Hisar District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Hariyana) - Census 2011

Hisar district of Hariyana has total population of 1,743,931 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 931,562 are males while 812,369 are females. In 2011 there were total 335,608 families residing in Hisar district. The Average Sex Ratio of Hisar district is 872.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 31.7% people lives in Urban areas while 68.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.7% while that in the rural areas is 68.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Hisar district is 861 while that of Rural areas is 877.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hisar district is 215167 which is 12% of the total population. There are 116229 male children and 98938 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hisar is 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (872) of Hisar district.

The total literacy rate of Hisar district is 72.89%. The male literacy rate is 71.94% and the female literacy rate is 54.67% in Hisar district.

Population
1,743,931
Families
335,608
Literacy
72.89%
Sex Ratio
872

To facilitate the administration, Hisar district is further divided into 4 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Hisar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Hisar district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 215,167 116,229 98,938
Literacy 72.89% 71.94% 54.67%
Scheduled Caste 408,785 217,338 191,447
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 629,620 261,362 368,258

Caste-wise Population - Hisar district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Hisar district of Hariyana.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 408,785 217,338 191,447
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Hisar district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,701,061 (97.54%) 908,606 792,455
Muslim 21,650 (1.24%) 11,711 9,939
Christian 1,945 (0.11%) 1,066 879
Sikh 12,270 (0.7%) 6,531 5,739
Buddhist 334 (0.02%) 185 149
Jain 3,620 (0.21%) 1,895 1,725
Other Religion 33 (0%) 16 17
No Religion Specified 3,018 (0.17%) 1,552 1,466

Literacy Rate - Hisar district

The total literacy rate of Hisar district was 72.89% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total 1,114,311 literates, males were 670,200 while females were 444,111. Also the male literacy rate was 82.2% and the female literacy rate was 62.25% in Hisar district.

  Hisar district Hariyana
Female 62.25% 65.94%
Male 82.2% 84.06%
Total 72.89% 75.55%

Sex Ratio - Hisar district

The Sex Ratio of Hisar district is 872 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 872 females in Hisar district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 851 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 872 ) of Hisar district.

Population Density - Hisar district

The total area of Hisar district is 3,983 km2. Thus the density of Hisar district is 438 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 147 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,836 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Hisar district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Hisar, 31.74% people lived in urban regions while 68.26% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 553,488 out of which 297,423 were males while remaining 256,065 were females. In rural areas of Hisar, male population was 634,139 while female population was 556,304.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Hisar was 861 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Hisar was 843 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Hisar were 64,517 which is 11.66% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Hisar was 877 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Hisar was 855 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Hisar for urban regions was 81.71 percent in which males were 88.09% literate while female literacy stood at 74.3%. The total literate population of Hisar was 1,114,311. Similarly in rural areas of Hisar, the average literacy rate was 68.74 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 79.4% and 56.64% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Hisar were 714,796.

Rural Urban
Population % 68.26% 31.74%
Total population 1,190,443 553,488
Male population 634,139 297,423
Female population 556,304 256,065
Sex ratio 877 861
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 855 843
Child population 150,650 64,517
Literates 714,796 399,515
Average literacy 68.74% 81.71%
Male literacy 79.4% 88.09%
Female literacy 56.64% 74.3%

Child Population - Hisar district

According to Census 2011, there were 215,167 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hisar district. Out of which 116,229 were male while 98,938 were female.

Working Population - Hisar district

In Hisar district out of total population, 691,621 were engaged in work activities. 76.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 691,621 workers engaged in Main Work, 206,179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86,056 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 531,227 420,510 110,717
Cultivators 206,179 153,428 52,751
Agriculture Labourer 86,056 64,063 21,993
Household Industries 12,753 10,168 2,585
Other Workers 226,239 192,851 33,388
Marginal Workers 160,394 67,811 92,583
Non Working 1,052,310 443,241 609,069

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