Mendhar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir

Mendhar Tehsil of Punch district has a total population of 141,366 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 73,297 are males while 68,069 are females. In 2011 there were a total 25,334 families residing in Mendhar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Mendhar Tehsil is 929.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.6% people live in Urban areas while 96.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.3% while that in rural areas is 69.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Mendhar Tehsil is 996 while that of Rural areas is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mendhar Tehsil is 25019 which is 18% of the total population. There are 13235 male children and 11784 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mendhar Tehsil is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 929 ) of Mendhar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Mendhar Tehsil is 69.81%. The male literacy rate is 67.48% and the female literacy rate is 46.65% in Mendhar Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Mendhar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 56 villages.

Mendhar Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Mendhar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 38.9% of total population in Mendhar Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Religion-wise Population - Mendhar Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Mendhar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Mendhar Tehsil in 2011 were 69.81% in which, male and female literacy were 82.35% and 56.42% respectively. Total literate in Mendhar Tehsil were 81,221 of which male and female were 49,464 and 31,757 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Mendhar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Mendhar Tehsil is 929 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 929 females in Mendhar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 929 ) of Mendhar Tehsil.

Child Population - Mendhar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 25,019 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mendhar Tehsil. Out of which 13,235 were male while 11,784 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Mendhar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 906 families under Mendhar Tehsil living in urban areas while 906 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.6% of total population of Mendhar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 96.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 845 while that in rural regions is 24,174.

Working Population - Mendhar Tehsil

In Mendhar Tehsil out of total population, 54,673 were engaged in work activities. 43.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54,673 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,746 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,623 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Mendhar Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Mendhar Tehsil in Punch district.

Mendhar Tehsil Map

Reference

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