Sanku Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir

Sanku Tehsil of Kargil district has a total population of 40,548 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,346 are males while 19,202 are females. In 2011 there were a total 5,144 families residing in Sanku Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sanku Tehsil is 900.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sanku Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64% and the sex ratio of Sanku Tehsil is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sanku Tehsil is 6343 which is 16% of the total population. There are 3203 male children and 3140 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sanku Tehsil is 980 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Sanku Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sanku Tehsil is 63.98%. The male literacy rate is 64.27% and the female literacy rate is 42.53% in Sanku Tehsil.

Population
40,548
Literacy
63.98%
Sex Ratio
900

To facilitate the administration, Sanku Tehsil is further divided into 36 villages.

Sanku Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,343 3,203 3,140
Literacy 63.98% 64.27% 42.53%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 36,475 18,657 17,818
Illiterate 18,662 7,627 11,035

Caste-wise Population - Sanku Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90% of total population in Sanku Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 36,475 18,657 17,818

Religion-wise Population - Sanku Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,161 (2.86%) 1,111 50
Muslim 38,898 (95.93%) 19,967 18,931
Christian 57 (0.14%) 38 19
Sikh 11 (0.03%) 9 2
Buddhist 385 (0.95%) 196 189
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 34 (0.08%) 24 10

Literacy Rate - Sanku Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sanku Tehsil in 2011 were 63.98% in which, male and female literacy were 75.62% and 50.85% respectively. Total literate in Sanku Tehsil were 21,886 of which male and female were 13,719 and 8,167 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Sanku Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sanku Tehsil is 900 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 900 females in Sanku Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 980 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 900 ) of Sanku Tehsil.


Child Population - Sanku Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 6,343 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sanku Tehsil. Out of which 3,203 were male while 3,140 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sanku Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Sanku Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sanku Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 6,343.

Total Urban Rural
Population 40,548 0 40,548
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,343 0 6,343
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 36,475 0 36,475
Literacy 63.98% - 63.98%
Sex Ratio 900 - 900

Working Population - Sanku Tehsil

In Sanku Tehsil out of total population, 12,335 were engaged in work activities. 37.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,335 workers engaged in Main Work, 201 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,575 3,928 647
Cultivators 201 129 72
Agriculture Labourer 41 31 10
Household Industries 89 77 12
Other Workers 4,244 3,691 553
Marginal Workers 7,760 5,750 2,010
Non Working 28,213 11,668 16,545

Nearby Tehsils from Sanku Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Sanku Tehsil in Kargil district.

Tehsil Population
Kargil Tehsil population 86,461
Zanskar Tehsil population 13,793

Sanku Tehsil Map


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