Pakhanjur Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh

Pakhanjur Tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district has total population of 171,000 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 87,958 are males while 83,042 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,152 families residing in Pakhanjur Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Pakhanjur Tehsil is 944.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6% people lives in Urban areas while 94% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.9% while that in the rural areas is 66.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pakhanjur Tehsil is 900% while that of Rural areas is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pakhanjur Tehsil is 26314 which is 15% of the total population. There are 13306 male children and 13008 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pakhanjur Tehsil is 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Pakhanjur Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Pakhanjur Tehsil is 68.14%. The male literacy rate is 65.33% and the female literacy rate is 49.52% in Pakhanjur Tehsil.

Population
171,000
Families
34,152
Literacy
68.14%
Sex Ratio
944

To facilitate the administration, Pakhanjur Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 301 villages.

Pakhanjur Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,314 13,306 13,008
Literacy 68.14% 65.33% 49.52%
Scheduled Caste 2,862 1,487 1,375
Scheduled Tribe 59,752 30,000 29,752
Illiterate 72,409 30,491 41,918

Caste-wise Population - Pakhanjur Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.9% of total population in Pakhanjur Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,862 1,487 1,375
Schedule Tribe 59,752 30,000 29,752

Religion-wise Population - Pakhanjur Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 160,592 (93.91%) 82,607 77,985
Muslim 243 (0.14%) 163 80
Christian 2,384 (1.39%) 1,245 1,139
Sikh 114 (0.07%) 76 38
Buddhist 287 (0.17%) 141 146
Jain 8 (0%) 5 3
Other Religion 7,212 (4.22%) 3,634 3,578
No Religion Specified 160 (0.09%) 87 73

Literacy Rate - Pakhanjur Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Pakhanjur Tehsil in 2011 were 68.14% in which, male and female literacy were 76.98% and 58.72% respectively. Total literate in Pakhanjur Tehsil were 98,591 of which male and female were 57,467 and 41,124 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pakhanjur Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Pakhanjur Tehsil is 944 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 944 females in Pakhanjur Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Pakhanjur Tehsil.

Child Population - Pakhanjur Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 26,314 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pakhanjur Tehsil. Out of which 26,314 were male while 26,314 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pakhanjur Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,332 families under Pakhanjur Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,332 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6% of total population of Pakhanjur Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 94% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,207 while that in rural region is 25,107.

Total Urban Rural
Population 171,000 10,201 160,799
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,314 1,207 25,107
Schedule Caste 2,862 508 2,354
Schedule Tribe 59,752 1,201 58,551
Literacy 68.14% 86.86% 66.9%
Sex Ratio 944 900 947

Working Population - Pakhanjur Tehsil

In Pakhanjur Tehsil out of total population, 76,522 were engaged in work activities. 83.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76,522 workers engaged in Main Work, 49,780 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,234 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 64,153 44,468 19,685
Cultivators 49,780 34,193 15,587
Agriculture Labourer 5,234 2,880 2,354
Household Industries 302 231 71
Other Workers 8,837 7,164 1,673
Marginal Workers 12,369 4,917 7,452
Non Working 94,478 38,573 55,905

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