Devsar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir
Devsar Tehsil of Kulgam district has a total population of 31,893 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 16,873 are males while 15,020 are females. In 2011 there were a total 4,924 families residing in Devsar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Devsar Tehsil is 890.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 30.6% people live in Urban areas while 69.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 67.2% while that in rural areas is 66.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Devsar Tehsil is 766 while that of Rural areas is 951.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devsar Tehsil is 4682 which is 15% of the total population. There are 2499 male children and 2183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devsar Tehsil is 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Devsar Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Devsar Tehsil is 66.81%. The male literacy rate is 66.46% and the female literacy rate is 46.38% in Devsar Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Devsar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 16 villages.
Devsar Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devsar Tehsil.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 4,682 | 2,499 | 2,183 |
Literacy | 66.81% | 66.46% | 46.38% |
Scheduled Caste | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Scheduled Tribe | 601 | 306 | 295 |
Illiterate | 13,712 | 5,659 | 8,053 |
Caste-wise Population - Devsar Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Devsar Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Schedule Tribe | 601 | 306 | 295 |
Religion-wise Population - Devsar Tehsil
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
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Hindu | 1,142 | (3.58%) | 1,100 | 42 |
Muslim | 30,628 | (96.03%) | 15,672 | 14,956 |
Christian | 31 | (0.1%) | 20 | 11 |
Sikh | 53 | (0.17%) | 53 | 0 |
Buddhist | 3 | (0.01%) | 3 | 0 |
Jain | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
No Religion Specified | 36 | (0.11%) | 25 | 11 |
Literacy Rate - Devsar Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Devsar Tehsil in 2011 were 66.81% in which, male and female literacy were 78.02% and 54.27% respectively. Total literate in Devsar Tehsil were 18,181 of which male and female were 11,214 and 6,967 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Devsar Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Devsar Tehsil is 890 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 890 females in Devsar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 874 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Devsar Tehsil.
Child Population - Devsar Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 4,682 children between age 0 to 6 years in Devsar Tehsil. Out of which 2,499 were male while 2,183 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Devsar Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,394 families under Devsar Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,394 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 30.6% of total population of Devsar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 69.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,229 while that in rural regions is 3,453.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 31,893 | 9,765 | 22,128 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 4,682 | 1,229 | 3,453 |
Schedule Caste | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Schedule Tribe | 601 | 598 | 3 |
Literacy | 66.81% | 67.24% | 66.62% |
Sex Ratio | 890 | 766 | 951 |
Working Population - Devsar Tehsil
In Devsar Tehsil out of total population, 11,325 were engaged in work activities. 48.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,325 workers engaged in Main Work, 891 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 540 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 5,493 | 4,999 | 494 |
Cultivators | 891 | 853 | 38 |
Agriculture Labourer | 540 | 521 | 19 |
Household Industries | 271 | 216 | 55 |
Other Workers | 3,791 | 3,409 | 382 |
Marginal Workers | 5,832 | 3,214 | 2,618 |
Non Working | 20,568 | 8,660 | 11,908 |
Nearby Tehsils from Devsar Tehsil
Below is the list of Tehsils near Devsar Tehsil in Kulgam district.
Tehsil | Population |
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Kulgam Tehsil population | 285,773 |
Damhal Hanjipora Tehsil population | 106,817 |
Devsar Tehsil Map
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Devsar, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia