Kokernag Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir

Kokernag Tehsil of Anantnag district has total population of 173,712 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 91,173 are males while 82,539 are females. In 2011 there were total 27,343 families residing in Kokernag Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kokernag Tehsil is 905.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.8% people lives in Urban areas while 96.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 74% while that in the rural areas is 51.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kokernag Tehsil is 716% while that of Rural areas is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kokernag Tehsil is 37593 which is 22% of the total population. There are 20460 male children and 17133 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kokernag Tehsil is 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Kokernag Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kokernag Tehsil is 52.85%. The male literacy rate is 48.28% and the female literacy rate is 33.84% in Kokernag Tehsil.

Population
173,712
Families
27,343
Literacy
52.85%
Sex Ratio
905

To facilitate the administration, Kokernag Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 51 villages.

Kokernag Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 37,593 20,460 17,133
Literacy 52.85% 48.28% 33.84%
Scheduled Caste 46 44 2
Scheduled Tribe 47,223 24,902 22,321
Illiterate 101,768 47,159 54,609

Caste-wise Population - Kokernag Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.2% of total population in Kokernag Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 46 44 2
Schedule Tribe 47,223 24,902 22,321

Religion-wise Population - Kokernag Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,070 (0.62%) 977 93
Muslim 172,218 (99.14%) 89,933 82,285
Christian 236 (0.14%) 126 110
Sikh 30 (0.02%) 23 7
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 156 (0.09%) 114 42

Literacy Rate - Kokernag Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kokernag Tehsil in 2011 were 52.85% in which, male and female literacy were 62.24% and 42.7% respectively. Total literate in Kokernag Tehsil were 71,944 of which male and female were 44,014 and 27,930 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kokernag Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kokernag Tehsil is 905 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 905 females in Kokernag Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 905 ) of Kokernag Tehsil.

Child Population - Kokernag Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 37,593 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kokernag Tehsil. Out of which 37,593 were male while 37,593 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kokernag Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 900 families under Kokernag Tehsil living in urban areas while 900 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.8% of total population of Kokernag Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 96.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 879 while that in rural region is 36,714.

Total Urban Rural
Population 173,712 6,553 167,159
Children (0 - 6 years) 37,593 879 36,714
Schedule Caste 46 46 0
Schedule Tribe 47,223 14 47,209
Literacy 52.85% 74% 51.93%
Sex Ratio 905 716 914

Working Population - Kokernag Tehsil

In Kokernag Tehsil out of total population, 61,283 were engaged in work activities. 38.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61,283 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,058 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,121 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,691 20,625 3,066
Cultivators 6,058 5,384 674
Agriculture Labourer 5,121 4,713 408
Household Industries 1,318 757 561
Other Workers 11,194 9,771 1,423
Marginal Workers 37,592 18,868 18,724
Non Working 112,429 51,680 60,749

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