Kangan Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir

Kangan Tehsil of Ganderbal district has total population of 120,934 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 64,723 are males while 56,211 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,326 families residing in Kangan Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 868.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kangan Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 52.8% and the sex ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 868.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kangan Tehsil is 22542 which is 19% of the total population. There are 12012 male children and 10530 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 877 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 868 ) of Kangan Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kangan Tehsil is 52.84%. The male literacy rate is 51.97% and the female literacy rate is 32.66% in Kangan Tehsil.

Population
120,934
Families
18,326
Literacy
52.84%
Sex Ratio
868

To facilitate the administration, Kangan Tehsil is further divided into 42 villages.

Kangan Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,542 12,012 10,530
Literacy 52.84% 51.97% 32.66%
Scheduled Caste 37 25 12
Scheduled Tribe 53,788 28,670 25,118
Illiterate 68,941 31,087 37,854

Caste-wise Population - Kangan Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.5% of total population in Kangan Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37 25 12
Schedule Tribe 53,788 28,670 25,118

Religion-wise Population - Kangan Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,605 (1.33%) 1,494 111
Muslim 118,720 (98.17%) 62,734 55,986
Christian 176 (0.15%) 122 54
Sikh 271 (0.22%) 259 12
Buddhist 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Jain 4 (0%) 0 4
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 148 (0.12%) 107 41

Literacy Rate - Kangan Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kangan Tehsil in 2011 were 52.84% in which, male and female literacy were 63.81% and 40.19% respectively. Total literate in Kangan Tehsil were 51,993 of which male and female were 33,636 and 18,357 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kangan Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kangan Tehsil is 868 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 868 females in Kangan Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 877 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 868 ) of Kangan Tehsil.

Child Population - Kangan Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 22,542 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kangan Tehsil. Out of which 22,542 were male while 22,542 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kangan Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kangan Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kangan 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 22,542.

Total Urban Rural
Population 120,934 0 120,934
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,542 0 22,542
Schedule Caste 37 0 37
Schedule Tribe 53,788 0 53,788
Literacy 52.84% - 52.84%
Sex Ratio 868 - 868

Working Population - Kangan Tehsil

In Kangan Tehsil out of total population, 35,056 were engaged in work activities. 47.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,056 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,697 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,748 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,776 15,234 1,542
Cultivators 1,697 1,305 392
Agriculture Labourer 1,748 1,568 180
Household Industries 295 225 70
Other Workers 13,036 12,136 900
Marginal Workers 18,280 13,429 4,851
Non Working 85,878 36,060 49,818

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