Faridkot Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Faridkot district, Punjab

Faridkot Tehsil of Faridkot district has total population of 456,578 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 241,764 are males while 214,814 are females. In 2011 there were total 89,912 families residing in Faridkot Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Faridkot Tehsil is 889.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 39.4% people lives in Urban areas while 60.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.4% while that in the rural areas is 64.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Faridkot Tehsil is 871% while that of Rural areas is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Faridkot Tehsil is 51550 which is 11% of the total population. There are 27881 male children and 23669 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Faridkot Tehsil is 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 889 ) of Faridkot Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Faridkot Tehsil is 70.38%. The male literacy rate is 66.6% and the female literacy rate is 57.75% in Faridkot Tehsil.

Population
456,578
Families
89,912
Literacy
70.38%
Sex Ratio
889

To facilitate the administration, Faridkot Tehsil is further divided into 3 towns and 130 villages.

Faridkot Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 51,550 27,881 23,669
Literacy 70.38% 66.6% 57.75%
Scheduled Caste 175,435 92,415 83,020
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 171,519 80,759 90,760

Caste-wise Population - Faridkot Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Faridkot Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 175,435 92,415 83,020
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Faridkot Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 111,548 (24.43%) 60,271 51,277
Muslim 1,860 (0.41%) 1,055 805
Christian 1,124 (0.25%) 616 508
Sikh 340,362 (74.55%) 178,932 161,430
Buddhist 148 (0.03%) 74 74
Jain 882 (0.19%) 465 417
Other Religion 57 (0.01%) 37 20
No Religion Specified 597 (0.13%) 314 283

Literacy Rate - Faridkot Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Faridkot Tehsil in 2011 were 70.38% in which, male and female literacy were 75.28% and 64.9% respectively. Total literate in Faridkot Tehsil were 285,059 of which male and female were 161,005 and 124,054 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Faridkot Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Faridkot Tehsil is 889 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 889 females in Faridkot Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 889 ) of Faridkot Tehsil.

Child Population - Faridkot Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 51,550 children between age 0 to 6 years in Faridkot Tehsil. Out of which 51,550 were male while 51,550 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Faridkot Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 36,935 families under Faridkot Tehsil living in urban areas while 36,935 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 39.4% of total population of Faridkot Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 60.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 20,250 while that in rural region is 31,300.

Total Urban Rural
Population 456,578 179,674 276,904
Children (0 - 6 years) 51,550 20,250 31,300
Schedule Caste 175,435 54,970 120,465
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.38% 79.39% 64.53%
Sex Ratio 889 871 900

Working Population - Faridkot Tehsil

In Faridkot Tehsil out of total population, 165,209 were engaged in work activities. 85.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 165,209 workers engaged in Main Work, 33,495 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,662 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 141,356 123,752 17,604
Cultivators 33,495 32,199 1,296
Agriculture Labourer 28,662 25,698 2,964
Household Industries 5,397 3,817 1,580
Other Workers 73,802 62,038 11,764
Marginal Workers 23,853 12,825 11,028
Non Working 291,369 105,187 186,182

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