Pehowa Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kurukshetra district, Hariyana

Pehowa Tehsil of Kurukshetra district has total population of 255,307 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 134,111 are males while 121,196 are females. In 2011 there were total 49,651 families residing in Pehowa Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Pehowa Tehsil is 904.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.6% people lives in Urban areas while 79.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.7% while that in the rural areas is 69.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pehowa Tehsil is 898% while that of Rural areas is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pehowa Tehsil is 32577 which is 13% of the total population. There are 17936 male children and 14641 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pehowa Tehsil is 816 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Pehowa Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Pehowa Tehsil is 72.01%. The male literacy rate is 68.37% and the female literacy rate is 56.68% in Pehowa Tehsil.

Population
255,307
Families
49,651
Literacy
72.01%
Sex Ratio
904

To facilitate the administration, Pehowa Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 110 villages.

Pehowa Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 32,577 17,936 14,641
Literacy 72.01% 68.37% 56.68%
Scheduled Caste 57,320 30,157 27,163
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 94,919 42,415 52,504

Caste-wise Population - Pehowa Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pehowa Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 57,320 30,157 27,163
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Pehowa Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 193,066 (75.62%) 101,824 91,242
Muslim 3,042 (1.19%) 1,618 1,424
Christian 1,070 (0.42%) 578 492
Sikh 57,913 (22.68%) 29,974 27,939
Buddhist 60 (0.02%) 28 32
Jain 29 (0.01%) 16 13
Other Religion 13 (0.01%) 6 7
No Religion Specified 114 (0.04%) 67 47

Literacy Rate - Pehowa Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Pehowa Tehsil in 2011 were 72.01% in which, male and female literacy were 78.93% and 64.47% respectively. Total literate in Pehowa Tehsil were 160,388 of which male and female were 91,696 and 68,692 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pehowa Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Pehowa Tehsil is 904 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 904 females in Pehowa Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 816 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Pehowa Tehsil.

Child Population - Pehowa Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 32,577 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pehowa Tehsil. Out of which 32,577 were male while 32,577 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pehowa Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,583 families under Pehowa Tehsil living in urban areas while 10,583 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.6% of total population of Pehowa Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 79.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,152 while that in rural region is 26,425.

Total Urban Rural
Population 255,307 52,579 202,728
Children (0 - 6 years) 32,577 6,152 26,425
Schedule Caste 57,320 7,807 49,513
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.01% 81.72% 69.45%
Sex Ratio 904 898 905

Working Population - Pehowa Tehsil

In Pehowa Tehsil out of total population, 83,834 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,834 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,142 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,861 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 72,461 64,444 8,017
Cultivators 22,142 21,049 1,093
Agriculture Labourer 14,861 12,856 2,005
Household Industries 874 735 139
Other Workers 34,584 29,804 4,780
Marginal Workers 11,373 5,620 5,753
Non Working 171,473 64,047 107,426

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