Mungeli Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh

Mungeli Tehsil of Bilaspur district has total population of 249,229 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 126,407 are males while 122,822 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,751 families residing in Mungeli Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Mungeli Tehsil is 972.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.6% people lives in Urban areas while 85.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.6% while that in the rural areas is 64.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Mungeli Tehsil is 965% while that of Rural areas is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mungeli Tehsil is 41918 which is 17% of the total population. There are 21221 male children and 20697 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mungeli Tehsil is 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Mungeli Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Mungeli Tehsil is 66.99%. The male literacy rate is 65.73% and the female literacy rate is 45.43% in Mungeli Tehsil.

Population
249,229
Families
55,751
Literacy
66.99%
Sex Ratio
972

To facilitate the administration, Mungeli Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 278 villages.

Mungeli Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 41,918 21,221 20,697
Literacy 66.99% 65.73% 45.43%
Scheduled Caste 79,365 40,119 39,246
Scheduled Tribe 9,415 4,706 4,709
Illiterate 110,344 43,315 67,029

Caste-wise Population - Mungeli Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.8% of total population in Mungeli Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 79,365 40,119 39,246
Schedule Tribe 9,415 4,706 4,709

Religion-wise Population - Mungeli Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 242,542 (97.32%) 123,012 119,530
Muslim 2,391 (0.96%) 1,201 1,190
Christian 1,856 (0.74%) 942 914
Sikh 174 (0.07%) 100 74
Buddhist 95 (0.04%) 52 43
Jain 482 (0.19%) 250 232
Other Religion 1,575 (0.63%) 793 782
No Religion Specified 114 (0.05%) 57 57

Literacy Rate - Mungeli Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Mungeli Tehsil in 2011 were 66.99% in which, male and female literacy were 79% and 54.63% respectively. Total literate in Mungeli Tehsil were 138,885 of which male and female were 83,092 and 55,793 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Mungeli Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Mungeli Tehsil is 972 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 972 females in Mungeli Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 972 ) of Mungeli Tehsil.

Child Population - Mungeli Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 41,918 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mungeli Tehsil. Out of which 41,918 were male while 41,918 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Mungeli Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,511 families under Mungeli Tehsil living in urban areas while 7,511 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14.6% of total population of Mungeli Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 85.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,985 while that in rural region is 36,933.

Total Urban Rural
Population 249,229 36,450 212,779
Children (0 - 6 years) 41,918 4,985 36,933
Schedule Caste 79,365 6,715 72,650
Schedule Tribe 9,415 671 8,744
Literacy 66.99% 80.57% 64.56%
Sex Ratio 972 965 973

Working Population - Mungeli Tehsil

In Mungeli Tehsil out of total population, 114,344 were engaged in work activities. 77.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 114,344 workers engaged in Main Work, 29,483 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43,477 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 88,380 55,132 33,248
Cultivators 29,483 18,892 10,591
Agriculture Labourer 43,477 23,889 19,588
Household Industries 853 652 201
Other Workers 14,567 11,699 2,868
Marginal Workers 25,964 10,128 15,836
Non Working 134,885 61,147 73,738

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