Pokhari Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chamoli district, Uttarakhand

Pokhari Tehsil of Chamoli district has total population of 35,890 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 16,959 are males while 18,931 are females. In 2011 there were total 8,244 families residing in Pokhari Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Pokhari Tehsil is 1,116.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Pokhari Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 83% and the sex ratio of Pokhari Tehsil is 1,116.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokhari Tehsil is 4640 which is 13% of the total population. There are 2449 male children and 2191 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokhari Tehsil is 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,116 ) of Pokhari Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Pokhari Tehsil is 83.01%. The male literacy rate is 81.35% and the female literacy rate is 64.15% in Pokhari Tehsil.

Population
35,890
Families
8,244
Literacy
83.01%
Sex Ratio
1,116

To facilitate the administration, Pokhari Tehsil is further divided into 142 villages.

Pokhari Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,640 2,449 2,191
Literacy 83.01% 81.35% 64.15%
Scheduled Caste 8,458 4,157 4,301
Scheduled Tribe 104 52 52
Illiterate 9,950 3,163 6,787

Caste-wise Population - Pokhari Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Pokhari Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,458 4,157 4,301
Schedule Tribe 104 52 52

Religion-wise Population - Pokhari Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 35,714 (99.51%) 16,882 18,832
Muslim 132 (0.37%) 59 73
Christian 7 (0.02%) 4 3
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 0 3
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.08%) 11 19

Literacy Rate - Pokhari Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Pokhari Tehsil in 2011 were 83.01% in which, male and female literacy were 95.08% and 72.54% respectively. Total literate in Pokhari Tehsil were 25,940 of which male and female were 13,796 and 12,144 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pokhari Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Pokhari Tehsil is 1,116 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,116 females in Pokhari Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,116 ) of Pokhari Tehsil.

Child Population - Pokhari Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 4,640 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pokhari Tehsil. Out of which 4,640 were male while 4,640 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pokhari Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Pokhari Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Pokhari Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 4,640.

Total Urban Rural
Population 35,890 0 35,890
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,640 0 4,640
Schedule Caste 8,458 0 8,458
Schedule Tribe 104 0 104
Literacy 83.01% - 83.01%
Sex Ratio 1,116 - 1,116

Working Population - Pokhari Tehsil

In Pokhari Tehsil out of total population, 17,258 were engaged in work activities. 64.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,258 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,718 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 66 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,184 5,438 5,746
Cultivators 7,718 2,828 4,890
Agriculture Labourer 66 31 35
Household Industries 703 376 327
Other Workers 2,697 2,203 494
Marginal Workers 6,074 2,415 3,659
Non Working 18,632 9,106 9,526

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