Dhira Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh

Dhira Tehsil of Kangra district has total population of 22,119 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 10,498 are males while 11,621 are females. In 2011 there were total 5,298 families residing in Dhira Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhira Tehsil is 1,107.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dhira Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 86.5% and the sex ratio of Dhira Tehsil is 1,107.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhira Tehsil is 2381 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1239 male children and 1142 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhira Tehsil is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,107 ) of Dhira Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dhira Tehsil is 86.47%. The male literacy rate is 82.13% and the female literacy rate is 72.67% in Dhira Tehsil.

Population
22,119
Families
5,298
Literacy
86.47%
Sex Ratio
1,107

To facilitate the administration, Dhira Tehsil is further divided into 115 villages.

Dhira Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 2,381 1,239 1,142
Literacy 86.47% 82.13% 72.67%
Scheduled Caste 3,521 1,684 1,837
Scheduled Tribe 194 85 109
Illiterate 5,052 1,876 3,176

Caste-wise Population - Dhira Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Dhira Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,521 1,684 1,837
Schedule Tribe 194 85 109

Religion-wise Population - Dhira Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,948 (99.23%) 10,395 11,553
Muslim 37 (0.17%) 35 2
Christian 29 (0.13%) 15 14
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 1 3
Buddhist 88 (0.4%) 45 43
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 5 (0.02%) 1 4
No Religion Specified 8 (0.04%) 6 2

Literacy Rate - Dhira Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dhira Tehsil in 2011 were 86.47% in which, male and female literacy were 93.12% and 80.59% respectively. Total literate in Dhira Tehsil were 17,067 of which male and female were 8,622 and 8,445 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dhira Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dhira Tehsil is 1,107 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,107 females in Dhira Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,107 ) of Dhira Tehsil.

Child Population - Dhira Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 2,381 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhira Tehsil. Out of which 2,381 were male while 2,381 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhira Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dhira Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dhira 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 2,381.

Total Urban Rural
Population 22,119 0 22,119
Children (0 - 6 years) 2,381 0 2,381
Schedule Caste 3,521 0 3,521
Schedule Tribe 194 0 194
Literacy 86.47% - 86.47%
Sex Ratio 1,107 - 1,107

Working Population - Dhira Tehsil

In Dhira Tehsil out of total population, 9,437 were engaged in work activities. 37.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,437 workers engaged in Main Work, 217 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 84 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,573 2,980 593
Cultivators 217 143 74
Agriculture Labourer 84 55 29
Household Industries 73 59 14
Other Workers 3,199 2,723 476
Marginal Workers 5,864 2,294 3,570
Non Working 12,682 5,224 7,458

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