Lanji Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh

Lanji Tehsil of Balaghat district has total population of 187,624 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,283 are males while 94,341 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,654 families residing in Lanji Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Lanji Tehsil is 1,011.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7.2% people lives in Urban areas while 92.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.6% while that in the rural areas is 77.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Lanji Tehsil is 983% while that of Rural areas is 1,014.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lanji Tehsil is 23841 which is 13% of the total population. There are 12036 male children and 11805 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lanji Tehsil is 981 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Lanji Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Lanji Tehsil is 77.97%. The male literacy rate is 75.64% and the female literacy rate is 60.56% in Lanji Tehsil.

Population
187,624
Families
41,654
Literacy
77.97%
Sex Ratio
1,011

To facilitate the administration, Lanji Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 162 villages.

Lanji Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 23,841 12,036 11,805
Literacy 77.97% 75.64% 60.56%
Scheduled Caste 11,598 5,711 5,887
Scheduled Tribe 35,133 17,216 17,917
Illiterate 59,929 22,720 37,209

Caste-wise Population - Lanji Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.7% of total population in Lanji Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,598 5,711 5,887
Schedule Tribe 35,133 17,216 17,917

Religion-wise Population - Lanji Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 175,936 (93.77%) 87,517 88,419
Muslim 2,866 (1.53%) 1,399 1,467
Christian 120 (0.06%) 70 50
Sikh 34 (0.02%) 19 15
Buddhist 8,037 (4.28%) 3,951 4,086
Jain 42 (0.02%) 19 23
Other Religion 503 (0.27%) 263 240
No Religion Specified 86 (0.05%) 45 41

Literacy Rate - Lanji Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Lanji Tehsil in 2011 were 77.97% in which, male and female literacy were 86.85% and 69.22% respectively. Total literate in Lanji Tehsil were 127,695 of which male and female were 70,563 and 57,132 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Lanji Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Lanji Tehsil is 1,011 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,011 females in Lanji Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 981 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,011 ) of Lanji Tehsil.

Child Population - Lanji Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 23,841 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lanji Tehsil. Out of which 23,841 were male while 23,841 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Lanji Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,897 families under Lanji Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,897 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 7.2% of total population of Lanji Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 92.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,665 while that in rural region is 22,176.

Total Urban Rural
Population 187,624 13,558 174,066
Children (0 - 6 years) 23,841 1,665 22,176
Schedule Caste 11,598 923 10,675
Schedule Tribe 35,133 2,092 33,041
Literacy 77.97% 82.59% 77.6%
Sex Ratio 1,011 983 1,014

Working Population - Lanji Tehsil

In Lanji Tehsil out of total population, 108,338 were engaged in work activities. 54.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 108,338 workers engaged in Main Work, 19,066 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26,818 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 59,125 37,270 21,855
Cultivators 19,066 12,865 6,201
Agriculture Labourer 26,818 14,546 12,272
Household Industries 1,277 731 546
Other Workers 11,964 9,128 2,836
Marginal Workers 49,213 19,591 29,622
Non Working 79,286 36,422 42,864

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