Nokha Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bikaner district, Rajasthan

Nokha Tehsil of Bikaner district has total population of 436,876 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 229,110 are males while 207,766 are females. In 2011 there were total 65,622 families residing in Nokha Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Nokha Tehsil is 907.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.4% people lives in Urban areas while 85.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 76.7% while that in the rural areas is 57.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nokha Tehsil is 928% while that of Rural areas is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nokha Tehsil is 83635 which is 19% of the total population. There are 43993 male children and 39642 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nokha Tehsil is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 907 ) of Nokha Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Nokha Tehsil is 60.57%. The male literacy rate is 59.21% and the female literacy rate is 37.69% in Nokha Tehsil.

Population
436,876
Families
65,622
Literacy
60.57%
Sex Ratio
907

To facilitate the administration, Nokha Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 145 villages.

Nokha Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 83,635 43,993 39,642
Literacy 60.57% 59.21% 37.69%
Scheduled Caste 95,751 50,482 45,269
Scheduled Tribe 402 192 210
Illiterate 222,914 93,462 129,452

Caste-wise Population - Nokha Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Nokha Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 95,751 50,482 45,269
Schedule Tribe 402 192 210

Religion-wise Population - Nokha Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 423,861 (97.02%) 222,371 201,490
Muslim 8,041 (1.84%) 4,199 3,842
Christian 79 (0.02%) 49 30
Sikh 58 (0.01%) 29 29
Buddhist 10 (0%) 5 5
Jain 4,503 (1.03%) 2,271 2,232
Other Religion 12 (0%) 5 7
No Religion Specified 312 (0.07%) 181 131

Literacy Rate - Nokha Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Nokha Tehsil in 2011 were 60.57% in which, male and female literacy were 73.28% and 46.58% respectively. Total literate in Nokha Tehsil were 213,962 of which male and female were 135,648 and 78,314 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nokha Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Nokha Tehsil is 907 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 907 females in Nokha Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 907 ) of Nokha Tehsil.

Child Population - Nokha Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 83,635 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nokha Tehsil. Out of which 83,635 were male while 83,635 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nokha Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 9,630 families under Nokha Tehsil living in urban areas while 9,630 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14.4% of total population of Nokha Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 85.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 10,014 while that in rural region is 73,621.

Total Urban Rural
Population 436,876 62,699 374,177
Children (0 - 6 years) 83,635 10,014 73,621
Schedule Caste 95,751 7,056 88,695
Schedule Tribe 402 121 281
Literacy 60.57% 76.67% 57.75%
Sex Ratio 907 928 903

Working Population - Nokha Tehsil

In Nokha Tehsil out of total population, 186,505 were engaged in work activities. 72% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 186,505 workers engaged in Main Work, 90,495 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,854 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 134,287 95,823 38,464
Cultivators 90,495 58,538 31,957
Agriculture Labourer 8,854 6,226 2,628
Household Industries 2,607 2,168 439
Other Workers 32,331 28,891 3,440
Marginal Workers 52,218 16,930 35,288
Non Working 250,371 116,357 134,014

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