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

Kangra Tehsil of Kangra district has a total population of 97,568 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 49,194 are males while 48,374 are females. In 2011 there were a total 21,432 families residing in Kangra Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kangra Tehsil is 983.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.8% people live in Urban areas while 90.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 93.3% while that in rural areas is 87.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kangra Tehsil is 948 while that of Rural areas is 987.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kangra Tehsil is 9864 which is 10% of the total population. There are 5304 male children and 4560 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kangra Tehsil is 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Kangra Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kangra Tehsil is 88.47%. The male literacy rate is 84.17% and the female literacy rate is 74.81% in Kangra Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Kangra Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 175 villages.

Kangra Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Kangra Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kangra Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Religion-wise Population - Kangra Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Kangra Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kangra Tehsil in 2011 were 88.47% in which, male and female literacy were 94.34% and 82.6% respectively. Total literate in Kangra Tehsil were 77,596 of which male and female were 41,406 and 36,190 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kangra Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kangra Tehsil is 983 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 983 females in Kangra Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 860 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Kangra Tehsil.

Child Population - Kangra Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 9,864 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kangra Tehsil. Out of which 5,304 were male while 4,560 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kangra Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,250 families under Kangra Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,250 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 9.8% of total population of Kangra Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 90.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 816 while that in rural regions is 9,048.

Working Population - Kangra Tehsil

In Kangra Tehsil out of total population, 41,074 were engaged in work activities. 49.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,074 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,166 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 631 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Kangra Tehsil

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

Kangra Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia