Pen Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Raigarh district, Maharashtra

Pen Taluka of Raigarh district has total population of 195,454 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 99,570 are males while 95,884 are females. In 2011 there were total 45,142 families residing in Pen Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Pen Taluka is 963.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 23.9% people lives in Urban areas while 76.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.6% while that in the rural areas is 74.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pen Taluka is 953% while that of Rural areas is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pen Taluka is 21884 which is 11% of the total population. There are 11227 male children and 10657 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pen Taluka is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Pen Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Pen Taluka is 77.9%. The male literacy rate is 75.8% and the female literacy rate is 62.3% in Pen Taluka.

Population
195,454
Families
45,142
Literacy
77.9%
Sex Ratio
963

To facilitate the administration, Pen Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 169 villages.

Pen Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pen Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,884 11,227 10,657
Literacy 77.9% 75.8% 62.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,454 2,273 2,181
Scheduled Tribe 32,400 16,338 16,062
Illiterate 60,246 24,099 36,147

Caste-wise Population - Pen Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.6% of total population in Pen Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,454 2,273 2,181
Schedule Tribe 32,400 16,338 16,062

Religion-wise Population - Pen Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 186,619 (95.48%) 95,060 91,559
Muslim 3,492 (1.79%) 1,833 1,659
Christian 489 (0.25%) 238 251
Sikh 99 (0.05%) 59 40
Buddhist 3,419 (1.75%) 1,710 1,709
Jain 608 (0.31%) 296 312
Other Religion 60 (0.03%) 30 30
No Religion Specified 668 (0.34%) 344 324

Literacy Rate - Pen Taluka

Average literacy rate of Pen Taluka in 2011 were 77.9% in which, male and female literacy were 85.43% and 70.09% respectively. Total literate in Pen Taluka were 135,208 of which male and female were 75,471 and 59,737 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pen Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Pen Taluka is 963 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 963 females in Pen Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 963 ) of Pen Taluka.

Child Population - Pen Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 21,884 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pen Taluka. Out of which 21,884 were male while 21,884 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pen Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 11,109 families under Pen Taluka living in urban areas while 11,109 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 23.9% of total population of Pen Taluka lives in Urban areas while 76.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,894 while that in rural region is 16,990.

Total Urban Rural
Population 195,454 46,630 148,824
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,884 4,894 16,990
Schedule Caste 4,454 2,284 2,170
Schedule Tribe 32,400 1,089 31,311
Literacy 77.9% 89.57% 74.2%
Sex Ratio 963 953 966

Working Population - Pen Taluka

In Pen Taluka out of total population, 83,919 were engaged in work activities. 71% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,919 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,182 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 59,606 42,251 17,355
Cultivators 16,153 10,046 6,107
Agriculture Labourer 11,182 6,454 4,728
Household Industries 2,126 1,471 655
Other Workers 30,145 24,280 5,865
Marginal Workers 24,313 13,115 11,198
Non Working 111,535 44,204 67,331

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