Gurez Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir

Gurez Tehsil of Bandipora district has a total population of 37,992 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 22,978 are males while 15,014 are females. In 2011 there were a total 5,026 families residing in Gurez Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gurez Tehsil is 653.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gurez Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 70.5% and the sex ratio of Gurez Tehsil is 653.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurez Tehsil is 6085 which is 16% of the total population. There are 3179 male children and 2906 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurez Tehsil is 914 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 653 ) of Gurez Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gurez Tehsil is 70.46%. The male literacy rate is 71.38% and the female literacy rate is 40.49% in Gurez Tehsil.

Population
37,992
Literacy
70.46%
Sex Ratio
653

To facilitate the administration, Gurez Tehsil is further divided into 28 villages.

Gurez Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,085 3,179 2,906
Literacy 70.46% 71.38% 40.49%
Scheduled Caste 104 104 0
Scheduled Tribe 31,094 16,342 14,752
Illiterate 15,511 6,576 8,935

Caste-wise Population - Gurez Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 81.8% of total population in Gurez Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 104 104 0
Schedule Tribe 31,094 16,342 14,752

Religion-wise Population - Gurez Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,411 (14.24%) 5,399 12
Muslim 31,907 (83.98%) 16,938 14,969
Christian 137 (0.36%) 136 1
Sikh 439 (1.16%) 436 3
Buddhist 18 (0.05%) 18 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 79 (0.21%) 50 29

Literacy Rate - Gurez Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gurez Tehsil in 2011 were 70.46% in which, male and female literacy were 82.84% and 50.21% respectively. Total literate in Gurez Tehsil were 22,481 of which male and female were 16,402 and 6,079 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Gurez Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gurez Tehsil is 653 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 653 females in Gurez Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 653 ) of Gurez Tehsil.


Child Population - Gurez Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 6,085 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gurez Tehsil. Out of which 3,179 were male while 2,906 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gurez Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Gurez Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gurez Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 6,085.

Total Urban Rural
Population 37,992 0 37,992
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,085 0 6,085
Schedule Caste 104 0 104
Schedule Tribe 31,094 0 31,094
Literacy 70.46% - 70.46%
Sex Ratio 653 - 653

Working Population - Gurez Tehsil

In Gurez Tehsil out of total population, 15,950 were engaged in work activities. 60.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,950 workers engaged in Main Work, 192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 257 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,638 8,963 675
Cultivators 192 161 31
Agriculture Labourer 257 169 88
Household Industries 130 109 21
Other Workers 9,059 8,524 535
Marginal Workers 6,312 4,136 2,176
Non Working 22,042 9,879 12,163

Nearby Tehsils from Gurez Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Gurez Tehsil in Bandipora district.

Tehsil Population
Bandipora Tehsil population 177,738
Sonawari Tehsil population 176,502

Gurez Tehsil Map


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