Pulwama Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir

Pulwama Tehsil of Pulwama district has total population of 282,173 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 146,150 are males while 136,023 are females. In 2011 there were total 43,141 families residing in Pulwama Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Pulwama Tehsil is 931.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.5% people lives in Urban areas while 93.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 74.2% while that in the rural areas is 60.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pulwama Tehsil is 831% while that of Rural areas is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pulwama Tehsil is 52581 which is 19% of the total population. There are 29409 male children and 23172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pulwama Tehsil is 788 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Pulwama Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Pulwama Tehsil is 61.13%. The male literacy rate is 57.01% and the female literacy rate is 41.93% in Pulwama Tehsil.

Population
282,173
Families
43,141
Literacy
61.13%
Sex Ratio
931

To facilitate the administration, Pulwama Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 191 villages.

Pulwama Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 52,581 29,409 23,172
Literacy 61.13% 57.01% 41.93%
Scheduled Caste 189 189 0
Scheduled Tribe 9,307 4,907 4,400
Illiterate 141,813 62,824 78,989

Caste-wise Population - Pulwama Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Pulwama Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 189 189 0
Schedule Tribe 9,307 4,907 4,400

Religion-wise Population - Pulwama Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,362 (0.84%) 1,974 388
Muslim 278,394 (98.66%) 143,351 135,043
Christian 332 (0.12%) 188 144
Sikh 737 (0.26%) 424 313
Buddhist 14 (0%) 10 4
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 8 (0%) 4 4
No Religion Specified 324 (0.11%) 198 126

Literacy Rate - Pulwama Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Pulwama Tehsil in 2011 were 61.13% in which, male and female literacy were 71.38% and 50.54% respectively. Total literate in Pulwama Tehsil were 140,360 of which male and female were 83,326 and 57,034 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pulwama Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Pulwama Tehsil is 931 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 931 females in Pulwama Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 788 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Pulwama Tehsil.

Child Population - Pulwama Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 52,581 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pulwama Tehsil. Out of which 52,581 were male while 52,581 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pulwama Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,483 families under Pulwama Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,483 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.5% of total population of Pulwama Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 93.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,167 while that in rural region is 49,414.

Total Urban Rural
Population 282,173 18,440 263,733
Children (0 - 6 years) 52,581 3,167 49,414
Schedule Caste 189 185 4
Schedule Tribe 9,307 140 9,167
Literacy 61.13% 74.18% 60.21%
Sex Ratio 931 831 938

Working Population - Pulwama Tehsil

In Pulwama Tehsil out of total population, 85,288 were engaged in work activities. 53.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85,288 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,899 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,362 40,472 4,890
Cultivators 13,123 11,903 1,220
Agriculture Labourer 3,899 3,640 259
Household Industries 1,920 1,531 389
Other Workers 26,420 23,398 3,022
Marginal Workers 39,926 23,459 16,467
Non Working 196,885 82,219 114,666

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