Billawar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir

Billawar Tehsil of Kathua district has a total population of 150,882 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 79,699 are males while 71,183 are females. In 2011 there were a total 28,687 families residing in Billawar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Billawar Tehsil is 893.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.3% people live in Urban areas while 96.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.9% while that in rural areas is 66.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Billawar Tehsil is 895 while that of Rural areas is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Billawar Tehsil is 22649 which is 15% of the total population. There are 12125 male children and 10524 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Billawar Tehsil is 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Billawar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Billawar Tehsil is 66.67%. The male literacy rate is 65.56% and the female literacy rate is 46.7% in Billawar Tehsil.

Population
150,882
Literacy
66.67%
Sex Ratio
893

To facilitate the administration, Billawar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 66 villages.

Billawar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,649 12,125 10,524
Literacy 66.67% 65.56% 46.7%
Scheduled Caste 30,848 16,261 14,587
Scheduled Tribe 13,581 7,092 6,489
Illiterate 65,389 27,448 37,941

Caste-wise Population - Billawar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9% of total population in Billawar Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 30,848 16,261 14,587
Schedule Tribe 13,581 7,092 6,489

Religion-wise Population - Billawar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 127,854 (84.74%) 67,539 60,315
Muslim 22,666 (15.02%) 11,970 10,696
Christian 183 (0.12%) 79 104
Sikh 65 (0.04%) 35 30
Buddhist 2 (0%) 2 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 111 (0.07%) 74 37

Literacy Rate - Billawar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Billawar Tehsil in 2011 were 66.67% in which, male and female literacy were 77.32% and 54.8% respectively. Total literate in Billawar Tehsil were 85,493 of which male and female were 52,251 and 33,242 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Billawar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Billawar Tehsil is 893 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 893 females in Billawar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Billawar Tehsil.


Child Population - Billawar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 22,649 children between age 0 to 6 years in Billawar Tehsil. Out of which 12,125 were male while 10,524 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Billawar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 902 families under Billawar Tehsil living in urban areas while 902 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.3% of total population of Billawar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 96.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 646 while that in rural regions is 22,003.

Total Urban Rural
Population 150,882 4,978 145,904
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,649 646 22,003
Schedule Caste 30,848 1,015 29,833
Schedule Tribe 13,581 173 13,408
Literacy 66.67% 79.92% 66.21%
Sex Ratio 893 895 893

Working Population - Billawar Tehsil

In Billawar Tehsil out of total population, 50,058 were engaged in work activities. 60.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 50,058 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,577 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,542 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,379 26,116 4,263
Cultivators 12,577 11,023 1,554
Agriculture Labourer 2,542 1,935 607
Household Industries 735 421 314
Other Workers 14,525 12,737 1,788
Marginal Workers 19,679 12,782 6,897
Non Working 100,824 40,801 60,023

Nearby Tehsils from Billawar Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Billawar Tehsil in Kathua district.


Billawar Tehsil Map


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