Dhar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh
Dhar Tehsil of Dhar district has total population of 578,423 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 301,567 are males while 276,856 are females. In 2011 there were total 116,309 families residing in Dhar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhar Tehsil is 918.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 41.4% people lives in Urban areas while 58.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.4% while that in the rural areas is 59.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dhar Tehsil is 861% while that of Rural areas is 960.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhar Tehsil is 95915 which is 17% of the total population. There are 50154 male children and 45761 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhar Tehsil is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Dhar Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Dhar Tehsil is 68.55%. The male literacy rate is 65.38% and the female literacy rate is 48.25% in Dhar Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Dhar Tehsil is further divided into 4 towns and 445 villages.
Dhar Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhar Tehsil.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 95,915 | 50,154 | 45,761 |
Literacy | 68.55% | 65.38% | 48.25% |
Scheduled Caste | 53,515 | 27,719 | 25,796 |
Scheduled Tribe | 210,782 | 107,336 | 103,446 |
Illiterate | 247,662 | 104,393 | 143,269 |
Caste-wise Population - Dhar Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.4% of total population in Dhar Tehsil of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 53,515 | 27,719 | 25,796 |
Schedule Tribe | 210,782 | 107,336 | 103,446 |
Religion-wise Population - Dhar Tehsil
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
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Hindu | 523,861 | (90.57%) | 273,345 | 250,516 |
Muslim | 49,497 | (8.56%) | 25,625 | 23,872 |
Christian | 1,165 | (0.2%) | 576 | 589 |
Sikh | 512 | (0.09%) | 281 | 231 |
Buddhist | 217 | (0.04%) | 104 | 113 |
Jain | 2,726 | (0.47%) | 1,406 | 1,320 |
Other Religion | 23 | (0%) | 12 | 11 |
No Religion Specified | 422 | (0.07%) | 218 | 204 |
Literacy Rate - Dhar Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Dhar Tehsil in 2011 were 68.55% in which, male and female literacy were 78.43% and 57.81% respectively. Total literate in Dhar Tehsil were 330,761 of which male and female were 197,174 and 133,587 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Dhar Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Dhar Tehsil is 918 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 918 females in Dhar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Dhar Tehsil.
Child Population - Dhar Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 95,915 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhar Tehsil. Out of which 95,915 were male while 95,915 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Dhar Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are total 53,566 families under Dhar Tehsil living in urban areas while 53,566 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 41.4% of total population of Dhar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 58.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 36,272 while that in rural region is 59,643.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 578,423 | 239,380 | 339,043 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 95,915 | 36,272 | 59,643 |
Schedule Caste | 53,515 | 21,787 | 31,728 |
Schedule Tribe | 210,782 | 42,672 | 168,110 |
Literacy | 68.55% | 81.36% | 59.24% |
Sex Ratio | 918 | 861 | 960 |
Working Population - Dhar Tehsil
In Dhar Tehsil out of total population, 248,704 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 248,704 workers engaged in Main Work, 48,392 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45,255 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 183,166 | 134,225 | 48,941 |
Cultivators | 48,392 | 34,292 | 14,100 |
Agriculture Labourer | 45,255 | 25,833 | 19,422 |
Household Industries | 3,581 | 2,480 | 1,101 |
Other Workers | 85,938 | 71,620 | 14,318 |
Marginal Workers | 65,538 | 28,580 | 36,958 |
Non Working | 329,719 | 138,762 | 190,957 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dhar, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia