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

Kaithal district of Hariyana has total population of 1,074,304 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 571,003 are males while 503,301 are females. In 2011 there were total 204,274 families residing in Kaithal district. The Average Sex Ratio of Kaithal district is 881.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 22% people lives in Urban areas while 78% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.9% while that in the rural areas is 66.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kaithal district is 887 while that of Rural areas is 880.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaithal district is 139393 which is 13% of the total population. There are 76258 male children and 63135 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaithal is 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (881) of Kaithal district.

The total literacy rate of Kaithal district is 69.15%. The male literacy rate is 67.56% and the female literacy rate is 51.81% in Kaithal district.

Population
1,074,304
Families
204,274
Literacy
69.15%
Sex Ratio
881

To facilitate the administration, Kaithal district is further divided into 3 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Kaithal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 139,393 76,258 63,135
Literacy 69.15% 67.56% 51.81%
Scheduled Caste 247,513 131,486 116,027
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 427,775 185,221 242,554

Caste-wise Population - Kaithal district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kaithal district of Hariyana.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 247,513 131,486 116,027
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kaithal district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 974,520 (90.71%) 518,737 455,783
Muslim 8,232 (0.77%) 4,349 3,883
Christian 1,769 (0.16%) 922 847
Sikh 87,558 (8.15%) 45,862 41,696
Buddhist 265 (0.02%) 140 125
Jain 351 (0.03%) 178 173
Other Religion 70 (0.01%) 40 30
No Religion Specified 1,539 (0.14%) 775 764

Literacy Rate - Kaithal district

The total literacy rate of Kaithal district was 69.15% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total 646,529 literates, males were 385,782 while females were 260,747. Also the male literacy rate was 77.98% and the female literacy rate was 59.24% in Kaithal district.

  Kaithal district Hariyana
Female 59.24% 65.94%
Male 77.98% 84.06%
Total 69.15% 75.55%

Sex Ratio - Kaithal district

The Sex Ratio of Kaithal district is 881 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 881 females in Kaithal district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 828 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Kaithal district.

Population Density - Kaithal district

The total area of Kaithal district is 2,317 km2. Thus the density of Kaithal district is 464 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 104 sq. km. area is under urban region while 2,213 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Kaithal district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Kaithal, 21.97% people lived in urban regions while 78.03% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 236,011 out of which 125,072 were males while remaining 110,939 were females. In rural areas of Kaithal, male population was 445,931 while female population was 392,362.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Kaithal was 887 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Kaithal was 825 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Kaithal were 28,894 which is 12.24% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Kaithal was 880 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Kaithal was 829 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Kaithal for urban regions was 77.88 percent in which males were 84.87% literate while female literacy stood at 70.08%. The total literate population of Kaithal was 646,529. Similarly in rural areas of Kaithal, the average literacy rate was 66.67 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 76.02% and 56.14% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Kaithal were 485,223.

Rural Urban
Population % 78.03% 21.97%
Total population 838,293 236,011
Male population 445,931 125,072
Female population 392,362 110,939
Sex ratio 880 887
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 829 825
Child population 110,499 28,894
Literates 485,223 161,306
Average literacy 66.67% 77.88%
Male literacy 76.02% 84.87%
Female literacy 56.14% 70.08%

Child Population - Kaithal district

According to Census 2011, there were 139,393 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kaithal district. Out of which 76,258 were male while 63,135 were female.

Working Population - Kaithal district

In Kaithal district out of total population, 373,899 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 373,899 workers engaged in Main Work, 112,486 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 49,233 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 290,663 249,905 40,758
Cultivators 112,486 99,206 13,280
Agriculture Labourer 49,233 40,607 8,626
Household Industries 6,935 5,218 1,717
Other Workers 122,009 104,874 17,135
Marginal Workers 83,236 42,791 40,445
Non Working 700,405 278,307 422,098

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