Nawanshahr Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab

Nawanshahr Tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district has a total population of 423,546 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 215,435 are males while 208,111 are females. In 2011 there were a total 89,606 families residing in Nawanshahr Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nawanshahr Tehsil is 966.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 22.7% people live in Urban areas while 77.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.5% while that in rural areas is 80%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nawanshahr Tehsil is 933 while that of Rural areas is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nawanshahr Tehsil is 42393 which is 10% of the total population. There are 22317 male children and 20076 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawanshahr Tehsil is 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Nawanshahr Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nawanshahr Tehsil is 80.81%. The male literacy rate is 76.57% and the female literacy rate is 68.74% in Nawanshahr Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Nawanshahr Tehsil is further divided into 6 towns and 284 villages.

Nawanshahr Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Nawanshahr Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nawanshahr Tehsil of Punjab.

Religion-wise Population - Nawanshahr Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Nawanshahr Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nawanshahr Tehsil in 2011 were 80.81% in which, male and female literacy were 85.41% and 76.08% respectively. Total literate in Nawanshahr Tehsil were 307,999 of which male and female were 164,948 and 143,051 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nawanshahr Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nawanshahr Tehsil is 966 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 966 females in Nawanshahr Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 900 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Nawanshahr Tehsil.

Child Population - Nawanshahr Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 42,393 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nawanshahr Tehsil. Out of which 22,317 were male while 20,076 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nawanshahr Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 20,624 families under Nawanshahr Tehsil living in urban areas while 20,624 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 22.7% of total population of Nawanshahr Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 77.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 10,053 while that in rural regions is 32,340.

Working Population - Nawanshahr Tehsil

In Nawanshahr Tehsil out of total population, 139,004 were engaged in work activities. 85.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 139,004 workers engaged in Main Work, 25,717 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,560 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Nawanshahr Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Nawanshahr Tehsil in Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district.

Nawanshahr Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Nawanshahr, Punjab - Wikipedia