Marwah Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir

Marwah Tehsil of Kishtwar district has total population of 35,572 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 18,364 are males while 17,208 are females. In 2011 there were total 7,106 families residing in Marwah Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Marwah Tehsil is 937.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Marwah Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.1% and the sex ratio of Marwah Tehsil is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marwah Tehsil is 6953 which is 20% of the total population. There are 3651 male children and 3302 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marwah Tehsil is 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Marwah Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Marwah Tehsil is 54.07%. The male literacy rate is 54.47% and the female literacy rate is 31.79% in Marwah Tehsil.

Population
35,572
Families
7,106
Literacy
54.07%
Sex Ratio
937

To facilitate the administration, Marwah Tehsil is further divided into 27 villages.

Marwah Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,953 3,651 3,302
Literacy 54.07% 54.47% 31.79%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 358 187 171
Illiterate 20,099 8,362 11,737

Caste-wise Population - Marwah Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Marwah Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 358 187 171

Religion-wise Population - Marwah Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,383 (20.76%) 3,772 3,611
Muslim 28,128 (79.07%) 14,556 13,572
Christian 51 (0.14%) 31 20
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.02%) 4 4

Literacy Rate - Marwah Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Marwah Tehsil in 2011 were 54.07% in which, male and female literacy were 67.98% and 39.34% respectively. Total literate in Marwah Tehsil were 15,473 of which male and female were 10,002 and 5,471 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Marwah Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Marwah Tehsil is 937 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 937 females in Marwah Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 937 ) of Marwah Tehsil.

Child Population - Marwah Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 6,953 children between age 0 to 6 years in Marwah Tehsil. Out of which 6,953 were male while 6,953 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Marwah Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Marwah Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Marwah Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 6,953.

Total Urban Rural
Population 35,572 0 35,572
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,953 0 6,953
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 358 0 358
Literacy 54.07% - 54.07%
Sex Ratio 937 - 937

Working Population - Marwah Tehsil

In Marwah Tehsil out of total population, 13,634 were engaged in work activities. 47.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,634 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,292 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 229 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,463 5,834 629
Cultivators 3,292 3,094 198
Agriculture Labourer 229 194 35
Household Industries 43 39 4
Other Workers 2,899 2,507 392
Marginal Workers 7,171 2,638 4,533
Non Working 21,938 9,892 12,046

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