Nawagarh Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh

Nawagarh Tehsil of Janjgir - Champa district has total population of 156,947 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 79,514 are males while 77,433 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,817 families residing in Nawagarh Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nawagarh Tehsil is 974.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.4% people lives in Urban areas while 88.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.9% while that in the rural areas is 72.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nawagarh Tehsil is 969% while that of Rural areas is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nawagarh Tehsil is 22909 which is 15% of the total population. There are 11707 male children and 11202 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawagarh Tehsil is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Nawagarh Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nawagarh Tehsil is 73.14%. The male literacy rate is 72.71% and the female literacy rate is 51.94% in Nawagarh Tehsil.

Population
156,947
Families
31,817
Literacy
73.14%
Sex Ratio
974

To facilitate the administration, Nawagarh Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 71 villages.

Nawagarh Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,909 11,707 11,202
Literacy 73.14% 72.71% 51.94%
Scheduled Caste 37,134 18,696 18,438
Scheduled Tribe 3,118 1,557 1,561
Illiterate 58,907 21,696 37,211

Caste-wise Population - Nawagarh Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Nawagarh Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,134 18,696 18,438
Schedule Tribe 3,118 1,557 1,561

Religion-wise Population - Nawagarh Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 155,573 (99.12%) 78,806 76,767
Muslim 968 (0.62%) 504 464
Christian 165 (0.11%) 85 80
Sikh 41 (0.03%) 21 20
Buddhist 79 (0.05%) 41 38
Jain 6 (0%) 5 1
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 113 (0.07%) 52 61

Literacy Rate - Nawagarh Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nawagarh Tehsil in 2011 were 73.14% in which, male and female literacy were 85.27% and 60.73% respectively. Total literate in Nawagarh Tehsil were 98,040 of which male and female were 57,818 and 40,222 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nawagarh Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nawagarh Tehsil is 974 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 974 females in Nawagarh Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 974 ) of Nawagarh Tehsil.

Child Population - Nawagarh Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 22,909 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nawagarh Tehsil. Out of which 22,909 were male while 22,909 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nawagarh Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,773 families under Nawagarh Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,773 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.4% of total population of Nawagarh Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 88.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,441 while that in rural region is 20,468.

Total Urban Rural
Population 156,947 17,825 139,122
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,909 2,441 20,468
Schedule Caste 37,134 2,539 34,595
Schedule Tribe 3,118 489 2,629
Literacy 73.14% 77.87% 72.53%
Sex Ratio 974 969 975

Working Population - Nawagarh Tehsil

In Nawagarh Tehsil out of total population, 86,871 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 86,871 workers engaged in Main Work, 27,066 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,950 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 53,239 34,435 18,804
Cultivators 27,066 18,393 8,673
Agriculture Labourer 15,950 8,418 7,532
Household Industries 591 389 202
Other Workers 9,632 7,235 2,397
Marginal Workers 33,632 12,627 21,005
Non Working 70,076 32,452 37,624

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