Jawalamukhi Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh

Jawalamukhi Tehsil of Kangra district has a total population of 43,504 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,186 are males while 22,318 are females. In 2011 there were a total 9,740 families residing in Jawalamukhi Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Jawalamukhi Tehsil is 1,053.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12.3% people live in Urban areas while 87.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92.2% while that in rural areas is 87.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jawalamukhi Tehsil is 927 while that of Rural areas is 1,073.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jawalamukhi Tehsil is 4793 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2554 male children and 2239 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jawalamukhi Tehsil is 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,053 ) of Jawalamukhi Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Jawalamukhi Tehsil is 88.01%. The male literacy rate is 82.13% and the female literacy rate is 74.69% in Jawalamukhi Tehsil.

Population
43,504
Literacy
88.01%
Sex Ratio
1,053

To facilitate the administration, Jawalamukhi Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 134 villages.

Jawalamukhi Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,793 2,554 2,239
Literacy 88.01% 82.13% 74.69%
Scheduled Caste 10,058 5,045 5,013
Scheduled Tribe 768 385 383
Illiterate 9,435 3,786 5,649

Caste-wise Population - Jawalamukhi Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Jawalamukhi Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 10,058 5,045 5,013
Schedule Tribe 768 385 383

Religion-wise Population - Jawalamukhi Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 42,298 (97.23%) 20,561 21,737
Muslim 976 (2.24%) 505 471
Christian 19 (0.04%) 13 6
Sikh 133 (0.31%) 70 63
Buddhist 19 (0.04%) 9 10
Jain 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 50 (0.11%) 23 27

Literacy Rate - Jawalamukhi Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Jawalamukhi Tehsil in 2011 were 88.01% in which, male and female literacy were 93.39% and 83.02% respectively. Total literate in Jawalamukhi Tehsil were 34,069 of which male and female were 17,400 and 16,669 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Jawalamukhi Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Jawalamukhi Tehsil is 1,053 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,053 females in Jawalamukhi Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 877 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,053 ) of Jawalamukhi Tehsil.


Child Population - Jawalamukhi Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 4,793 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jawalamukhi Tehsil. Out of which 2,554 were male while 2,239 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jawalamukhi Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,184 families under Jawalamukhi Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,184 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12.3% of total population of Jawalamukhi Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 87.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 559 while that in rural regions is 4,234.

Total Urban Rural
Population 43,504 5,361 38,143
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,793 559 4,234
Schedule Caste 10,058 875 9,183
Schedule Tribe 768 130 638
Literacy 88.01% 92.19% 87.42%
Sex Ratio 1,053 927 1,073

Working Population - Jawalamukhi Tehsil

In Jawalamukhi Tehsil out of total population, 26,610 were engaged in work activities. 36.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,610 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,859 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 303 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,704 7,345 2,359
Cultivators 2,859 1,449 1,410
Agriculture Labourer 303 247 56
Household Industries 176 158 18
Other Workers 6,366 5,491 875
Marginal Workers 16,906 5,781 11,125
Non Working 16,894 8,060 8,834

Nearby Tehsils from Jawalamukhi Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Jawalamukhi Tehsil in Kangra district.


Jawalamukhi Tehsil Map


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