Akaltara Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh

Akaltara Tehsil of Janjgir - Champa district has total population of 176,080 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 89,986 are males while 86,094 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,340 families residing in Akaltara Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Akaltara Tehsil is 957.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12.9% people lives in Urban areas while 87.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.9% while that in the rural areas is 73.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Akaltara Tehsil is 944% while that of Rural areas is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Akaltara Tehsil is 25118 which is 14% of the total population. There are 12749 male children and 12369 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Akaltara Tehsil is 970 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Akaltara Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Akaltara Tehsil is 74.26%. The male literacy rate is 73.53% and the female literacy rate is 53.35% in Akaltara Tehsil.

Population
176,080
Families
39,340
Literacy
74.26%
Sex Ratio
957

To facilitate the administration, Akaltara Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 81 villages.

Akaltara Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,118 12,749 12,369
Literacy 74.26% 73.53% 53.35%
Scheduled Caste 44,072 22,351 21,721
Scheduled Tribe 22,349 11,271 11,078
Illiterate 63,980 23,817 40,163

Caste-wise Population - Akaltara Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.7% of total population in Akaltara Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 44,072 22,351 21,721
Schedule Tribe 22,349 11,271 11,078

Religion-wise Population - Akaltara Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 172,368 (97.89%) 87,922 84,446
Muslim 2,368 (1.34%) 1,269 1,099
Christian 176 (0.1%) 81 95
Sikh 113 (0.06%) 76 37
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 11 6
Jain 476 (0.27%) 251 225
Other Religion 213 (0.12%) 111 102
No Religion Specified 349 (0.2%) 265 84

Literacy Rate - Akaltara Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Akaltara Tehsil in 2011 were 74.26% in which, male and female literacy were 85.67% and 62.3% respectively. Total literate in Akaltara Tehsil were 112,100 of which male and female were 66,169 and 45,931 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Akaltara Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Akaltara Tehsil is 957 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 957 females in Akaltara Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Akaltara Tehsil.

Child Population - Akaltara Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 25,118 children between age 0 to 6 years in Akaltara Tehsil. Out of which 25,118 were male while 25,118 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Akaltara Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,836 families under Akaltara Tehsil living in urban areas while 4,836 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12.9% of total population of Akaltara Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 87.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,949 while that in rural region is 22,169.

Total Urban Rural
Population 176,080 22,712 153,368
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,118 2,949 22,169
Schedule Caste 44,072 4,873 39,199
Schedule Tribe 22,349 906 21,443
Literacy 74.26% 81.92% 73.1%
Sex Ratio 957 944 959

Working Population - Akaltara Tehsil

In Akaltara Tehsil out of total population, 87,759 were engaged in work activities. 54.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 87,759 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,565 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18,150 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 48,201 34,022 14,179
Cultivators 14,565 10,551 4,014
Agriculture Labourer 18,150 10,477 7,673
Household Industries 840 655 185
Other Workers 14,646 12,339 2,307
Marginal Workers 39,558 17,709 21,849
Non Working 88,321 38,255 50,066

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