Shahganj Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh

Shahganj Tehsil of Jaunpur district has a total population of 761,994 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 381,889 are males while 380,105 are females. In 2011 there were a total 109,065 families residing in Shahganj Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Shahganj Tehsil is 995.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6% people live in Urban areas while 94% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80% while that in rural areas is 69.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Shahganj Tehsil is 934 while that of Rural areas is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahganj Tehsil is 117930 which is 15% of the total population. There are 61368 male children and 56562 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahganj Tehsil is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 995 ) of Shahganj Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Shahganj Tehsil is 69.79%. The male literacy rate is 67.4% and the female literacy rate is 50.54% in Shahganj Tehsil.

Population
761,994
Literacy
69.79%
Sex Ratio
995

To facilitate the administration, Shahganj Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 543 villages.

Shahganj Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 117,930 61,368 56,562
Literacy 69.79% 67.4% 50.54%
Scheduled Caste 155,853 78,328 77,525
Scheduled Tribe 601 313 288
Illiterate 312,493 124,496 187,997

Caste-wise Population - Shahganj Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Shahganj Tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 155,853 78,328 77,525
Schedule Tribe 601 313 288

Religion-wise Population - Shahganj Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 615,094 (80.72%) 308,930 306,164
Muslim 142,678 (18.72%) 70,803 71,875
Christian 1,395 (0.18%) 671 724
Sikh 93 (0.01%) 40 53
Buddhist 930 (0.12%) 484 446
Jain 53 (0.01%) 29 24
Other Religion 29 (0%) 18 11
No Religion Specified 1,722 (0.23%) 914 808

Literacy Rate - Shahganj Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Shahganj Tehsil in 2011 were 69.79% in which, male and female literacy were 80.3% and 59.38% respectively. Total literate in Shahganj Tehsil were 449,501 of which male and female were 257,393 and 192,108 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Shahganj Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Shahganj Tehsil is 995 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 995 females in Shahganj Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 995 ) of Shahganj Tehsil.


Child Population - Shahganj Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 117,930 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shahganj Tehsil. Out of which 61,368 were male while 56,562 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shahganj Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 6,577 families under Shahganj Tehsil living in urban areas while 6,577 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6% of total population of Shahganj Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 94% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 6,490 while that in rural regions is 111,440.

Total Urban Rural
Population 761,994 45,994 716,000
Children (0 - 6 years) 117,930 6,490 111,440
Schedule Caste 155,853 4,378 151,475
Schedule Tribe 601 5 596
Literacy 69.79% 79.96% 69.13%
Sex Ratio 995 934 999

Working Population - Shahganj Tehsil

In Shahganj Tehsil out of total population, 241,471 were engaged in work activities. 63.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 241,471 workers engaged in Main Work, 62,873 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46,288 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 152,305 119,363 32,942
Cultivators 62,873 51,505 11,368
Agriculture Labourer 46,288 33,534 12,754
Household Industries 6,309 4,272 2,037
Other Workers 36,835 30,052 6,783
Marginal Workers 89,166 44,557 44,609
Non Working 520,523 217,969 302,554

Nearby Tehsils from Shahganj Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Shahganj Tehsil in Jaunpur district.


Shahganj Tehsil Map


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