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Uri Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir

Uri Tehsil of Baramula district has total population of 74,867 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 41,827 are males while 33,040 are females. In 2011 there were total 12,109 families residing in Uri Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Uri Tehsil is 790.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12.5% people lives in Urban areas while 87.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.5% while that in the rural areas is 59.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Uri Tehsil is 403% while that of Rural areas is 863.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uri Tehsil is 14948 which is 20% of the total population. There are 7784 male children and 7164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uri Tehsil is 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 790 ) of Uri Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Uri Tehsil is 63.27%. The male literacy rate is 64.11% and the female literacy rate is 33.59% in Uri Tehsil.

Population
74,867
Families
12,109
Literacy
63.27%
Sex Ratio
790

To facilitate the administration, Uri Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 48 villages.

Uri Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,948 7,784 7,164
Literacy 63.27% 64.11% 33.59%
Scheduled Caste 535 529 6
Scheduled Tribe 13,568 7,137 6,431
Illiterate 36,954 15,012 21,942

Caste-wise Population - Uri Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.1% of total population in Uri Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 535 529 6
Schedule Tribe 13,568 7,137 6,431

Religion-wise Population - Uri Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,190 (8.27%) 5,486 704
Muslim 67,080 (89.6%) 34,951 32,129
Christian 102 (0.14%) 82 20
Sikh 1,398 (1.87%) 1,238 160
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 6 0
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 89 (0.12%) 62 27

Literacy Rate - Uri Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Uri Tehsil in 2011 were 63.27% in which, male and female literacy were 78.77% and 42.89% respectively. Total literate in Uri Tehsil were 37,913 of which male and female were 26,815 and 11,098 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Uri Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Uri Tehsil is 790 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 790 females in Uri Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 790 ) of Uri Tehsil.

Child Population - Uri Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 14,948 children between age 0 to 6 years in Uri Tehsil. Out of which 14,948 were male while 14,948 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Uri Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 970 families under Uri Tehsil living in urban areas while 970 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12.5% of total population of Uri Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 87.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 879 while that in rural region is 14,069.

Total Urban Rural
Population 74,867 9,366 65,501
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,948 879 14,069
Schedule Caste 535 511 24
Schedule Tribe 13,568 827 12,741
Literacy 63.27% 88.46% 59.12%
Sex Ratio 790 403 863

Working Population - Uri Tehsil

In Uri Tehsil out of total population, 22,822 were engaged in work activities. 57.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,822 workers engaged in Main Work, 442 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 827 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,021 12,277 744
Cultivators 442 406 36
Agriculture Labourer 827 801 26
Household Industries 188 101 87
Other Workers 11,564 10,969 595
Marginal Workers 9,801 8,306 1,495
Non Working 52,045 21,244 30,801

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