy Rate - Sheo Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sheo Tehsil in 2011 were 55.87% in which, male and female literacy were 71.17% and 38.12% respectively. Total literate in Sheo Tehsil were 105,075 of which male and female were 71,894 and 33,181 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sheo Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sheo Tehsil is 863 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 863 females in Sheo Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 869 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 863 ) of Sheo Tehsil.

Child Population - Sheo Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 49,017 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sheo Tehsil. Out of which 49,017 were male while 49,017 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sheo Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Sheo Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sheo 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 49,017.

Total Urban Rural
Population 237,080 0 237,080
Children (0 - 6 years) 49,017 0 49,017
Schedule Caste 40,679 0 40,679
Schedule Tribe 9,790 0 9,790
Literacy 55.87% - 55.87%
Sex Ratio 863 - 863

Working Population - Sheo Tehsil

In Sheo Tehsil out of total population, 105,177 were engaged in work activities. 54.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 105,177 workers engaged in Main Work, 40,002 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,544 42,791 14,753
Cultivators 40,002 28,493 11,509
Agriculture Labourer 3,154 2,179 975
Household Industries 1,449 1,112 337
Other Workers 12,939 11,007 1,932
Marginal Workers 47,633 19,216 28,417
Non Working 131,903 65,240 66,663

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