Kharar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab
Kharar Tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district has a total population of 329,763 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 175,511 are males while 154,252 are females. In 2011 there were a total 66,262 families residing in Kharar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kharar Tehsil is 879.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 49.3% people live in Urban areas while 50.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86% while that in rural areas is 80.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kharar Tehsil is 880 while that of Rural areas is 877.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharar Tehsil is 37637 which is 11% of the total population. There are 20330 male children and 17307 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharar Tehsil is 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Kharar Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Kharar Tehsil is 83.21%. The male literacy rate is 77.37% and the female literacy rate is 69.56% in Kharar Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Kharar Tehsil is further divided into 4 towns and 184 villages.
Kharar Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kharar Tehsil.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 37,637 | 20,330 | 17,307 |
Literacy | 83.21% | 77.37% | 69.56% |
Scheduled Caste | 92,435 | 48,738 | 43,697 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illiterate | 86,675 | 39,715 | 46,960 |
Caste-wise Population - Kharar Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kharar Tehsil of Punjab.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 92,435 | 48,738 | 43,697 |
Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Religion-wise Population - Kharar Tehsil
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 128,758 | (39.05%) | 69,079 | 59,679 |
Muslim | 9,039 | (2.74%) | 4,758 | 4,281 |
Christian | 1,992 | (0.6%) | 1,015 | 977 |
Sikh | 188,972 | (57.31%) | 100,093 | 88,879 |
Buddhist | 35 | (0.01%) | 20 | 15 |
Jain | 145 | (0.04%) | 79 | 66 |
Other Religion | 20 | (0.01%) | 10 | 10 |
No Religion Specified | 802 | (0.24%) | 457 | 345 |
Literacy Rate - Kharar Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Kharar Tehsil in 2011 were 83.21% in which, male and female literacy were 87.51% and 78.35% respectively. Total literate in Kharar Tehsil were 243,088 of which male and female were 135,796 and 107,292 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Kharar Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Kharar Tehsil is 879 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 879 females in Kharar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Kharar Tehsil.
Child Population - Kharar Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 37,637 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kharar Tehsil. Out of which 20,330 were male while 17,307 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Kharar Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are a total 34,884 families under Kharar Tehsil living in urban areas while 34,884 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 49.3% of total population of Kharar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 50.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 19,136 while that in rural regions is 18,501.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 329,763 | 162,554 | 167,209 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 37,637 | 19,136 | 18,501 |
Schedule Caste | 92,435 | 37,536 | 54,899 |
Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Literacy | 83.21% | 85.98% | 80.54% |
Sex Ratio | 879 | 880 | 877 |
Working Population - Kharar Tehsil
In Kharar Tehsil out of total population, 113,541 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113,541 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,606 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,646 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 98,064 | 82,974 | 15,090 |
Cultivators | 16,606 | 15,399 | 1,207 |
Agriculture Labourer | 5,646 | 5,135 | 511 |
Household Industries | 2,967 | 2,164 | 803 |
Other Workers | 72,845 | 60,276 | 12,569 |
Marginal Workers | 15,477 | 10,507 | 4,970 |
Non Working | 216,222 | 82,030 | 134,192 |
Nearby Tehsils from Kharar Tehsil
Below is the list of Tehsils near Kharar Tehsil in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district.
Tehsil | Population |
---|---|
SAS Nagar (Mohali) Tehsil population | 324,375 |
Dera Bassi Tehsil population | 340,490 |
Kharar Tehsil Map
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kharar, Punjab - Wikipedia