Sunam Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sangrur district, Punjab

Sunam Tehsil of Sangrur district has a total population of 334,641 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 178,366 are males while 156,275 are females. In 2011 there were a total 64,420 families residing in Sunam Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sunam Tehsil is 876.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 29.2% people live in Urban areas while 70.8% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 72.5% while that in rural areas is 58.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sunam Tehsil is 882 while that of Rural areas is 874.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sunam Tehsil is 36992 which is 11% of the total population. There are 20323 male children and 16669 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sunam Tehsil is 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Sunam Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sunam Tehsil is 62.55%. The male literacy rate is 59.64% and the female literacy rate is 51.07% in Sunam Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Sunam Tehsil is further divided into 4 towns and 81 villages.

Sunam Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Sunam Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sunam Tehsil of Punjab.

Religion-wise Population - Sunam Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Sunam Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sunam Tehsil in 2011 were 62.55% in which, male and female literacy were 67.31% and 57.17% respectively. Total literate in Sunam Tehsil were 186,183 of which male and female were 106,375 and 79,808 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sunam Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sunam Tehsil is 876 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 876 females in Sunam Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Sunam Tehsil.

Child Population - Sunam Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 36,992 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sunam Tehsil. Out of which 20,323 were male while 16,669 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sunam Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 19,154 families under Sunam Tehsil living in urban areas while 19,154 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 29.2% of total population of Sunam Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 70.8% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 10,814 while that in rural regions is 26,178.

Working Population - Sunam Tehsil

In Sunam Tehsil out of total population, 113,983 were engaged in work activities. 88.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113,983 workers engaged in Main Work, 35,574 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18,323 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Sunam Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Sunam Tehsil in Sangrur district.

Sunam Tehsil Map

Reference

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