Kishtwar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir

Kishtwar Tehsil of Kishtwar district has a total population of 129,489 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 67,709 are males while 61,780 are females. In 2011 there were a total 24,115 families residing in Kishtwar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kishtwar Tehsil is 912.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.5% people live in Urban areas while 88.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.1% while that in rural areas is 56.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kishtwar Tehsil is 817 while that of Rural areas is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kishtwar Tehsil is 20677 which is 16% of the total population. There are 10779 male children and 9898 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kishtwar Tehsil is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Kishtwar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kishtwar Tehsil is 60.41%. The male literacy rate is 61.15% and the female literacy rate is 39.38% in Kishtwar Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Kishtwar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 84 villages.

Kishtwar Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Kishtwar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.8% of total population in Kishtwar Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Religion-wise Population - Kishtwar Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Kishtwar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kishtwar Tehsil in 2011 were 60.41% in which, male and female literacy were 72.72% and 46.89% respectively. Total literate in Kishtwar Tehsil were 65,729 of which male and female were 41,401 and 24,328 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kishtwar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kishtwar Tehsil is 912 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 912 females in Kishtwar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Kishtwar Tehsil.

Child Population - Kishtwar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 20,677 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kishtwar Tehsil. Out of which 10,779 were male while 9,898 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kishtwar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,710 families under Kishtwar Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,710 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.5% of total population of Kishtwar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 88.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,627 while that in rural regions is 19,050.

Working Population - Kishtwar Tehsil

In Kishtwar Tehsil out of total population, 45,155 were engaged in work activities. 59.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 45,155 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,712 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,421 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Kishtwar Tehsil

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

Kishtwar Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia