Lar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir

Lar Tehsil of Ganderbal district has total population of 90,694 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 48,857 are males while 41,837 are females. In 2011 there were total 13,620 families residing in Lar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Lar Tehsil is 856.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.5% people lives in Urban areas while 88.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 65.6% while that in the rural areas is 61.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Lar Tehsil is 878% while that of Rural areas is 854.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lar Tehsil is 13717 which is 15% of the total population. There are 7345 male children and 6372 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lar Tehsil is 868 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 856 ) of Lar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Lar Tehsil is 61.6%. The male literacy rate is 61.19% and the female literacy rate is 41.89% in Lar Tehsil.

Population
90,694
Families
13,620
Literacy
61.6%
Sex Ratio
856

To facilitate the administration, Lar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 42 villages.

Lar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,717 7,345 6,372
Literacy 61.6% 61.19% 41.89%
Scheduled Caste 20 20 0
Scheduled Tribe 5,430 2,918 2,512
Illiterate 43,275 18,963 24,312

Caste-wise Population - Lar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6% of total population in Lar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20 20 0
Schedule Tribe 5,430 2,918 2,512

Religion-wise Population - Lar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,374 (2.62%) 2,175 199
Muslim 87,955 (96.98%) 46,408 41,547
Christian 134 (0.15%) 79 55
Sikh 141 (0.16%) 135 6
Buddhist 13 (0.01%) 9 4
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 76 (0.08%) 51 25

Literacy Rate - Lar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Lar Tehsil in 2011 were 61.6% in which, male and female literacy were 72.01% and 49.41% respectively. Total literate in Lar Tehsil were 47,419 of which male and female were 29,894 and 17,525 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Lar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Lar Tehsil is 856 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 856 females in Lar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 868 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 856 ) of Lar Tehsil.

Child Population - Lar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 13,717 children between age 0 to 6 years in Lar Tehsil. Out of which 13,717 were male while 13,717 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Lar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,548 families under Lar Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,548 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.5% of total population of Lar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 88.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,688 while that in rural region is 12,029.

Total Urban Rural
Population 90,694 10,471 80,223
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,717 1,688 12,029
Schedule Caste 20 0 20
Schedule Tribe 5,430 397 5,033
Literacy 61.6% 65.64% 61.08%
Sex Ratio 856 878 854

Working Population - Lar Tehsil

In Lar Tehsil out of total population, 32,134 were engaged in work activities. 63.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 32,134 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,791 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,343 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,442 17,806 2,636
Cultivators 2,791 2,305 486
Agriculture Labourer 2,343 1,839 504
Household Industries 940 731 209
Other Workers 14,368 12,931 1,437
Marginal Workers 11,692 5,250 6,442
Non Working 58,560 25,801 32,759

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