Ludhiana Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ludhiana district, Punjab

Ludhiana Tehsil of Ludhiana district has total population of 1,934,225 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 1,043,012 are males while 891,213 are females. In 2011 there were total 407,387 families residing in Ludhiana Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Ludhiana Tehsil is 854.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 85.5% people lives in Urban areas while 14.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.7% while that in the rural areas is 78%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ludhiana Tehsil is 851% while that of Rural areas is 877.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ludhiana Tehsil is 219906 which is 11% of the total population. There are 118084 male children and 101822 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ludhiana Tehsil is 862 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 854 ) of Ludhiana Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Ludhiana Tehsil is 84.59%. The male literacy rate is 78.02% and the female literacy rate is 71.41% in Ludhiana Tehsil.

Population
1,934,225
Families
407,387
Literacy
84.59%
Sex Ratio
854

To facilitate the administration, Ludhiana Tehsil is further divided into 3 towns and 184 villages.

Ludhiana Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 219,906 118,084 101,822
Literacy 84.59% 78.02% 71.41%
Scheduled Caste 338,912 181,003 157,909
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 484,051 229,210 254,841

Caste-wise Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ludhiana Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 338,912 181,003 157,909
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,164,055 (60.18%) 636,437 527,618
Muslim 52,969 (2.74%) 29,880 23,089
Christian 12,326 (0.64%) 6,293 6,033
Sikh 674,520 (34.87%) 354,886 319,634
Buddhist 1,803 (0.09%) 977 826
Jain 17,003 (0.88%) 8,811 8,192
Other Religion 589 (0.03%) 311 278
No Religion Specified 10,960 (0.57%) 5,417 5,543

Literacy Rate - Ludhiana Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Ludhiana Tehsil in 2011 were 84.59% in which, male and female literacy were 87.99% and 80.62% respectively. Total literate in Ludhiana Tehsil were 1,450,174 of which male and female were 813,802 and 636,372 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ludhiana Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Ludhiana Tehsil is 854 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 854 females in Ludhiana Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 862 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 854 ) of Ludhiana Tehsil.

Child Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 219,906 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ludhiana Tehsil. Out of which 219,906 were male while 219,906 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 351,651 families under Ludhiana Tehsil living in urban areas while 351,651 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 85.5% of total population of Ludhiana Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 14.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 188,748 while that in rural region is 31,158.

Total Urban Rural
Population 1,934,225 1,654,537 279,688
Children (0 - 6 years) 219,906 188,748 31,158
Schedule Caste 338,912 240,414 98,498
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.59% 85.7% 78.04%
Sex Ratio 854 851 877

Working Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

In Ludhiana Tehsil out of total population, 706,474 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 706,474 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,690 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,891 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 637,850 554,545 83,305
Cultivators 21,690 19,461 2,229
Agriculture Labourer 15,891 13,727 2,164
Household Industries 37,975 31,911 6,064
Other Workers 562,294 489,446 72,848
Marginal Workers 68,624 40,397 28,227
Non Working 1,227,751 448,070 779,681

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