Nakodar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jalandhar district, Punjab

Nakodar Tehsil of Jalandhar district has total population of 208,157 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 106,771 are males while 101,386 are females. In 2011 there were total 42,287 families residing in Nakodar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nakodar Tehsil is 950.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 17.8% people lives in Urban areas while 82.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84% while that in the rural areas is 75.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nakodar Tehsil is 910% while that of Rural areas is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nakodar Tehsil is 22150 which is 11% of the total population. There are 11600 male children and 10550 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nakodar Tehsil is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Nakodar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nakodar Tehsil is 77.26%. The male literacy rate is 72.75% and the female literacy rate is 65.13% in Nakodar Tehsil.

Population
208,157
Families
42,287
Literacy
77.26%
Sex Ratio
950

To facilitate the administration, Nakodar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 147 villages.

Nakodar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,150 11,600 10,550
Literacy 77.26% 72.75% 65.13%
Scheduled Caste 95,994 49,168 46,826
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 64,454 29,100 35,354

Caste-wise Population - Nakodar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nakodar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 95,994 49,168 46,826
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Nakodar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 109,729 (52.71%) 56,690 53,039
Muslim 2,643 (1.27%) 1,445 1,198
Christian 2,295 (1.1%) 1,179 1,116
Sikh 91,725 (44.07%) 46,562 45,163
Buddhist 1,012 (0.49%) 503 509
Jain 287 (0.14%) 153 134
Other Religion 68 (0.03%) 37 31
No Religion Specified 398 (0.19%) 202 196

Literacy Rate - Nakodar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nakodar Tehsil in 2011 were 77.26% in which, male and female literacy were 81.61% and 72.69% respectively. Total literate in Nakodar Tehsil were 143,703 of which male and female were 77,671 and 66,032 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nakodar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nakodar Tehsil is 950 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Nakodar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Nakodar Tehsil.

Child Population - Nakodar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 22,150 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nakodar Tehsil. Out of which 22,150 were male while 22,150 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nakodar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,814 families under Nakodar Tehsil living in urban areas while 7,814 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17.8% of total population of Nakodar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 82.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,843 while that in rural region is 18,307.

Total Urban Rural
Population 208,157 36,973 171,184
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,150 3,843 18,307
Schedule Caste 95,994 13,492 82,502
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.26% 84.02% 75.79%
Sex Ratio 950 910 958

Working Population - Nakodar Tehsil

In Nakodar Tehsil out of total population, 71,437 were engaged in work activities. 88.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 71,437 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,453 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,210 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 63,063 54,221 8,842
Cultivators 14,453 13,528 925
Agriculture Labourer 11,210 9,157 2,053
Household Industries 2,270 1,448 822
Other Workers 35,130 30,088 5,042
Marginal Workers 8,374 5,451 2,923
Non Working 136,720 47,099 89,621

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