Nainital Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nainital district, Uttarakhand

Nainital Tehsil of Nainital district has total population of 150,389 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 78,365 are males while 72,024 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,590 families residing in Nainital Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nainital Tehsil is 919.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 37.8% people lives in Urban areas while 62.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 93.1% while that in the rural areas is 86.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nainital Tehsil is 901% while that of Rural areas is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nainital Tehsil is 17539 which is 12% of the total population. There are 9159 male children and 8380 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nainital Tehsil is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Nainital Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nainital Tehsil is 89.19%. The male literacy rate is 83.72% and the female literacy rate is 73.41% in Nainital Tehsil.

Population
150,389
Families
31,590
Literacy
89.19%
Sex Ratio
919

To facilitate the administration, Nainital Tehsil is further divided into 4 towns and 250 villages.

Nainital Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,539 9,159 8,380
Literacy 89.19% 83.72% 73.41%
Scheduled Caste 41,972 21,764 20,208
Scheduled Tribe 593 324 269
Illiterate 31,905 12,756 19,149

Caste-wise Population - Nainital Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Nainital Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 41,972 21,764 20,208
Schedule Tribe 593 324 269

Religion-wise Population - Nainital Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 140,797 (93.62%) 73,284 67,513
Muslim 7,294 (4.85%) 3,940 3,354
Christian 1,225 (0.81%) 574 651
Sikh 444 (0.3%) 243 201
Buddhist 455 (0.3%) 226 229
Jain 21 (0.01%) 9 12
Other Religion 70 (0.05%) 36 34
No Religion Specified 83 (0.06%) 53 30

Literacy Rate - Nainital Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nainital Tehsil in 2011 were 89.19% in which, male and female literacy were 94.8% and 83.08% respectively. Total literate in Nainital Tehsil were 118,484 of which male and female were 65,609 and 52,875 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nainital Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nainital Tehsil is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Nainital Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Nainital Tehsil.

Child Population - Nainital Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 17,539 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nainital Tehsil. Out of which 17,539 were male while 17,539 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nainital Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 12,842 families under Nainital Tehsil living in urban areas while 12,842 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 37.8% of total population of Nainital Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 62.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,576 while that in rural region is 11,963.

Total Urban Rural
Population 150,389 56,806 93,583
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,539 5,576 11,963
Schedule Caste 41,972 15,537 26,435
Schedule Tribe 593 391 202
Literacy 89.19% 93.13% 86.71%
Sex Ratio 919 901 930

Working Population - Nainital Tehsil

In Nainital Tehsil out of total population, 62,824 were engaged in work activities. 80.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 62,824 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,255 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,296 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 50,464 35,192 15,272
Cultivators 20,255 11,008 9,247
Agriculture Labourer 1,296 1,004 292
Household Industries 800 579 221
Other Workers 28,113 22,601 5,512
Marginal Workers 12,360 6,143 6,217
Non Working 87,565 37,030 50,535

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