Bhalai Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh

Bhalai Tehsil of Chamba district has total population of 25,326 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 12,561 are males while 12,765 are females. In 2011 there were total 4,774 families residing in Bhalai Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Bhalai Tehsil is 1,016.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bhalai Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.5% and the sex ratio of Bhalai Tehsil is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhalai Tehsil is 3667 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1866 male children and 1801 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhalai Tehsil is 965 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,016 ) of Bhalai Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Bhalai Tehsil is 67.48%. The male literacy rate is 68.05% and the female literacy rate is 47.53% in Bhalai Tehsil.

Population
25,326
Families
4,774
Literacy
67.48%
Sex Ratio
1,016

To facilitate the administration, Bhalai Tehsil is further divided into 80 villages.

Bhalai Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 3,667 1,866 1,801
Literacy 67.48% 68.05% 47.53%
Scheduled Caste 6,444 3,251 3,193
Scheduled Tribe 477 249 228
Illiterate 10,711 4,013 6,698

Caste-wise Population - Bhalai Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Bhalai Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,444 3,251 3,193
Schedule Tribe 477 249 228

Religion-wise Population - Bhalai Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 24,356 (96.17%) 12,050 12,306
Muslim 962 (3.8%) 507 455
Christian 5 (0.02%) 2 3
Sikh 1 (0%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.01%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Bhalai Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Bhalai Tehsil in 2011 were 67.48% in which, male and female literacy were 79.93% and 55.34% respectively. Total literate in Bhalai Tehsil were 14,615 of which male and female were 8,548 and 6,067 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bhalai Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Bhalai Tehsil is 1,016 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,016 females in Bhalai Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 965 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,016 ) of Bhalai Tehsil.

Child Population - Bhalai Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 3,667 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhalai Tehsil. Out of which 3,667 were male while 3,667 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bhalai Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bhalai Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bhalai Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 3,667.

Total Urban Rural
Population 25,326 0 25,326
Children (0 - 6 years) 3,667 0 3,667
Schedule Caste 6,444 0 6,444
Schedule Tribe 477 0 477
Literacy 67.48% - 67.48%
Sex Ratio 1,016 - 1,016

Working Population - Bhalai Tehsil

In Bhalai Tehsil out of total population, 16,014 were engaged in work activities. 29.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 16,014 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,097 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 153 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,793 3,392 1,401
Cultivators 2,097 1,268 829
Agriculture Labourer 153 116 37
Household Industries 54 50 4
Other Workers 2,489 1,958 531
Marginal Workers 11,221 4,480 6,741
Non Working 9,312 4,689 4,623

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