Gorakhpur Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh

Gorakhpur Tehsil of Gorakhpur district has total population of 1,629,421 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 848,449 are males while 780,972 are females. In 2011 there were total 264,606 families residing in Gorakhpur Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gorakhpur Tehsil is 920.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 44.4% people lives in Urban areas while 55.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.3% while that in the rural areas is 64.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gorakhpur Tehsil is 903% while that of Rural areas is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorakhpur Tehsil is 217071 which is 13% of the total population. There are 113894 male children and 103177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorakhpur Tehsil is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Gorakhpur Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gorakhpur Tehsil is 73.32%. The male literacy rate is 71.25% and the female literacy rate is 55.2% in Gorakhpur Tehsil.

Population
1,629,421
Families
264,606
Literacy
73.32%
Sex Ratio
920

To facilitate the administration, Gorakhpur Tehsil is further divided into 7 towns and 509 villages.

Gorakhpur Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 217,071 113,894 103,177
Literacy 73.32% 71.25% 55.2%
Scheduled Caste 243,036 126,884 116,152
Scheduled Tribe 5,778 2,994 2,784
Illiterate 593,822 243,928 349,894

Caste-wise Population - Gorakhpur Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Gorakhpur Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 243,036 126,884 116,152
Schedule Tribe 5,778 2,994 2,784

Religion-wise Population - Gorakhpur Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,394,289 (85.57%) 727,547 666,742
Muslim 219,328 (13.46%) 112,905 106,423
Christian 6,488 (0.4%) 3,280 3,208
Sikh 1,433 (0.09%) 731 702
Buddhist 840 (0.05%) 424 416
Jain 303 (0.02%) 156 147
Other Religion 81 (0%) 41 40
No Religion Specified 6,659 (0.41%) 3,365 3,294

Literacy Rate - Gorakhpur Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gorakhpur Tehsil in 2011 were 73.32% in which, male and female literacy were 82.3% and 63.6% respectively. Total literate in Gorakhpur Tehsil were 1,035,599 of which male and female were 604,521 and 431,078 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gorakhpur Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gorakhpur Tehsil is 920 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 920 females in Gorakhpur Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Gorakhpur Tehsil.

Child Population - Gorakhpur Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 217,071 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gorakhpur Tehsil. Out of which 217,071 were male while 217,071 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gorakhpur Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 120,679 families under Gorakhpur Tehsil living in urban areas while 120,679 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 44.4% of total population of Gorakhpur Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 55.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 76,423 while that in rural region is 140,648.

Total Urban Rural
Population 1,629,421 722,700 906,721
Children (0 - 6 years) 217,071 76,423 140,648
Schedule Caste 243,036 68,856 174,180
Schedule Tribe 5,778 3,042 2,736
Literacy 73.32% 83.28% 64.93%
Sex Ratio 920 903 935

Working Population - Gorakhpur Tehsil

In Gorakhpur Tehsil out of total population, 509,442 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 509,442 workers engaged in Main Work, 41,465 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48,009 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 320,819 268,552 52,267
Cultivators 41,465 34,154 7,311
Agriculture Labourer 48,009 37,032 10,977
Household Industries 16,577 13,056 3,521
Other Workers 214,768 184,310 30,458
Marginal Workers 188,623 125,310 63,313
Non Working 1,119,979 454,587 665,392

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