Amarwara Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh

Amarwara Tehsil of Chhindwara district has total population of 159,063 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 80,711 are males while 78,352 are females. In 2011 there were total 32,929 families residing in Amarwara Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Amarwara Tehsil is 971.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 8.9% people lives in Urban areas while 91.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.6% while that in the rural areas is 64.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Amarwara Tehsil is 979% while that of Rural areas is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amarwara Tehsil is 21277 which is 13% of the total population. There are 10817 male children and 10460 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amarwara Tehsil is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 971 ) of Amarwara Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Amarwara Tehsil is 66.6%. The male literacy rate is 65.62% and the female literacy rate is 49.53% in Amarwara Tehsil.

Population
159,063
Families
32,929
Literacy
66.6%
Sex Ratio
971

To facilitate the administration, Amarwara Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 150 villages.

Amarwara Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,277 10,817 10,460
Literacy 66.6% 65.62% 49.53%
Scheduled Caste 18,144 9,305 8,839
Scheduled Tribe 59,195 29,582 29,613
Illiterate 67,291 27,746 39,545

Caste-wise Population - Amarwara Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 37.2% of total population in Amarwara Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 18,144 9,305 8,839
Schedule Tribe 59,195 29,582 29,613

Religion-wise Population - Amarwara Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 150,277 (94.48%) 76,200 74,077
Muslim 6,060 (3.81%) 3,116 2,944
Christian 225 (0.14%) 121 104
Sikh 15 (0.01%) 9 6
Buddhist 36 (0.02%) 18 18
Jain 789 (0.5%) 416 373
Other Religion 1,596 (1%) 796 800
No Religion Specified 65 (0.04%) 35 30

Literacy Rate - Amarwara Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Amarwara Tehsil in 2011 were 66.6% in which, male and female literacy were 75.78% and 57.16% respectively. Total literate in Amarwara Tehsil were 91,772 of which male and female were 52,965 and 38,807 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Amarwara Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Amarwara Tehsil is 971 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 971 females in Amarwara Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 971 ) of Amarwara Tehsil.

Child Population - Amarwara Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 21,277 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amarwara Tehsil. Out of which 21,277 were male while 21,277 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Amarwara Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,075 families under Amarwara Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,075 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 8.9% of total population of Amarwara Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 91.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,617 while that in rural region is 19,660.

Total Urban Rural
Population 159,063 14,141 144,922
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,277 1,617 19,660
Schedule Caste 18,144 2,299 15,845
Schedule Tribe 59,195 1,420 57,775
Literacy 66.6% 85.58% 64.71%
Sex Ratio 971 979 970

Working Population - Amarwara Tehsil

In Amarwara Tehsil out of total population, 79,192 were engaged in work activities. 73% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79,192 workers engaged in Main Work, 27,448 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,273 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,787 37,202 20,585
Cultivators 27,448 18,496 8,952
Agriculture Labourer 22,273 12,427 9,846
Household Industries 526 358 168
Other Workers 7,540 5,921 1,619
Marginal Workers 21,405 7,591 13,814
Non Working 79,871 35,918 43,953

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