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

Mewat district of Hariyana has total population of 1,089,263 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 571,162 are males while 518,101 are females. In 2011 there were total 160,280 families residing in Mewat district. The Average Sex Ratio of Mewat district is 907.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.4% people lives in Urban areas while 88.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.4% while that in the rural areas is 52%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Mewat district is 907 while that of Rural areas is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mewat district is 248128 which is 23% of the total population. There are 130168 male children and 117960 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mewat is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Mewat district.

The total literacy rate of Mewat district is 54.08%. The male literacy rate is 54% and the female literacy rate is 28.27% in Mewat district.

Population
1,089,263
Families
160,280
Literacy
54.08%
Sex Ratio
907

To facilitate the administration, Mewat 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.

Mewat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 248,128 130,168 117,960
Literacy 54.08% 54% 28.27%
Scheduled Caste 75,251 39,743 35,508
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 634,366 262,727 371,639

Caste-wise Population - Mewat district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Mewat district of Hariyana.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 75,251 39,743 35,508
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Mewat district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 221,846 (20.37%) 117,592 104,254
Muslim 862,647 (79.2%) 451,020 411,627
Christian 1,235 (0.11%) 669 566
Sikh 592 (0.05%) 316 276
Buddhist 516 (0.05%) 281 235
Jain 1,453 (0.13%) 792 661
Other Religion 4 (0%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 970 (0.09%) 489 481

Literacy Rate - Mewat district

The total literacy rate of Mewat district was 54.08% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 75.55% of Hariyana. Population-wise, out of total 454,897 literates, males were 308,435 while females were 146,462. Also the male literacy rate was 69.94% and the female literacy rate was 36.6% in Mewat district.

  Mewat district Hariyana
Female 36.6% 65.94%
Male 69.94% 84.06%
Total 54.08% 75.55%

Sex Ratio - Mewat district

The Sex Ratio of Mewat district is 907 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 907 females in Mewat district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 907 ) of Mewat district.

Population Density - Mewat district

The total area of Mewat district is 1,507 km2. Thus the density of Mewat district is 723 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 65 sq. km. area is under urban region while 1,442 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Mewat district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Mewat, 11.39% people lived in urban regions while 88.61% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 124,106 out of which 65,076 were males while remaining 59,030 were females. In rural areas of Mewat, male population was 506,086 while female population was 459,071.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Mewat was 907 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Mewat was 890 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Mewat were 23,059 which is 18.58% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Mewat was 907 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Mewat was 908 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Mewat for urban regions was 69.42 percent in which males were 80.09% literate while female literacy stood at 57.71%. The total literate population of Mewat was 454,897. Similarly in rural areas of Mewat, the average literacy rate was 51.99 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 68.56% and 33.71% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Mewat were 384,749.

Rural Urban
Population % 88.61% 11.39%
Total population 965,157 124,106
Male population 506,086 65,076
Female population 459,071 59,030
Sex ratio 907 907
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 908 890
Child population 225,069 23,059
Literates 384,749 70,148
Average literacy 51.99% 69.42%
Male literacy 68.56% 80.09%
Female literacy 33.71% 57.71%

Child Population - Mewat district

According to Census 2011, there were 248,128 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mewat district. Out of which 130,168 were male while 117,960 were female.

Working Population - Mewat district

In Mewat district out of total population, 289,964 were engaged in work activities. 70.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 289,964 workers engaged in Main Work, 81,608 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25,426 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 204,178 175,670 28,508
Cultivators 81,608 69,305 12,303
Agriculture Labourer 25,426 20,337 5,089
Household Industries 4,034 2,938 1,096
Other Workers 93,110 83,090 10,020
Marginal Workers 85,786 48,972 36,814
Non Working 799,299 346,520 452,779

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