Palwal Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Palwal district, Hariyana

Palwal Tehsil of Palwal district has total population of 506,253 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 269,768 are males while 236,485 are females. In 2011 there were total 86,487 families residing in Palwal Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Palwal Tehsil is 877.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 31.7% people lives in Urban areas while 68.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.6% while that in the rural areas is 72.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Palwal Tehsil is 884% while that of Rural areas is 873.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palwal Tehsil is 77716 which is 15% of the total population. There are 42076 male children and 35640 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palwal Tehsil is 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 877 ) of Palwal Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Palwal Tehsil is 74.64%. The male literacy rate is 72.86% and the female literacy rate is 52.15% in Palwal Tehsil.

Population
506,253
Families
86,487
Literacy
74.64%
Sex Ratio
877

To facilitate the administration, Palwal Tehsil is further divided into 4 towns and 146 villages.

Palwal Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 77,716 42,076 35,640
Literacy 74.64% 72.86% 52.15%
Scheduled Caste 119,143 63,084 56,059
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 186,377 73,226 113,151

Caste-wise Population - Palwal Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palwal Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 119,143 63,084 56,059
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Palwal Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 473,558 (93.54%) 252,487 221,071
Muslim 26,730 (5.28%) 14,184 12,546
Christian 508 (0.1%) 270 238
Sikh 3,733 (0.74%) 1,921 1,812
Buddhist 194 (0.04%) 97 97
Jain 536 (0.11%) 287 249
Other Religion 11 (0%) 7 4
No Religion Specified 983 (0.19%) 515 468

Literacy Rate - Palwal Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Palwal Tehsil in 2011 were 74.64% in which, male and female literacy were 86.32% and 61.41% respectively. Total literate in Palwal Tehsil were 319,876 of which male and female were 196,542 and 123,334 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Palwal Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Palwal Tehsil is 877 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 877 females in Palwal Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 847 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 877 ) of Palwal Tehsil.

Child Population - Palwal Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 77,716 children between age 0 to 6 years in Palwal Tehsil. Out of which 77,716 were male while 77,716 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Palwal Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 28,655 families under Palwal Tehsil living in urban areas while 28,655 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 31.7% of total population of Palwal Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 68.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 22,063 while that in rural region is 55,653.

Total Urban Rural
Population 506,253 160,411 345,842
Children (0 - 6 years) 77,716 22,063 55,653
Schedule Caste 119,143 37,110 82,033
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.64% 79.61% 72.28%
Sex Ratio 877 884 873

Working Population - Palwal Tehsil

In Palwal Tehsil out of total population, 146,790 were engaged in work activities. 73.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 146,790 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,730 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 107,600 95,138 12,462
Cultivators 28,277 25,345 2,932
Agriculture Labourer 11,730 9,620 2,110
Household Industries 3,278 2,738 540
Other Workers 64,315 57,435 6,880
Marginal Workers 39,190 24,777 14,413
Non Working 359,463 149,853 209,610

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