Gairatganj Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh

Gairatganj Tehsil of Raisen district has total population of 125,018 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 65,772 are males while 59,246 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,514 families residing in Gairatganj Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gairatganj Tehsil is 901.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.5% people lives in Urban areas while 85.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.7% while that in the rural areas is 78.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gairatganj Tehsil is 924% while that of Rural areas is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gairatganj Tehsil is 19779 which is 16% of the total population. There are 10188 male children and 9591 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gairatganj Tehsil is 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Gairatganj Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gairatganj Tehsil is 78.79%. The male literacy rate is 72.12% and the female literacy rate is 59.9% in Gairatganj Tehsil.

Population
125,018
Families
26,514
Literacy
78.79%
Sex Ratio
901

To facilitate the administration, Gairatganj Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 169 villages.

Gairatganj Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,779 10,188 9,591
Literacy 78.79% 72.12% 59.9%
Scheduled Caste 25,195 13,360 11,835
Scheduled Tribe 15,816 8,167 7,649
Illiterate 42,098 18,338 23,760

Caste-wise Population - Gairatganj Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.7% of total population in Gairatganj Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,195 13,360 11,835
Schedule Tribe 15,816 8,167 7,649

Religion-wise Population - Gairatganj Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 111,049 (88.83%) 58,581 52,468
Muslim 11,934 (9.55%) 6,151 5,783
Christian 72 (0.06%) 34 38
Sikh 38 (0.03%) 19 19
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 3 5
Jain 1,877 (1.5%) 964 913
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 40 (0.03%) 20 20

Literacy Rate - Gairatganj Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gairatganj Tehsil in 2011 were 78.79% in which, male and female literacy were 85.34% and 71.47% respectively. Total literate in Gairatganj Tehsil were 82,920 of which male and female were 47,434 and 35,486 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gairatganj Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gairatganj Tehsil is 901 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 901 females in Gairatganj Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Gairatganj Tehsil.

Child Population - Gairatganj Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 19,779 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gairatganj Tehsil. Out of which 19,779 were male while 19,779 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gairatganj Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,830 families under Gairatganj Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,830 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14.5% of total population of Gairatganj Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 85.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,714 while that in rural region is 17,065.

Total Urban Rural
Population 125,018 18,184 106,834
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,779 2,714 17,065
Schedule Caste 25,195 2,715 22,480
Schedule Tribe 15,816 401 15,415
Literacy 78.79% 79.69% 78.64%
Sex Ratio 901 924 897

Working Population - Gairatganj Tehsil

In Gairatganj Tehsil out of total population, 53,620 were engaged in work activities. 63% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53,620 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,320 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,484 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 33,766 26,131 7,635
Cultivators 12,320 10,924 1,396
Agriculture Labourer 12,484 8,805 3,679
Household Industries 1,765 603 1,162
Other Workers 7,197 5,799 1,398
Marginal Workers 19,854 8,841 11,013
Non Working 71,398 30,800 40,598

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