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

Chaurah Tehsil of Chamba district has total population of 78,988 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 40,152 are males while 38,836 are females. In 2011 there were total 14,142 families residing in Chaurah Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Chaurah Tehsil is 967.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chaurah Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 60.4% and the sex ratio of Chaurah Tehsil is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chaurah Tehsil is 12093 which is 15% of the total population. There are 6009 male children and 6084 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chaurah Tehsil is 1,012 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Chaurah Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Chaurah Tehsil is 60.44%. The male literacy rate is 61.9% and the female literacy rate is 40.1% in Chaurah Tehsil.

Population
78,988
Families
14,142
Literacy
60.44%
Sex Ratio
967

To facilitate the administration, Chaurah Tehsil is further divided into 312 villages.

Chaurah Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,093 6,009 6,084
Literacy 60.44% 61.9% 40.1%
Scheduled Caste 23,009 11,691 11,318
Scheduled Tribe 6,610 3,395 3,215
Illiterate 38,557 15,296 23,261

Caste-wise Population - Chaurah Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Chaurah Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,009 11,691 11,318
Schedule Tribe 6,610 3,395 3,215

Religion-wise Population - Chaurah Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 65,332 (82.71%) 33,233 32,099
Muslim 13,030 (16.5%) 6,602 6,428
Christian 82 (0.1%) 40 42
Sikh 38 (0.05%) 25 13
Buddhist 28 (0.04%) 16 12
Jain 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Other Religion 4 (0.01%) 1 3
No Religion Specified 466 (0.59%) 231 235

Literacy Rate - Chaurah Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Chaurah Tehsil in 2011 were 60.44% in which, male and female literacy were 72.8% and 47.55% respectively. Total literate in Chaurah Tehsil were 40,431 of which male and female were 24,856 and 15,575 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chaurah Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Chaurah Tehsil is 967 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 967 females in Chaurah Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,012 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Chaurah Tehsil.

Child Population - Chaurah Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 12,093 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chaurah Tehsil. Out of which 12,093 were male while 12,093 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chaurah Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chaurah Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chaurah 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 12,093.

Total Urban Rural
Population 78,988 0 78,988
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,093 0 12,093
Schedule Caste 23,009 0 23,009
Schedule Tribe 6,610 0 6,610
Literacy 60.44% - 60.44%
Sex Ratio 967 - 967

Working Population - Chaurah Tehsil

In Chaurah Tehsil out of total population, 43,437 were engaged in work activities. 41.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,437 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,191 13,415 4,776
Cultivators 12,156 8,661 3,495
Agriculture Labourer 154 109 45
Household Industries 171 108 63
Other Workers 5,710 4,537 1,173
Marginal Workers 25,246 9,814 15,432
Non Working 35,551 16,923 18,628

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