Khalsi Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Leh district, Jammu and Kashmir

Khalsi Tehsil of Leh district has total population of 17,093 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 8,634 are males while 8,459 are females. In 2011 there were total 2,806 families residing in Khalsi Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Khalsi Tehsil is 980.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Khalsi Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 68.8% and the sex ratio of Khalsi Tehsil is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khalsi Tehsil is 1925 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1044 male children and 881 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khalsi Tehsil is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Khalsi Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Khalsi Tehsil is 68.78%. The male literacy rate is 66.81% and the female literacy rate is 55.14% in Khalsi Tehsil.

Population
17,093
Families
2,806
Literacy
68.78%
Sex Ratio
980

To facilitate the administration, Khalsi Tehsil is further divided into 23 villages.

Khalsi Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 1,925 1,044 881
Literacy 68.78% 66.81% 55.14%
Scheduled Caste 26 15 11
Scheduled Tribe 16,589 8,237 8,352
Illiterate 6,661 2,866 3,795

Caste-wise Population - Khalsi Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.1% of total population in Khalsi Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26 15 11
Schedule Tribe 16,589 8,237 8,352

Religion-wise Population - Khalsi Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 222 (1.3%) 217 5
Muslim 323 (1.89%) 179 144
Christian 42 (0.25%) 22 20
Sikh 32 (0.19%) 29 3
Buddhist 16,412 (96.02%) 8,156 8,256
Jain 26 (0.15%) 9 17
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 36 (0.21%) 22 14

Literacy Rate - Khalsi Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Khalsi Tehsil in 2011 were 68.78% in which, male and female literacy were 75.99% and 61.55% respectively. Total literate in Khalsi Tehsil were 10,432 of which male and female were 5,768 and 4,664 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Khalsi Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Khalsi Tehsil is 980 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 980 females in Khalsi Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Khalsi Tehsil.

Child Population - Khalsi Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 1,925 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khalsi Tehsil. Out of which 1,925 were male while 1,925 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khalsi Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Khalsi Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Khalsi 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 1,925.

Total Urban Rural
Population 17,093 0 17,093
Children (0 - 6 years) 1,925 0 1,925
Schedule Caste 26 0 26
Schedule Tribe 16,589 0 16,589
Literacy 68.78% - 68.78%
Sex Ratio 980 - 980

Working Population - Khalsi Tehsil

In Khalsi Tehsil out of total population, 9,057 were engaged in work activities. 69% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,057 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,771 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 150 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,251 4,052 2,199
Cultivators 2,771 1,806 965
Agriculture Labourer 150 66 84
Household Industries 321 77 244
Other Workers 3,009 2,103 906
Marginal Workers 2,806 806 2,000
Non Working 8,036 3,776 4,260

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