Ashoknagar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh

Ashoknagar Tehsil of Ashoknagar district has a total population of 215,267 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 112,859 are males while 102,408 are females. In 2011 there were a total 43,052 families residing in Ashoknagar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Ashoknagar Tehsil is 907.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 38% people live in Urban areas while 62% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.9% while that in rural areas is 62.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ashoknagar Tehsil is 914 while that of Rural areas is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashoknagar Tehsil is 33763 which is 16% of the total population. There are 17658 male children and 16105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashoknagar Tehsil is 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 907 ) of Ashoknagar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Ashoknagar Tehsil is 68.24%. The male literacy rate is 66.72% and the female literacy rate is 47.41% in Ashoknagar Tehsil.

Population
215,267
Literacy
68.24%
Sex Ratio
907

To facilitate the administration, Ashoknagar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 187 villages.

Ashoknagar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 33,763 17,658 16,105
Literacy 68.24% 66.72% 47.41%
Scheduled Caste 47,340 24,768 22,572
Scheduled Tribe 5,964 3,062 2,902
Illiterate 91,417 37,561 53,856

Caste-wise Population - Ashoknagar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Ashoknagar Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 47,340 24,768 22,572
Schedule Tribe 5,964 3,062 2,902

Religion-wise Population - Ashoknagar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 192,799 (89.56%) 101,301 91,498
Muslim 9,884 (4.59%) 5,136 4,748
Christian 255 (0.12%) 123 132
Sikh 3,450 (1.6%) 1,767 1,683
Buddhist 345 (0.16%) 183 162
Jain 7,975 (3.7%) 4,106 3,869
Other Religion 6 (0%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 553 (0.26%) 240 313

Literacy Rate - Ashoknagar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Ashoknagar Tehsil in 2011 were 68.24% in which, male and female literacy were 79.09% and 56.26% respectively. Total literate in Ashoknagar Tehsil were 123,850 of which male and female were 75,298 and 48,552 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Ashoknagar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Ashoknagar Tehsil is 907 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 907 females in Ashoknagar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 907 ) of Ashoknagar Tehsil.


Child Population - Ashoknagar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 33,763 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ashoknagar Tehsil. Out of which 17,658 were male while 16,105 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ashoknagar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 15,806 families under Ashoknagar Tehsil living in urban areas while 15,806 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 38% of total population of Ashoknagar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 62% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 11,740 while that in rural regions is 22,023.

Total Urban Rural
Population 215,267 81,828 133,439
Children (0 - 6 years) 33,763 11,740 22,023
Schedule Caste 47,340 12,684 34,656
Schedule Tribe 5,964 1,063 4,901
Literacy 68.24% 76.89% 62.79%
Sex Ratio 907 914 903

Working Population - Ashoknagar Tehsil

In Ashoknagar Tehsil out of total population, 71,328 were engaged in work activities. 83.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 71,328 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,862 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,014 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 59,823 52,305 7,518
Cultivators 21,862 20,525 1,337
Agriculture Labourer 12,014 9,185 2,829
Household Industries 1,416 1,138 278
Other Workers 24,531 21,457 3,074
Marginal Workers 11,505 6,039 5,466
Non Working 143,939 54,515 89,424

Nearby Tehsils from Ashoknagar Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Ashoknagar Tehsil in Ashoknagar district.

Tehsil Population
Chanderi Tehsil population 158,330
Shadhora Tehsil population 73,653
Mungaoli Tehsil population 221,572
Isagarh Tehsil population 176,249

Ashoknagar Tehsil Map


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