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

Jaitu Tehsil of Faridkot district has total population of 160,930 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 84,907 are males while 76,023 are females. In 2011 there were total 30,981 families residing in Jaitu Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Jaitu Tehsil is 895.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 23.2% people lives in Urban areas while 76.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.4% while that in the rural areas is 64.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jaitu Tehsil is 880% while that of Rural areas is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaitu Tehsil is 17761 which is 11% of the total population. There are 9573 male children and 8188 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaitu Tehsil is 855 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Jaitu Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Jaitu Tehsil is 67.21%. The male literacy rate is 64.5% and the female literacy rate is 54.54% in Jaitu Tehsil.

Population
160,930
Families
30,981
Literacy
67.21%
Sex Ratio
895

To facilitate the administration, Jaitu Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 41 villages.

Jaitu Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,761 9,573 8,188
Literacy 67.21% 64.5% 54.54%
Scheduled Caste 64,893 34,152 30,741
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 64,704 30,145 34,559

Caste-wise Population - Jaitu Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jaitu Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 64,893 34,152 30,741
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Jaitu Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,815 (18.53%) 15,861 13,954
Muslim 1,265 (0.79%) 654 611
Christian 103 (0.06%) 52 51
Sikh 129,427 (80.42%) 68,170 61,257
Buddhist 7 (0%) 4 3
Jain 227 (0.14%) 120 107
Other Religion 46 (0.03%) 25 21
No Religion Specified 40 (0.02%) 21 19

Literacy Rate - Jaitu Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Jaitu Tehsil in 2011 were 67.21% in which, male and female literacy were 72.69% and 61.12% respectively. Total literate in Jaitu Tehsil were 96,226 of which male and female were 54,762 and 41,464 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jaitu Tehsil

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

Child Population - Jaitu Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 17,761 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jaitu Tehsil. Out of which 17,761 were male while 17,761 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jaitu Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,230 families under Jaitu Tehsil living in urban areas while 7,230 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 23.2% of total population of Jaitu Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 76.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,339 while that in rural region is 13,422.

Total Urban Rural
Population 160,930 37,377 123,553
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,761 4,339 13,422
Schedule Caste 64,893 14,159 50,734
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 67.21% 75.42% 64.75%
Sex Ratio 895 880 900

Working Population - Jaitu Tehsil

In Jaitu Tehsil out of total population, 56,346 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 56,346 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,643 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,404 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 49,059 44,472 4,587
Cultivators 16,643 16,232 411
Agriculture Labourer 12,404 11,101 1,303
Household Industries 886 627 259
Other Workers 19,126 16,512 2,614
Marginal Workers 7,287 4,000 3,287
Non Working 104,584 36,435 68,149

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