Amritsar -I Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Amritsar district, Punjab

Amritsar -I Tehsil of Amritsar district has a total population of 312,240 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 164,792 are males while 147,448 are females. In 2011 there were a total 58,952 families residing in Amritsar -I Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Amritsar -I Tehsil is 895.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 18.5% people live in Urban areas while 81.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.4% while that in rural areas is 71.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Amritsar -I Tehsil is 833 while that of Rural areas is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amritsar -I Tehsil is 36480 which is 12% of the total population. There are 20090 male children and 16390 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amritsar -I Tehsil is 816 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Amritsar -I Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Amritsar -I Tehsil is 72.66%. The male literacy rate is 67.88% and the female literacy rate is 60.03% in Amritsar -I Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Amritsar -I Tehsil is further divided into 4 towns and 140 villages.

Amritsar -I Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Amritsar -I Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Amritsar -I Tehsil of Punjab.

Religion-wise Population - Amritsar -I Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Amritsar -I Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Amritsar -I Tehsil in 2011 were 72.66% in which, male and female literacy were 77.31% and 67.53% respectively. Total literate in Amritsar -I Tehsil were 200,375 of which male and female were 111,867 and 88,508 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Amritsar -I Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Amritsar -I Tehsil is 895 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 895 females in Amritsar -I Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 816 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Amritsar -I Tehsil.

Child Population - Amritsar -I Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 36,480 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amritsar -I Tehsil. Out of which 20,090 were male while 16,390 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Amritsar -I Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 11,259 families under Amritsar -I Tehsil living in urban areas while 11,259 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 18.5% of total population of Amritsar -I Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 81.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 6,475 while that in rural regions is 30,005.

Working Population - Amritsar -I Tehsil

In Amritsar -I Tehsil out of total population, 111,171 were engaged in work activities. 83.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111,171 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18,040 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Amritsar -I Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Amritsar -I Tehsil in Amritsar district.

Amritsar -I Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Amritsar -I, Punjab - Wikipedia