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

Ludhiana Tehsil of Ludhiana district has total population of 362,602 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 191,203 are males while 171,399 are females. In 2011 there were total 72,514 families residing in Ludhiana Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Ludhiana Tehsil is 896.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 24.9% people lives in Urban areas while 75.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.6% while that in the rural areas is 80.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ludhiana Tehsil is 886% while that of Rural areas is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ludhiana Tehsil is 40233 which is 11% of the total population. There are 21487 male children and 18746 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ludhiana Tehsil is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Ludhiana Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Ludhiana Tehsil is 80.79%. The male literacy rate is 75.36% and the female literacy rate is 67.88% in Ludhiana Tehsil.

Population
362,602
Families
72,514
Literacy
80.79%
Sex Ratio
896

To facilitate the administration, Ludhiana Tehsil is further divided into 7 towns and 127 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) 40,233 21,487 18,746
Literacy 80.79% 75.36% 67.88%
Scheduled Caste 135,813 71,183 64,630
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 102,172 47,111 55,061

Caste-wise Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ludhiana Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 135,813 71,183 64,630
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 104,257 (28.75%) 56,018 48,239
Muslim 5,029 (1.39%) 2,680 2,349
Christian 1,746 (0.48%) 907 839
Sikh 249,024 (68.68%) 130,290 118,734
Buddhist 119 (0.03%) 71 48
Jain 480 (0.13%) 265 215
Other Religion 212 (0.06%) 108 104
No Religion Specified 1,735 (0.48%) 864 871

Literacy Rate - Ludhiana Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Ludhiana Tehsil in 2011 were 80.79% in which, male and female literacy were 84.9% and 76.21% respectively. Total literate in Ludhiana Tehsil were 260,430 of which male and female were 144,092 and 116,338 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ludhiana Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Ludhiana Tehsil is 896 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 896 females in Ludhiana Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Ludhiana Tehsil.

Child Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 40,233 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ludhiana Tehsil. Out of which 40,233 were male while 40,233 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 18,226 families under Ludhiana Tehsil living in urban areas while 18,226 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 24.9% of total population of Ludhiana Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 75.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 10,537 while that in rural region is 29,696.

Total Urban Rural
Population 362,602 90,113 272,489
Children (0 - 6 years) 40,233 10,537 29,696
Schedule Caste 135,813 29,056 106,757
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 80.79% 81.61% 80.52%
Sex Ratio 896 886 900

Working Population - Ludhiana Tehsil

In Ludhiana Tehsil out of total population, 130,613 were engaged in work activities. 86.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 130,613 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,915 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,139 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 113,545 95,268 18,277
Cultivators 18,915 17,304 1,611
Agriculture Labourer 10,139 8,749 1,390
Household Industries 4,572 3,410 1,162
Other Workers 79,919 65,805 14,114
Marginal Workers 17,068 9,708 7,360
Non Working 231,989 86,227 145,762

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