Bagha Purana Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Moga district, Punjab

Bagha Purana Tehsil of Moga district has a total population of 225,649 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 119,224 are males while 106,425 are females. In 2011 there were a total 42,982 families residing in Bagha Purana Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Bagha Purana Tehsil is 893.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.2% people live in Urban areas while 88.8% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.1% while that in rural areas is 66.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bagha Purana Tehsil is 897 while that of Rural areas is 892.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bagha Purana Tehsil is 23387 which is 10% of the total population. There are 12633 male children and 10754 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bagha Purana Tehsil is 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Bagha Purana Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Bagha Purana Tehsil is 67.59%. The male literacy rate is 63.61% and the female literacy rate is 57.19% in Bagha Purana Tehsil.

Population
225,649
Literacy
67.59%
Sex Ratio
893

To facilitate the administration, Bagha Purana Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 56 villages.

Bagha Purana Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 23,387 12,633 10,754
Literacy 67.59% 63.61% 57.19%
Scheduled Caste 83,698 44,487 39,211
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 88,942 43,385 45,557

Caste-wise Population - Bagha Purana Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bagha Purana Tehsil of Punjab.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 83,698 44,487 39,211
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Bagha Purana Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,921 (9.27%) 11,069 9,852
Muslim 2,695 (1.19%) 1,416 1,279
Christian 181 (0.08%) 101 80
Sikh 199,611 (88.46%) 105,588 94,023
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 8 4
Jain 72 (0.03%) 44 28
Other Religion 155 (0.07%) 76 79
No Religion Specified 2,002 (0.89%) 922 1,080

Literacy Rate - Bagha Purana Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Bagha Purana Tehsil in 2011 were 67.59% in which, male and female literacy were 71.15% and 63.62% respectively. Total literate in Bagha Purana Tehsil were 136,707 of which male and female were 75,839 and 60,868 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Bagha Purana Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Bagha Purana Tehsil is 893 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 893 females in Bagha Purana Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Bagha Purana Tehsil.


Child Population - Bagha Purana Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 23,387 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bagha Purana Tehsil. Out of which 12,633 were male while 10,754 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bagha Purana Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 4,815 families under Bagha Purana Tehsil living in urban areas while 4,815 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.2% of total population of Bagha Purana Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 88.8% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,764 while that in rural regions is 20,623.

Total Urban Rural
Population 225,649 25,206 200,443
Children (0 - 6 years) 23,387 2,764 20,623
Schedule Caste 83,698 7,819 75,879
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.59% 76.13% 66.52%
Sex Ratio 893 897 892

Working Population - Bagha Purana Tehsil

In Bagha Purana Tehsil out of total population, 83,407 were engaged in work activities. 82% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,407 workers engaged in Main Work, 23,155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,568 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68,390 56,528 11,862
Cultivators 23,155 21,673 1,482
Agriculture Labourer 16,568 14,901 1,667
Household Industries 3,610 1,891 1,719
Other Workers 25,057 18,063 6,994
Marginal Workers 15,017 9,390 5,627
Non Working 142,242 53,306 88,936

Nearby Tehsils from Bagha Purana Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Bagha Purana Tehsil in Moga district.

Tehsil Population
Moga Tehsil population 599,488
Nihal Singhwala Tehsil population 170,609

Bagha Purana Tehsil Map


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