Agar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh

Agar Tehsil of Shajapur district has a total population of 173,335 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 89,134 are males while 84,201 are females. In 2011 there were a total 36,380 families residing in Agar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Agar Tehsil is 945.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 27.9% people live in Urban areas while 72.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.4% while that in rural areas is 61.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Agar Tehsil is 935 while that of Rural areas is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Agar Tehsil is 26449 which is 15% of the total population. There are 13716 male children and 12733 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Agar Tehsil is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Agar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Agar Tehsil is 66.34%. The male literacy rate is 66.42% and the female literacy rate is 45.41% in Agar Tehsil.

Population
173,335
Literacy
66.34%
Sex Ratio
945

To facilitate the administration, Agar Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 137 villages.

Agar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,449 13,716 12,733
Literacy 66.34% 66.42% 45.41%
Scheduled Caste 45,649 23,469 22,180
Scheduled Tribe 1,769 917 852
Illiterate 75,891 29,929 45,962

Caste-wise Population - Agar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Agar Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 45,649 23,469 22,180
Schedule Tribe 1,769 917 852

Religion-wise Population - Agar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 152,370 (87.9%) 78,427 73,943
Muslim 18,098 (10.44%) 9,237 8,861
Christian 112 (0.06%) 61 51
Sikh 38 (0.02%) 16 22
Buddhist 6 (0%) 2 4
Jain 2,640 (1.52%) 1,345 1,295
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 69 (0.04%) 44 25

Literacy Rate - Agar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Agar Tehsil in 2011 were 66.34% in which, male and female literacy were 78.5% and 53.51% respectively. Total literate in Agar Tehsil were 97,444 of which male and female were 59,205 and 38,239 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Agar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Agar Tehsil is 945 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 945 females in Agar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Agar Tehsil.


Child Population - Agar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 26,449 children between age 0 to 6 years in Agar Tehsil. Out of which 13,716 were male while 12,733 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Agar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 9,282 families under Agar Tehsil living in urban areas while 9,282 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 27.9% of total population of Agar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 72.1% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 6,748 while that in rural regions is 19,701.

Total Urban Rural
Population 173,335 48,375 124,960
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,449 6,748 19,701
Schedule Caste 45,649 6,981 38,668
Schedule Tribe 1,769 732 1,037
Literacy 66.34% 79.44% 61.16%
Sex Ratio 945 935 948

Working Population - Agar Tehsil

In Agar Tehsil out of total population, 78,298 were engaged in work activities. 72.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,298 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,594 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20,988 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56,909 41,757 15,152
Cultivators 20,594 16,043 4,551
Agriculture Labourer 20,988 12,558 8,430
Household Industries 731 581 150
Other Workers 14,596 12,575 2,021
Marginal Workers 21,389 7,658 13,731
Non Working 95,037 39,719 55,318

Nearby Tehsils from Agar Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Agar Tehsil in Shajapur district.


Agar Tehsil Map


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