Gairsain Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chamoli district, Uttarakhand

Gairsain Tehsil of Chamoli district has total population of 62,412 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 28,755 are males while 33,657 are females. In 2011 there were total 13,177 families residing in Gairsain Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gairsain Tehsil is 1,170.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gairsain Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 78.7% and the sex ratio of Gairsain Tehsil is 1,170.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gairsain Tehsil is 9533 which is 15% of the total population. There are 4964 male children and 4569 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gairsain Tehsil is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,170 ) of Gairsain Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gairsain Tehsil is 78.66%. The male literacy rate is 75.99% and the female literacy rate is 58.65% in Gairsain Tehsil.

Population
62,412
Families
13,177
Literacy
78.66%
Sex Ratio
1,170

To facilitate the administration, Gairsain Tehsil is further divided into 234 villages.

Gairsain Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,533 4,964 4,569
Literacy 78.66% 75.99% 58.65%
Scheduled Caste 8,988 4,233 4,755
Scheduled Tribe 136 75 61
Illiterate 20,820 6,903 13,917

Caste-wise Population - Gairsain Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Gairsain Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,988 4,233 4,755
Schedule Tribe 136 75 61

Religion-wise Population - Gairsain Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 61,523 (98.58%) 28,315 33,208
Muslim 791 (1.27%) 391 400
Christian 31 (0.05%) 20 11
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Buddhist 11 (0.02%) 6 5
Jain 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 46 (0.07%) 19 27

Literacy Rate - Gairsain Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gairsain Tehsil in 2011 were 78.66% in which, male and female literacy were 91.85% and 67.86% respectively. Total literate in Gairsain Tehsil were 41,592 of which male and female were 21,852 and 19,740 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gairsain Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gairsain Tehsil is 1,170 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,170 females in Gairsain Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,170 ) of Gairsain Tehsil.

Child Population - Gairsain Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 9,533 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gairsain Tehsil. Out of which 9,533 were male while 9,533 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gairsain Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gairsain Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gairsain 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 9,533.

Total Urban Rural
Population 62,412 0 62,412
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,533 0 9,533
Schedule Caste 8,988 0 8,988
Schedule Tribe 136 0 136
Literacy 78.66% - 78.66%
Sex Ratio 1,170 - 1,170

Working Population - Gairsain Tehsil

In Gairsain Tehsil out of total population, 28,866 were engaged in work activities. 69.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,866 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,483 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 114 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,095 9,031 11,064
Cultivators 16,483 6,305 10,178
Agriculture Labourer 114 64 50
Household Industries 201 135 66
Other Workers 3,297 2,527 770
Marginal Workers 8,771 3,308 5,463
Non Working 33,546 16,416 17,130

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