Pahalgam Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir

Pahalgam Tehsil of Anantnag district has total population of 119,884 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 62,190 are males while 57,694 are females. In 2011 there were total 19,277 families residing in Pahalgam Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Pahalgam Tehsil is 928.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.2% people lives in Urban areas while 86.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 62.8% while that in the rural areas is 49.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pahalgam Tehsil is 773% while that of Rural areas is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pahalgam Tehsil is 23192 which is 19% of the total population. There are 12138 male children and 11054 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pahalgam Tehsil is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Pahalgam Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Pahalgam Tehsil is 51.17%. The male literacy rate is 50.35% and the female literacy rate is 31.48% in Pahalgam Tehsil.

Population
119,884
Families
19,277
Literacy
51.17%
Sex Ratio
928

To facilitate the administration, Pahalgam Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 66 villages.

Pahalgam Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 23,192 12,138 11,054
Literacy 51.17% 50.35% 31.48%
Scheduled Caste 66 66 0
Scheduled Tribe 24,543 12,716 11,827
Illiterate 70,410 30,879 39,531

Caste-wise Population - Pahalgam Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.5% of total population in Pahalgam Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 66 66 0
Schedule Tribe 24,543 12,716 11,827

Religion-wise Population - Pahalgam Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,076 (1.73%) 1,900 176
Muslim 115,869 (96.65%) 59,234 56,635
Christian 152 (0.13%) 87 65
Sikh 1,632 (1.36%) 876 756
Buddhist 11 (0.01%) 8 3
Jain 4 (0%) 2 2
Other Religion 3 (0%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 137 (0.11%) 82 55

Literacy Rate - Pahalgam Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Pahalgam Tehsil in 2011 were 51.17% in which, male and female literacy were 62.56% and 38.94% respectively. Total literate in Pahalgam Tehsil were 49,474 of which male and female were 31,311 and 18,163 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pahalgam Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Pahalgam Tehsil is 928 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 928 females in Pahalgam Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Pahalgam Tehsil.

Child Population - Pahalgam Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 23,192 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pahalgam Tehsil. Out of which 23,192 were male while 23,192 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pahalgam Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,977 families under Pahalgam Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,977 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.2% of total population of Pahalgam Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 86.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,195 while that in rural region is 20,997.

Total Urban Rural
Population 119,884 15,783 104,101
Children (0 - 6 years) 23,192 2,195 20,997
Schedule Caste 66 66 0
Schedule Tribe 24,543 209 24,334
Literacy 51.17% 62.78% 49.27%
Sex Ratio 928 773 953

Working Population - Pahalgam Tehsil

In Pahalgam Tehsil out of total population, 47,509 were engaged in work activities. 43.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 47,509 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,286 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,940 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,582 19,133 1,449
Cultivators 4,286 4,039 247
Agriculture Labourer 3,940 3,758 182
Household Industries 421 321 100
Other Workers 11,935 11,015 920
Marginal Workers 26,927 10,581 16,346
Non Working 72,375 32,476 39,899

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