Kotdwara Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Garhwal district, Uttarakhand

Kotdwara Tehsil of Garhwal district has total population of 175,232 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 86,530 are males while 88,702 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,216 families residing in Kotdwara Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kotdwara Tehsil is 1,025.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32% people lives in Urban areas while 68% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.5% while that in the rural areas is 86.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kotdwara Tehsil is 978% while that of Rural areas is 1,048.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotdwara Tehsil is 21289 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11411 male children and 9878 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotdwara Tehsil is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,025 ) of Kotdwara Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kotdwara Tehsil is 87.11%. The male literacy rate is 81.15% and the female literacy rate is 72.03% in Kotdwara Tehsil.

Population
175,232
Families
39,216
Literacy
87.11%
Sex Ratio
1,025

To facilitate the administration, Kotdwara Tehsil is further divided into 5 towns and 315 villages.

Kotdwara Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,289 11,411 9,878
Literacy 87.11% 81.15% 72.03%
Scheduled Caste 24,514 12,422 12,092
Scheduled Tribe 1,515 791 724
Illiterate 41,125 16,311 24,814

Caste-wise Population - Kotdwara Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Kotdwara Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 24,514 12,422 12,092
Schedule Tribe 1,515 791 724

Religion-wise Population - Kotdwara Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 157,453 (89.85%) 77,097 80,356
Muslim 16,244 (9.27%) 8,642 7,602
Christian 781 (0.45%) 381 400
Sikh 456 (0.26%) 248 208
Buddhist 15 (0.01%) 8 7
Jain 80 (0.05%) 41 39
Other Religion 10 (0.01%) 5 5
No Religion Specified 193 (0.11%) 108 85

Literacy Rate - Kotdwara Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kotdwara Tehsil in 2011 were 87.11% in which, male and female literacy were 93.48% and 81.05% respectively. Total literate in Kotdwara Tehsil were 134,107 of which male and female were 70,219 and 63,888 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kotdwara Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kotdwara Tehsil is 1,025 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,025 females in Kotdwara Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,025 ) of Kotdwara Tehsil.

Child Population - Kotdwara Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 21,289 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kotdwara Tehsil. Out of which 21,289 were male while 21,289 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kotdwara Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 12,340 families under Kotdwara Tehsil living in urban areas while 12,340 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32% of total population of Kotdwara Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 68% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,761 while that in rural region is 14,528.

Total Urban Rural
Population 175,232 56,096 119,136
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,289 6,761 14,528
Schedule Caste 24,514 4,375 20,139
Schedule Tribe 1,515 37 1,478
Literacy 87.11% 88.46% 86.48%
Sex Ratio 1,025 978 1,048

Working Population - Kotdwara Tehsil

In Kotdwara Tehsil out of total population, 50,675 were engaged in work activities. 70.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 50,675 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,660 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,411 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,768 28,738 7,030
Cultivators 4,660 2,577 2,083
Agriculture Labourer 1,411 1,010 401
Household Industries 985 799 186
Other Workers 28,712 24,352 4,360
Marginal Workers 14,907 8,396 6,511
Non Working 124,557 49,396 75,161

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