Ashta Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh

Ashta Tehsil of Sehore district has a total population of 253,462 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 131,462 are males while 122,000 are females. In 2011 there were a total 50,438 families residing in Ashta Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Ashta Tehsil is 928.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 25.1% people live in Urban areas while 74.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.2% while that in rural areas is 67.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ashta Tehsil is 930 while that of Rural areas is 927.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ashta Tehsil is 36869 which is 15% of the total population. There are 19364 male children and 17505 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ashta Tehsil is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Ashta Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Ashta Tehsil is 70.14%. The male literacy rate is 70.21% and the female literacy rate is 48.87% in Ashta Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Ashta Tehsil is further divided into 3 towns and 195 villages.

Ashta Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Ashta Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Ashta Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.

Religion-wise Population - Ashta Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Ashta Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Ashta Tehsil in 2011 were 70.14% in which, male and female literacy were 82.34% and 57.06% respectively. Total literate in Ashta Tehsil were 151,922 of which male and female were 92,302 and 59,620 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ashta Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Ashta Tehsil is 928 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 928 females in Ashta Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Ashta Tehsil.

Child Population - Ashta Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 36,869 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ashta Tehsil. Out of which 19,364 were male while 17,505 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ashta Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 11,958 families under Ashta Tehsil living in urban areas while 11,958 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 25.1% of total population of Ashta Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 74.9% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 9,000 while that in rural regions is 27,869.

Working Population - Ashta Tehsil

In Ashta Tehsil out of total population, 121,360 were engaged in work activities. 59.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 121,360 workers engaged in Main Work, 29,619 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,380 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Ashta Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Ashta Tehsil in Sehore district.

Ashta Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Ashta, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia