Meghnagar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh
Meghnagar Tehsil of Jhabua district has a total population of 171,944 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 86,913 are males while 85,031 are females. In 2011 there were a total 30,528 families residing in Meghnagar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Meghnagar Tehsil is 978.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7.5% people live in Urban areas while 92.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76% while that in rural areas is 39.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Meghnagar Tehsil is 926 while that of Rural areas is 983.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meghnagar Tehsil is 36432 which is 21% of the total population. There are 18901 male children and 17531 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meghnagar Tehsil is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Meghnagar Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Meghnagar Tehsil is 42.27%. The male literacy rate is 40.69% and the female literacy rate is 25.77% in Meghnagar Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Meghnagar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 110 villages.
Meghnagar Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Meghnagar Tehsil.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 36,432 | 18,901 | 17,531 |
Literacy | 42.27% | 40.69% | 25.77% |
Scheduled Caste | 2,454 | 1,238 | 1,216 |
Scheduled Tribe | 154,625 | 77,836 | 76,789 |
Illiterate | 114,668 | 51,547 | 63,121 |
Caste-wise Population - Meghnagar Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 89.9% of total population in Meghnagar Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Schedule Caste | 2,454 | 1,238 | 1,216 |
Schedule Tribe | 154,625 | 77,836 | 76,789 |
Religion-wise Population - Meghnagar Tehsil
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
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Hindu | 157,468 | (91.58%) | 79,412 | 78,056 |
Muslim | 2,557 | (1.49%) | 1,461 | 1,096 |
Christian | 10,979 | (6.39%) | 5,571 | 5,408 |
Sikh | 25 | (0.01%) | 15 | 10 |
Buddhist | 12 | (0.01%) | 6 | 6 |
Jain | 843 | (0.49%) | 420 | 423 |
Other Religion | 20 | (0.01%) | 10 | 10 |
No Religion Specified | 40 | (0.02%) | 18 | 22 |
Literacy Rate - Meghnagar Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Meghnagar Tehsil in 2011 were 42.27% in which, male and female literacy were 52% and 32.46% respectively. Total literate in Meghnagar Tehsil were 57,276 of which male and female were 35,366 and 21,910 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Meghnagar Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Meghnagar Tehsil is 978 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 978 females in Meghnagar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 978 ) of Meghnagar Tehsil.
Child Population - Meghnagar Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 36,432 children between age 0 to 6 years in Meghnagar Tehsil. Out of which 18,901 were male while 17,531 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Meghnagar Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,553 families under Meghnagar Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,553 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 7.5% of total population of Meghnagar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 92.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,111 while that in rural regions is 34,321.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 171,944 | 12,929 | 159,015 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 36,432 | 2,111 | 34,321 |
Schedule Caste | 2,454 | 758 | 1,696 |
Schedule Tribe | 154,625 | 5,117 | 149,508 |
Literacy | 42.27% | 75.98% | 39.34% |
Sex Ratio | 978 | 926 | 983 |
Working Population - Meghnagar Tehsil
In Meghnagar Tehsil out of total population, 85,833 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85,833 workers engaged in Main Work, 44,879 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,644 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 61,956 | 35,542 | 26,414 |
Cultivators | 44,879 | 25,900 | 18,979 |
Agriculture Labourer | 8,644 | 3,354 | 5,290 |
Household Industries | 460 | 253 | 207 |
Other Workers | 7,973 | 6,035 | 1,938 |
Marginal Workers | 23,877 | 8,478 | 15,399 |
Non Working | 86,111 | 42,893 | 43,218 |
Nearby Tehsils from Meghnagar Tehsil
Below is the list of Tehsils near Meghnagar Tehsil in Jhabua district.
Tehsil | Population |
---|---|
Jhabua Tehsil population | 323,204 |
Petlawad Tehsil population | 232,800 |
Thandla Tehsil population | 182,362 |
Ranapur Tehsil population | 114,738 |
Meghnagar Tehsil Map
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Meghnagar, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia