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

Bhattiyat Tehsil of Chamba district has total population of 42,967 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,550 are males while 21,417 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,897 families residing in Bhattiyat Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Bhattiyat Tehsil is 994.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13% people lives in Urban areas while 87% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 90.8% while that in the rural areas is 73.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bhattiyat Tehsil is 849% while that of Rural areas is 1,017.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhattiyat Tehsil is 5616 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2934 male children and 2682 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhattiyat Tehsil is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Bhattiyat Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Bhattiyat Tehsil is 76.05%. The male literacy rate is 73.79% and the female literacy rate is 58.39% in Bhattiyat Tehsil.

Population
42,967
Families
8,897
Literacy
76.05%
Sex Ratio
994

To facilitate the administration, Bhattiyat Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 133 villages.

Bhattiyat Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,616 2,934 2,682
Literacy 76.05% 73.79% 58.39%
Scheduled Caste 5,958 2,981 2,977
Scheduled Tribe 10,592 5,216 5,376
Illiterate 14,560 5,649 8,911

Caste-wise Population - Bhattiyat Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.7% of total population in Bhattiyat Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,958 2,981 2,977
Schedule Tribe 10,592 5,216 5,376

Religion-wise Population - Bhattiyat Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 42,140 (98.08%) 21,110 21,030
Muslim 672 (1.56%) 358 314
Christian 58 (0.13%) 33 25
Sikh 69 (0.16%) 33 36
Buddhist 17 (0.04%) 10 7
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 8 (0.02%) 5 3

Literacy Rate - Bhattiyat Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Bhattiyat Tehsil in 2011 were 76.05% in which, male and female literacy were 85.42% and 66.75% respectively. Total literate in Bhattiyat Tehsil were 28,407 of which male and female were 15,901 and 12,506 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bhattiyat Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Bhattiyat Tehsil is 994 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 994 females in Bhattiyat Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Bhattiyat Tehsil.

Child Population - Bhattiyat Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 5,616 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhattiyat Tehsil. Out of which 5,616 were male while 5,616 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bhattiyat Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,301 families under Bhattiyat Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,301 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13% of total population of Bhattiyat Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 87% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 672 while that in rural region is 4,944.

Total Urban Rural
Population 42,967 5,575 37,392
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,616 672 4,944
Schedule Caste 5,958 801 5,157
Schedule Tribe 10,592 517 10,075
Literacy 76.05% 90.8% 73.83%
Sex Ratio 994 849 1,017

Working Population - Bhattiyat Tehsil

In Bhattiyat Tehsil out of total population, 23,432 were engaged in work activities. 34.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 23,432 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,003 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,155 6,870 1,285
Cultivators 2,003 1,612 391
Agriculture Labourer 83 44 39
Household Industries 57 47 10
Other Workers 6,012 5,167 845
Marginal Workers 15,277 6,157 9,120
Non Working 19,535 8,523 11,012

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