Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gurdaspur district, Punjab

Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil of Gurdaspur district has total population of 124,295 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 65,662 are males while 58,633 are females. In 2011 there were total 23,047 families residing in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is 893.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 8.4% people lives in Urban areas while 91.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.6% while that in the rural areas is 72.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is 836% while that of Rural areas is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is 15054 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8338 male children and 6716 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is 73.64%. The male literacy rate is 68.74% and the female literacy rate is 60.23% in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil.

Population
124,295
Families
23,047
Literacy
73.64%
Sex Ratio
893

To facilitate the administration, Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 122 villages.

Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,054 8,338 6,716
Literacy 73.64% 68.74% 60.23%
Scheduled Caste 16,761 8,775 7,986
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 43,846 20,529 23,317

Caste-wise Population - Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 16,761 8,775 7,986
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,159 (12.2%) 8,371 6,788
Muslim 433 (0.35%) 257 176
Christian 22,846 (18.38%) 11,961 10,885
Sikh 85,046 (68.42%) 44,647 40,399
Buddhist 26 (0.02%) 18 8
Jain 32 (0.03%) 13 19
Other Religion 28 (0.02%) 16 12
No Religion Specified 725 (0.58%) 379 346

Literacy Rate - Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil in 2011 were 73.64% in which, male and female literacy were 78.73% and 68.02% respectively. Total literate in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil were 80,449 of which male and female were 45,133 and 35,316 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil is 893 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 893 females in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 893 ) of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil.

Child Population - Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 15,054 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil. Out of which 15,054 were male while 15,054 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,990 families under Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,990 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 8.4% of total population of Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 91.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,039 while that in rural region is 14,015.

Total Urban Rural
Population 124,295 10,395 113,900
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,054 1,039 14,015
Schedule Caste 16,761 1,923 14,838
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.64% 84.6% 72.62%
Sex Ratio 893 836 898

Working Population - Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil

In Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil out of total population, 42,738 were engaged in work activities. 80.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 42,738 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,695 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,940 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 34,544 30,078 4,466
Cultivators 12,695 12,017 678
Agriculture Labourer 5,940 5,010 930
Household Industries 935 668 267
Other Workers 14,974 12,383 2,591
Marginal Workers 8,194 5,089 3,105
Non Working 81,557 30,495 51,062

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