Preet Vihar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - East district, Delhi

Preet Vihar Tehsil of East district has total population of 1,066,098 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 568,086 are males while 498,012 are females. In 2011 there were total 228,414 families residing in Preet Vihar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Preet Vihar Tehsil is 877.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 99.7% people lives in Urban areas while 0.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.8% while that in the rural areas is 94.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Preet Vihar Tehsil is 877% while that of Rural areas is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Preet Vihar Tehsil is 125276 which is 12% of the total population. There are 66794 male children and 58482 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Preet Vihar Tehsil is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 877 ) of Preet Vihar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Preet Vihar Tehsil is 88.79%. The male literacy rate is 82.24% and the female literacy rate is 73.94% in Preet Vihar Tehsil.

Population
1,066,098
Families
228,414
Literacy
88.79%
Sex Ratio
877

To facilitate the administration, Preet Vihar Tehsil is further divided into 7 towns and 1 villages.

Preet Vihar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 125,276 66,794 58,482
Literacy 88.79% 82.24% 73.94%
Scheduled Caste 195,540 102,967 92,573
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 230,706 100,918 129,788

Caste-wise Population - Preet Vihar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Preet Vihar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 195,540 102,967 92,573
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Preet Vihar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 898,326 (84.26%) 479,188 419,138
Muslim 115,815 (10.86%) 62,435 53,380
Christian 14,294 (1.34%) 7,116 7,178
Sikh 21,991 (2.06%) 11,278 10,713
Buddhist 2,060 (0.19%) 1,098 962
Jain 12,970 (1.22%) 6,630 6,340
Other Religion 109 (0.01%) 64 45
No Religion Specified 533 (0.05%) 277 256

Literacy Rate - Preet Vihar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Preet Vihar Tehsil in 2011 were 88.79% in which, male and female literacy were 93.19% and 83.78% respectively. Total literate in Preet Vihar Tehsil were 835,392 of which male and female were 467,168 and 368,224 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Preet Vihar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Preet Vihar Tehsil is 877 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 877 females in Preet Vihar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 877 ) of Preet Vihar Tehsil.

Child Population - Preet Vihar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 125,276 children between age 0 to 6 years in Preet Vihar Tehsil. Out of which 125,276 were male while 125,276 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Preet Vihar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 227,539 families under Preet Vihar Tehsil living in urban areas while 227,539 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 99.7% of total population of Preet Vihar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 0.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 124,902 while that in rural region is 374.

Total Urban Rural
Population 1,066,098 1,062,568 3,530
Children (0 - 6 years) 125,276 124,902 374
Schedule Caste 195,540 195,483 57
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.79% 88.77% 94.61%
Sex Ratio 877 877 897

Working Population - Preet Vihar Tehsil

In Preet Vihar Tehsil out of total population, 363,268 were engaged in work activities. 95.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 363,268 workers engaged in Main Work, 532 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,893 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 345,447 288,795 56,652
Cultivators 532 429 103
Agriculture Labourer 1,893 1,354 539
Household Industries 9,928 8,527 1,401
Other Workers 333,094 278,485 54,609
Marginal Workers 17,821 12,618 5,203
Non Working 702,830 266,673 436,157

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