Shupiyan District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Jammu and Kashmir) - Census 2011

Shupiyan district of Jammu and Kashmir has total population of 266,215 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 136,480 are males while 129,735 are females. In 2011 there were total 44,411 families residing in Shupiyan district. The Average Sex Ratio of Shupiyan district is 951.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.1% people lives in Urban areas while 93.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.6% while that in the rural areas is 59.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Shupiyan district is 756 while that of Rural areas is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shupiyan district is 41547 which is 16% of the total population. There are 22121 male children and 19426 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shupiyan is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Shupiyan district.

The total literacy rate of Shupiyan district is 60.76%. The male literacy rate is 58.88% and the female literacy rate is 43.28% in Shupiyan district.

Population
266,215
Families
44,411
Literacy
60.76%
Sex Ratio
951

To facilitate the administration, Shupiyan district is further divided into 1 Tehsils (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Tehsils consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Shupiyan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 41,547 22,121 19,426
Literacy 60.76% 58.88% 43.28%
Scheduled Caste 43 43 0
Scheduled Tribe 21,820 11,311 10,509
Illiterate 129,715 56,125 73,590

Caste-wise Population - Shupiyan district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.2% of total population in Shupiyan district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43 43 0
Schedule Tribe 21,820 11,311 10,509

Religion-wise Population - Shupiyan district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,116 (1.17%) 2,777 339
Muslim 262,263 (98.52%) 133,233 129,030
Christian 429 (0.16%) 229 200
Sikh 178 (0.07%) 100 78
Buddhist 6 (0%) 2 4
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 6 (0%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 216 (0.08%) 135 81

Literacy Rate - Shupiyan district

The total literacy rate of Shupiyan district was 60.76% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. Population-wise, out of total 136,500 literates, males were 80,355 while females were 56,145. Also the male literacy rate was 70.27% and the female literacy rate was 50.9% in Shupiyan district.

  Shupiyan district Jammu and Kashmir
Female 50.9% 56.43%
Male 70.27% 76.75%
Total 60.76% 67.16%

Sex Ratio - Shupiyan district

The Sex Ratio of Shupiyan district is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Shupiyan district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Shupiyan district.

Population Density - Shupiyan district

The total area of Shupiyan district is 312 km2. Thus the density of Shupiyan district is 853 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 5 sq. km. area is under urban region while 307 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Shupiyan district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Shupiyan, 6.15% people lived in urban regions while 93.85% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 16,360 out of which 9,319 were males while remaining 7,041 were females. In rural areas of Shupiyan, male population was 127,161 while female population was 122,694.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Shupiyan was 756 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Shupiyan was 800 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Shupiyan were 2,063 which is 12.61% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Shupiyan was 965 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Shupiyan was 882 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Shupiyan for urban regions was 78.65 percent in which males were 86.74% literate while female literacy stood at 67.85%. The total literate population of Shupiyan was 136,500. Similarly in rural areas of Shupiyan, the average literacy rate was 59.54 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 69% and 49.9% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Shupiyan were 125,256.

Rural Urban
Population % 93.85% 6.15%
Total population 249,855 16,360
Male population 127,161 9,319
Female population 122,694 7,041
Sex ratio 965 756
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 882 800
Child population 39,484 2,063
Literates 125,256 11,244
Average literacy 59.54% 78.65%
Male literacy 69% 86.74%
Female literacy 49.9% 67.85%

Child Population - Shupiyan district

According to Census 2011, there were 41,547 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shupiyan district. Out of which 22,121 were male while 19,426 were female.

Working Population - Shupiyan district

In Shupiyan district out of total population, 87,721 were engaged in work activities. 62.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 87,721 workers engaged in Main Work, 29,183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,761 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 54,703 48,945 5,758
Cultivators 29,183 26,399 2,784
Agriculture Labourer 3,761 3,575 186
Household Industries 1,519 1,100 419
Other Workers 20,240 17,871 2,369
Marginal Workers 33,018 14,986 18,032
Non Working 178,494 72,549 105,945

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