Gwalior Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior Tehsil of Gwalior district has a total population of 1,495,487 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 802,391 are males while 693,096 are females. In 2011 there were a total 281,498 families residing in Gwalior Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gwalior Tehsil is 864.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 73.7% people live in Urban areas while 26.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.2% while that in rural areas is 65.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gwalior Tehsil is 873 while that of Rural areas is 839.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gwalior Tehsil is 183931 which is 12% of the total population. There are 100379 male children and 83552 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gwalior Tehsil is 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 864 ) of Gwalior Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gwalior Tehsil is 79.41%. The male literacy rate is 75.64% and the female literacy rate is 62.69% in Gwalior Tehsil.

Population
1,495,487
Literacy
79.41%
Sex Ratio
864

To facilitate the administration, Gwalior Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 335 villages.

Gwalior Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 183,931 100,379 83,552
Literacy 79.41% 75.64% 62.69%
Scheduled Caste 262,572 140,426 122,146
Scheduled Tribe 44,046 23,306 20,740
Illiterate 454,013 195,432 258,581

Caste-wise Population - Gwalior Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Gwalior Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 262,572 140,426 122,146
Schedule Tribe 44,046 23,306 20,740

Religion-wise Population - Gwalior Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,342,361 (89.76%) 722,172 620,189
Muslim 119,267 (7.98%) 62,372 56,895
Christian 3,593 (0.24%) 1,760 1,833
Sikh 9,495 (0.63%) 5,138 4,357
Buddhist 1,875 (0.13%) 1,064 811
Jain 15,685 (1.05%) 8,154 7,531
Other Religion 192 (0.01%) 99 93
No Religion Specified 3,019 (0.2%) 1,632 1,387

Literacy Rate - Gwalior Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gwalior Tehsil in 2011 were 79.41% in which, male and female literacy were 86.46% and 71.29% respectively. Total literate in Gwalior Tehsil were 1,041,474 of which male and female were 606,959 and 434,515 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Gwalior Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gwalior Tehsil is 864 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 864 females in Gwalior Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 832 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 864 ) of Gwalior Tehsil.


Child Population - Gwalior Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 183,931 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gwalior Tehsil. Out of which 100,379 were male while 83,552 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gwalior Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 208,157 families under Gwalior Tehsil living in urban areas while 208,157 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 73.7% of total population of Gwalior Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 26.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 124,071 while that in rural regions is 59,860.

Total Urban Rural
Population 1,495,487 1,102,884 392,603
Children (0 - 6 years) 183,931 124,071 59,860
Schedule Caste 262,572 193,314 69,258
Schedule Tribe 44,046 14,021 30,025
Literacy 79.41% 84.16% 65.44%
Sex Ratio 864 873 839

Working Population - Gwalior Tehsil

In Gwalior Tehsil out of total population, 484,882 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 484,882 workers engaged in Main Work, 52,262 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31,954 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 416,282 357,679 58,603
Cultivators 52,262 47,378 4,884
Agriculture Labourer 31,954 25,011 6,943
Household Industries 14,064 10,056 4,008
Other Workers 318,002 275,234 42,768
Marginal Workers 68,600 42,424 26,176
Non Working 1,010,605 402,288 608,317

Nearby Tehsils from Gwalior Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Gwalior Tehsil in Gwalior district.

Tehsil Population
Dabra (Pichhore) Tehsil population 324,569
Bhitarwar Tehsil population 108,726
Chinour Tehsil population 103,254

Gwalior Tehsil Map


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