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.

Population
31,893
Literacy
66.81%
Sex Ratio
890

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
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
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
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
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.


Devsar Tehsil Map


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