Payal Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ludhiana district, Punjab

Payal Tehsil of Ludhiana district has total population of 213,545 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 113,803 are males while 99,742 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,643 families residing in Payal Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Payal Tehsil is 876.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 19.2% people lives in Urban areas while 80.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.3% while that in the rural areas is 78.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Payal Tehsil is 813% while that of Rural areas is 892.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Payal Tehsil is 20808 which is 10% of the total population. There are 11342 male children and 9466 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Payal Tehsil is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Payal Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Payal Tehsil is 79.14%. The male literacy rate is 74.95% and the female literacy rate is 67.41% in Payal Tehsil.

Population
213,545
Families
41,643
Literacy
79.14%
Sex Ratio
876

To facilitate the administration, Payal Tehsil is further divided into 3 towns and 111 villages.

Payal Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 20,808 11,342 9,466
Literacy 79.14% 74.95% 67.41%
Scheduled Caste 80,696 42,600 38,096
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 61,016 28,510 32,506

Caste-wise Population - Payal Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Payal Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 80,696 42,600 38,096
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Payal Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 32,852 (15.38%) 18,404 14,448
Muslim 5,379 (2.52%) 2,838 2,541
Christian 375 (0.18%) 196 179
Sikh 174,616 (81.77%) 92,163 82,453
Buddhist 8 (0%) 5 3
Jain 23 (0.01%) 13 10
Other Religion 32 (0.01%) 17 15
No Religion Specified 260 (0.12%) 167 93

Literacy Rate - Payal Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Payal Tehsil in 2011 were 79.14% in which, male and female literacy were 83.24% and 74.48% respectively. Total literate in Payal Tehsil were 152,529 of which male and female were 85,293 and 67,236 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Payal Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Payal Tehsil is 876 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 876 females in Payal Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 876 ) of Payal Tehsil.

Child Population - Payal Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 20,808 children between age 0 to 6 years in Payal Tehsil. Out of which 20,808 were male while 20,808 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Payal Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 8,316 families under Payal Tehsil living in urban areas while 8,316 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 19.2% of total population of Payal Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 80.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,522 while that in rural region is 16,286.

Total Urban Rural
Population 213,545 40,914 172,631
Children (0 - 6 years) 20,808 4,522 16,286
Schedule Caste 80,696 12,544 68,152
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.14% 81.29% 78.64%
Sex Ratio 876 813 892

Working Population - Payal Tehsil

In Payal Tehsil out of total population, 85,770 were engaged in work activities. 84.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85,770 workers engaged in Main Work, 17,946 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,359 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 72,375 58,783 13,592
Cultivators 17,946 16,811 1,135
Agriculture Labourer 7,359 6,569 790
Household Industries 3,092 1,852 1,240
Other Workers 43,978 33,551 10,427
Marginal Workers 13,395 7,126 6,269
Non Working 127,775 47,894 79,881

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