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Rathian Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Rathian is a Census Town city situated in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,241 families residing in the Rathian city. The total population of Rathian is 6,365 out of which 3,284 are males and 3,081 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rathian is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rathian city is 872 which is 14% of the total population. There are 466 male children and 406 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rathian is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rathian is 77%. Thus Rathian has higher literacy rate compared to 68.5% of Udhampur district. The male literacy rate is 83.92% and the female literacy rate is 69.68% in Rathian.

Rathian Census Town has total administration over 1,241 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Rathian Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rathian Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 872 466 406
Literacy 77% 72% 60.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,429 722 707
Scheduled Tribe 695 362 333
Illiterate 2,136 919 1,217

Caste-wise Population - Rathian

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.9% of total population in Rathian.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,429 722 707
Schedule Tribe 695 362 333

Religion-wise Population - Rathian

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Rathian is 5,194 which is 81.6% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Rathian is 1,037 which is 16.29% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Rathian as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,194 (81.6%) 2,673 2,521
Muslim 1,037 (16.29%) 542 495
Christian 7 (0.11%) 4 3
Sikh 126 (1.98%) 64 62
Buddhist 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Rathian

The total literacy rate of Rathian was 76.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 4,229 literates, males were 2,365 while females were 1,864. Also the male literacy rate was 83.92% and the female literacy rate was 69.68% in Rathian.

  Rathian Jammu and Kashmir
Female 69.68% 56.43%
Male 83.92% 76.75%
Total 76.99% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Rathian

The Sex Ratio of Rathian is 938. Thus per every 1000 men there were 938 females in Rathian. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Rathian.

Child Population - Rathian

According to Census 2011, there were 872 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rathian. Out of which 466 were male while 406 were female.

Working Population - Rathian

In Rathian Census Town out of total population, 1,877 were engaged in work activities. 84.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,877 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,582 1,438 144
Cultivators 97 78 19
Agriculture Labourer 13 13 0
Household Industries 13 8 5
Other Workers 1,459 1,339 120
Marginal Workers 295 202 93
Non Working 4,488 1,644 2,844

Rathian Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Rathian is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,365 66.4% 938

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