Powayan Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh

Powayan Tehsil of Shahjahanpur district has a total population of 674,066 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 357,030 are males while 317,036 are females. In 2011 there were a total 121,728 families residing in Powayan Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Powayan Tehsil is 888.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.8% people live in Urban areas while 93.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 70.7% while that in rural areas is 63.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Powayan Tehsil is 899 while that of Rural areas is 887.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Powayan Tehsil is 107424 which is 16% of the total population. There are 56148 male children and 51276 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Powayan Tehsil is 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 888 ) of Powayan Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Powayan Tehsil is 63.62%. The male literacy rate is 61.53% and the female literacy rate is 44.42% in Powayan Tehsil.

Population
674,066
Literacy
63.62%
Sex Ratio
888

To facilitate the administration, Powayan Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 715 villages.

Powayan Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 107,424 56,148 51,276
Literacy 63.62% 61.53% 44.42%
Scheduled Caste 170,855 90,878 79,977
Scheduled Tribe 101 51 50
Illiterate 313,542 137,344 176,198

Caste-wise Population - Powayan Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Powayan Tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 170,855 90,878 79,977
Schedule Tribe 101 51 50

Religion-wise Population - Powayan Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 545,522 (80.93%) 289,705 255,817
Muslim 87,761 (13.02%) 45,821 41,940
Christian 731 (0.11%) 375 356
Sikh 36,884 (5.47%) 19,556 17,328
Buddhist 1,009 (0.15%) 525 484
Jain 73 (0.01%) 37 36
Other Religion 10 (0%) 7 3
No Religion Specified 2,076 (0.31%) 1,004 1,072

Literacy Rate - Powayan Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Powayan Tehsil in 2011 were 63.62% in which, male and female literacy were 73.01% and 52.99% respectively. Total literate in Powayan Tehsil were 360,524 of which male and female were 219,686 and 140,838 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Powayan Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Powayan Tehsil is 888 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 888 females in Powayan Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 888 ) of Powayan Tehsil.


Child Population - Powayan Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 107,424 children between age 0 to 6 years in Powayan Tehsil. Out of which 56,148 were male while 51,276 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Powayan Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 8,102 families under Powayan Tehsil living in urban areas while 8,102 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.8% of total population of Powayan Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 93.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 6,165 while that in rural regions is 101,259.

Total Urban Rural
Population 674,066 46,036 628,030
Children (0 - 6 years) 107,424 6,165 101,259
Schedule Caste 170,855 6,686 164,169
Schedule Tribe 101 4 97
Literacy 63.62% 70.75% 63.09%
Sex Ratio 888 899 887

Working Population - Powayan Tehsil

In Powayan Tehsil out of total population, 198,138 were engaged in work activities. 74.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 198,138 workers engaged in Main Work, 72,153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48,158 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 146,855 135,883 10,972
Cultivators 72,153 69,567 2,586
Agriculture Labourer 48,158 45,621 2,537
Household Industries 2,907 1,846 1,061
Other Workers 23,637 18,849 4,788
Marginal Workers 51,283 41,048 10,235
Non Working 475,928 180,099 295,829

Nearby Tehsils from Powayan Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Powayan Tehsil in Shahjahanpur district.


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