Pendra Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh

Pendra Tehsil of Bilaspur district has total population of 85,481 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,727 are males while 42,754 are females. In 2011 there were total 22,618 families residing in Pendra Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Pendra Tehsil is 1,001.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.5% people lives in Urban areas while 83.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.5% while that in the rural areas is 64.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pendra Tehsil is 973% while that of Rural areas is 1,006.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pendra Tehsil is 11593 which is 14% of the total population. There are 5920 male children and 5673 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pendra Tehsil is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Pendra Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Pendra Tehsil is 67.73%. The male literacy rate is 67.08% and the female literacy rate is 50.01% in Pendra Tehsil.

Population
85,481
Families
22,618
Literacy
67.73%
Sex Ratio
1,001

To facilitate the administration, Pendra Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 51 villages.

Pendra Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,593 5,920 5,673
Literacy 67.73% 67.08% 50.01%
Scheduled Caste 4,844 2,430 2,414
Scheduled Tribe 45,821 22,709 23,112
Illiterate 35,438 14,067 21,371

Caste-wise Population - Pendra Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53.6% of total population in Pendra Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,844 2,430 2,414
Schedule Tribe 45,821 22,709 23,112

Religion-wise Population - Pendra Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 81,125 (94.9%) 40,528 40,597
Muslim 1,759 (2.06%) 884 875
Christian 241 (0.28%) 104 137
Sikh 111 (0.13%) 60 51
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 219 (0.26%) 124 95
Other Religion 1,961 (2.29%) 985 976
No Religion Specified 65 (0.08%) 42 23

Literacy Rate - Pendra Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Pendra Tehsil in 2011 were 67.73% in which, male and female literacy were 77.87% and 57.67% respectively. Total literate in Pendra Tehsil were 50,043 of which male and female were 28,660 and 21,383 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pendra Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Pendra Tehsil is 1,001 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,001 females in Pendra Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Pendra Tehsil.

Child Population - Pendra Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 11,593 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pendra Tehsil. Out of which 11,593 were male while 11,593 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pendra Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,155 families under Pendra Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,155 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.5% of total population of Pendra Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 83.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,627 while that in rural region is 9,966.

Total Urban Rural
Population 85,481 14,120 71,361
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,593 1,627 9,966
Schedule Caste 4,844 1,303 3,541
Schedule Tribe 45,821 2,288 43,533
Literacy 67.73% 84.46% 64.32%
Sex Ratio 1,001 973 1,006

Working Population - Pendra Tehsil

In Pendra Tehsil out of total population, 41,697 were engaged in work activities. 52.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,697 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,244 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,718 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,047 16,667 5,380
Cultivators 7,244 6,275 969
Agriculture Labourer 7,718 4,716 3,002
Household Industries 370 263 107
Other Workers 6,715 5,413 1,302
Marginal Workers 19,650 8,047 11,603
Non Working 43,784 18,013 25,771

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