Kolayat Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bikaner district, Rajasthan

Kolayat Tehsil of Bikaner district has total population of 261,028 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 138,124 are males while 122,904 are females. In 2011 there were total 43,118 families residing in Kolayat Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kolayat Tehsil is 890.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.7% people lives in Urban areas while 96.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 60.7% while that in the rural areas is 56.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kolayat Tehsil is 895% while that of Rural areas is 890.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kolayat Tehsil is 49310 which is 19% of the total population. There are 25900 male children and 23410 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kolayat Tehsil is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Kolayat Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kolayat Tehsil is 56.59%. The male literacy rate is 55.98% and the female literacy rate is 34.56% in Kolayat Tehsil.

Population
261,028
Families
43,118
Literacy
56.59%
Sex Ratio
890

To facilitate the administration, Kolayat Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 232 villages.

Kolayat Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 49,310 25,900 23,410
Literacy 56.59% 55.98% 34.56%
Scheduled Caste 67,444 35,668 31,776
Scheduled Tribe 630 330 300
Illiterate 141,227 60,802 80,425

Caste-wise Population - Kolayat Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kolayat Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 67,444 35,668 31,776
Schedule Tribe 630 330 300

Religion-wise Population - Kolayat Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 238,013 (91.18%) 126,146 111,867
Muslim 21,450 (8.22%) 11,133 10,317
Christian 67 (0.03%) 38 29
Sikh 1,064 (0.41%) 587 477
Buddhist 5 (0%) 1 4
Jain 262 (0.1%) 132 130
Other Religion 6 (0%) 5 1
No Religion Specified 161 (0.06%) 82 79

Literacy Rate - Kolayat Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kolayat Tehsil in 2011 were 56.59% in which, male and female literacy were 68.9% and 42.7% respectively. Total literate in Kolayat Tehsil were 119,801 of which male and female were 77,322 and 42,479 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kolayat Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kolayat Tehsil is 890 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 890 females in Kolayat Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 890 ) of Kolayat Tehsil.

Child Population - Kolayat Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 49,310 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kolayat Tehsil. Out of which 49,310 were male while 49,310 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kolayat Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,664 families under Kolayat Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,664 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.7% of total population of Kolayat Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 96.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,682 while that in rural region is 47,628.

Total Urban Rural
Population 261,028 9,684 251,344
Children (0 - 6 years) 49,310 1,682 47,628
Schedule Caste 67,444 3,489 63,955
Schedule Tribe 630 27 603
Literacy 56.59% 60.7% 56.42%
Sex Ratio 890 895 890

Working Population - Kolayat Tehsil

In Kolayat Tehsil out of total population, 114,534 were engaged in work activities. 67.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 114,534 workers engaged in Main Work, 51,055 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,083 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 77,050 55,683 21,367
Cultivators 51,055 34,854 16,201
Agriculture Labourer 7,083 4,991 2,092
Household Industries 1,166 951 215
Other Workers 17,746 14,887 2,859
Marginal Workers 37,484 13,662 23,822
Non Working 146,494 68,779 77,715

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