Kandaghat Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Solan district, Himachal Pradesh

Kandaghat Tehsil of Solan district has total population of 40,529 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 20,957 are males while 19,572 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,220 families residing in Kandaghat Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kandaghat Tehsil is 934.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kandaghat Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 87.1% and the sex ratio of Kandaghat Tehsil is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandaghat Tehsil is 4409 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2300 male children and 2109 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandaghat Tehsil is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Kandaghat Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kandaghat Tehsil is 87.12%. The male literacy rate is 82.4% and the female literacy rate is 72.56% in Kandaghat Tehsil.

Population
40,529
Families
8,220
Literacy
87.12%
Sex Ratio
934

To facilitate the administration, Kandaghat Tehsil is further divided into 284 villages.

Kandaghat Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,409 2,300 2,109
Literacy 87.12% 82.4% 72.56%
Scheduled Caste 14,602 7,460 7,142
Scheduled Tribe 118 60 58
Illiterate 9,060 3,689 5,371

Caste-wise Population - Kandaghat Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kandaghat Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,602 7,460 7,142
Schedule Tribe 118 60 58

Religion-wise Population - Kandaghat Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 40,032 (98.77%) 20,642 19,390
Muslim 253 (0.62%) 166 87
Christian 78 (0.19%) 52 26
Sikh 109 (0.27%) 65 44
Buddhist 11 (0.03%) 7 4
Jain 10 (0.02%) 5 5
Other Religion 18 (0.04%) 10 8
No Religion Specified 18 (0.04%) 10 8

Literacy Rate - Kandaghat Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kandaghat Tehsil in 2011 were 87.12% in which, male and female literacy were 92.56% and 81.32% respectively. Total literate in Kandaghat Tehsil were 31,469 of which male and female were 17,268 and 14,201 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kandaghat Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kandaghat Tehsil is 934 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 934 females in Kandaghat Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Kandaghat Tehsil.

Child Population - Kandaghat Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 4,409 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kandaghat Tehsil. Out of which 4,409 were male while 4,409 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kandaghat Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kandaghat Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kandaghat 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 4,409.

Total Urban Rural
Population 40,529 0 40,529
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,409 0 4,409
Schedule Caste 14,602 0 14,602
Schedule Tribe 118 0 118
Literacy 87.12% - 87.12%
Sex Ratio 934 - 934

Working Population - Kandaghat Tehsil

In Kandaghat Tehsil out of total population, 19,874 were engaged in work activities. 74% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,874 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 854 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,714 10,190 4,524
Cultivators 7,103 4,120 2,983
Agriculture Labourer 854 560 294
Household Industries 130 106 24
Other Workers 6,627 5,404 1,223
Marginal Workers 5,160 2,229 2,931
Non Working 20,655 8,538 12,117

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