Amritsar- II Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Amritsar district, Punjab

Amritsar- II Tehsil of Amritsar district has total population of 1,415,214 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 752,849 are males while 662,365 are females. In 2011 there were total 286,786 families residing in Amritsar- II Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Amritsar- II Tehsil is 880.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 84.1% people lives in Urban areas while 15.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.7% while that in the rural areas is 67.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Amritsar- II Tehsil is 879% while that of Rural areas is 884.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amritsar- II Tehsil is 151083 which is 11% of the total population. There are 82786 male children and 68297 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amritsar- II Tehsil is 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Amritsar- II Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Amritsar- II Tehsil is 81.21%. The male literacy rate is 74.95% and the female literacy rate is 69.8% in Amritsar- II Tehsil.

Population
1,415,214
Families
286,786
Literacy
81.21%
Sex Ratio
880

To facilitate the administration, Amritsar- II Tehsil is further divided into 5 towns and 103 villages.

Amritsar- II Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 151,083 82,786 68,297
Literacy 81.21% 74.95% 69.8%
Scheduled Caste 361,073 191,095 169,978
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 388,629 188,598 200,031

Caste-wise Population - Amritsar- II Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Amritsar- II Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 361,073 191,095 169,978
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Amritsar- II Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 599,399 (42.35%) 321,001 278,398
Muslim 7,022 (0.5%) 3,932 3,090
Christian 16,808 (1.19%) 8,763 8,045
Sikh 780,436 (55.15%) 413,434 367,002
Buddhist 793 (0.06%) 413 380
Jain 1,228 (0.09%) 658 570
Other Religion 821 (0.06%) 416 405
No Religion Specified 8,707 (0.62%) 4,232 4,475

Literacy Rate - Amritsar- II Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Amritsar- II Tehsil in 2011 were 81.21% in which, male and female literacy were 84.21% and 77.83% respectively. Total literate in Amritsar- II Tehsil were 1,026,585 of which male and female were 564,251 and 462,334 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Amritsar- II Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Amritsar- II Tehsil is 880 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 880 females in Amritsar- II Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Amritsar- II Tehsil.

Child Population - Amritsar- II Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 151,083 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amritsar- II Tehsil. Out of which 151,083 were male while 151,083 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Amritsar- II Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 245,575 families under Amritsar- II Tehsil living in urban areas while 245,575 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 84.1% of total population of Amritsar- II Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 15.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 123,647 while that in rural region is 27,436.

Total Urban Rural
Population 1,415,214 1,190,665 224,549
Children (0 - 6 years) 151,083 123,647 27,436
Schedule Caste 361,073 260,682 100,391
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.21% 83.7% 67.71%
Sex Ratio 880 879 884

Working Population - Amritsar- II Tehsil

In Amritsar- II Tehsil out of total population, 523,625 were engaged in work activities. 88% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 523,625 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,638 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,476 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 460,757 387,445 73,312
Cultivators 22,638 20,043 2,595
Agriculture Labourer 22,476 18,637 3,839
Household Industries 19,629 14,228 5,401
Other Workers 396,014 334,537 61,477
Marginal Workers 62,868 36,997 25,871
Non Working 891,589 328,407 563,182

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