Gandhi Nagar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - East district, Delhi

Gandhi Nagar Tehsil of East district has total population of 395,342 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 208,645 are males while 186,697 are females. In 2011 there were total 80,389 families residing in Gandhi Nagar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil is 895.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 90.5% and the sex ratio of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gandhi Nagar Tehsil is 43344 which is 11% of the total population. There are 23361 male children and 19983 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil is 90.51%. The male literacy rate is 82.7% and the female literacy rate is 78.21% in Gandhi Nagar Tehsil.

Population
395,342
Families
80,389
Literacy
90.51%
Sex Ratio
895

To facilitate the administration, Gandhi Nagar Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 0 villages.

Gandhi Nagar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 43,344 23,361 19,983
Literacy 90.51% 82.7% 78.21%
Scheduled Caste 37,461 19,743 17,718
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 76,764 36,088 40,676

Caste-wise Population - Gandhi Nagar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gandhi Nagar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,461 19,743 17,718
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Gandhi Nagar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 298,533 (75.51%) 157,398 141,135
Muslim 52,261 (13.22%) 28,173 24,088
Christian 740 (0.19%) 359 381
Sikh 23,309 (5.9%) 12,070 11,239
Buddhist 241 (0.06%) 121 120
Jain 19,866 (5.03%) 10,322 9,544
Other Religion 169 (0.04%) 91 78
No Religion Specified 223 (0.06%) 111 112

Literacy Rate - Gandhi Nagar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil in 2011 were 90.51% in which, male and female literacy were 93.13% and 87.59% respectively. Total literate in Gandhi Nagar Tehsil were 318,578 of which male and female were 172,557 and 146,021 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gandhi Nagar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil is 895 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 895 females in Gandhi Nagar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil.

Child Population - Gandhi Nagar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 43,344 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gandhi Nagar Tehsil. Out of which 43,344 were male while 43,344 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gandhi Nagar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 80,389 families under Gandhi Nagar Tehsil living in urban areas while 80,389 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Gandhi Nagar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 0% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 43,344 while that in rural region is 0.

Total Urban Rural
Population 395,342 395,342 0
Children (0 - 6 years) 43,344 43,344 0
Schedule Caste 37,461 37,461 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 90.51% 90.51% NaN%
Sex Ratio 895 895 NaN

Working Population - Gandhi Nagar Tehsil

In Gandhi Nagar Tehsil out of total population, 131,210 were engaged in work activities. 97% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 131,210 workers engaged in Main Work, 183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 791 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 127,237 111,911 15,326
Cultivators 183 151 32
Agriculture Labourer 791 616 175
Household Industries 6,082 5,526 556
Other Workers 120,181 105,618 14,563
Marginal Workers 3,973 2,684 1,289
Non Working 264,132 94,050 170,082

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