Spiti Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh
Spiti Tehsil of Lahul & Spiti district has total population of 12,457 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 6,691 are males while 5,766 are females. In 2011 there were total 2,583 families residing in Spiti Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Spiti Tehsil is 862.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Spiti Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 79.8% and the sex ratio of Spiti Tehsil is 862.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Spiti Tehsil is 1516 which is 12% of the total population. There are 760 male children and 756 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Spiti Tehsil is 995 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 862 ) of Spiti Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Spiti Tehsil is 79.76%. The male literacy rate is 77.45% and the female literacy rate is 61.46% in Spiti Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Spiti Tehsil is further divided into 231 villages.
Spiti Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Spiti Tehsil.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 1,516 | 760 | 756 |
| Literacy | 79.76% | 77.45% | 61.46% |
| Scheduled Caste | 536 | 301 | 235 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 10,544 | 5,247 | 5,297 |
| Illiterate | 3,731 | 1,509 | 2,222 |
Caste-wise Population - Spiti Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 84.6% of total population in Spiti Tehsil of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 536 | 301 | 235 |
| Schedule Tribe | 10,544 | 5,247 | 5,297 |
Religion-wise Population - Spiti Tehsil
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 1,257 | (10.09%) | 1,090 | 167 |
| Muslim | 27 | (0.22%) | 27 | 0 |
| Christian | 167 | (1.34%) | 124 | 43 |
| Sikh | 17 | (0.14%) | 17 | 0 |
| Buddhist | 10,978 | (88.13%) | 5,427 | 5,551 |
| Jain | 2 | (0.02%) | 1 | 1 |
| Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 9 | (0.07%) | 5 | 4 |
Literacy Rate - Spiti Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Spiti Tehsil in 2011 were 79.76% in which, male and female literacy were 87.37% and 70.74% respectively. Total literate in Spiti Tehsil were 8,726 of which male and female were 5,182 and 3,544 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Spiti Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Spiti Tehsil is 862 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 862 females in Spiti Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 995 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 862 ) of Spiti Tehsil.
Child Population - Spiti Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 1,516 children between age 0 to 6 years in Spiti Tehsil. Out of which 1,516 were male while 1,516 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Spiti Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Spiti Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Spiti 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 1,516.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12,457 | 0 | 12,457 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 1,516 | 0 | 1,516 |
| Schedule Caste | 536 | 0 | 536 |
| Schedule Tribe | 10,544 | 0 | 10,544 |
| Literacy | 79.76% | - | 79.76% |
| Sex Ratio | 862 | - | 862 |
Working Population - Spiti Tehsil
In Spiti Tehsil out of total population, 7,112 were engaged in work activities. 63.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,112 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,284 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 4,519 | 2,917 | 1,602 |
| Cultivators | 1,284 | 587 | 697 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 112 | 58 | 54 |
| Household Industries | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 3,112 | 2,264 | 848 |
| Marginal Workers | 2,593 | 1,203 | 1,390 |
| Non Working | 5,345 | 2,571 | 2,774 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Spiti, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia