Puraula Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand

Puraula Tehsil of Uttarkashi district has total population of 33,792 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 17,106 are males while 16,686 are females. In 2011 there were total 6,521 families residing in Puraula Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Puraula Tehsil is 975.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Puraula Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 73.7% and the sex ratio of Puraula Tehsil is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puraula Tehsil is 4884 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2518 male children and 2366 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puraula Tehsil is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Puraula Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Puraula Tehsil is 73.75%. The male literacy rate is 73.87% and the female literacy rate is 52.04% in Puraula Tehsil.

Population
33,792
Families
6,521
Literacy
73.75%
Sex Ratio
975

To facilitate the administration, Puraula Tehsil is further divided into 84 villages.

Puraula Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 4,884 2,518 2,366
Literacy 73.75% 73.87% 52.04%
Scheduled Caste 11,874 5,959 5,915
Scheduled Tribe 663 267 396
Illiterate 12,473 4,470 8,003

Caste-wise Population - Puraula Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Puraula Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,874 5,959 5,915
Schedule Tribe 663 267 396

Religion-wise Population - Puraula Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 33,538 (99.25%) 16,965 16,573
Muslim 142 (0.42%) 81 61
Christian 14 (0.04%) 6 8
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 4 0
Buddhist 41 (0.12%) 20 21
Jain 27 (0.08%) 15 12
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 25 (0.07%) 14 11

Literacy Rate - Puraula Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Puraula Tehsil in 2011 were 73.75% in which, male and female literacy were 86.62% and 60.64% respectively. Total literate in Puraula Tehsil were 21,319 of which male and female were 12,636 and 8,683 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Puraula Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Puraula Tehsil is 975 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 975 females in Puraula Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Puraula Tehsil.

Child Population - Puraula Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 4,884 children between age 0 to 6 years in Puraula Tehsil. Out of which 4,884 were male while 4,884 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Puraula Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Puraula Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Puraula 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 4,884.

Total Urban Rural
Population 33,792 0 33,792
Children (0 - 6 years) 4,884 0 4,884
Schedule Caste 11,874 0 11,874
Schedule Tribe 663 0 663
Literacy 73.75% - 73.75%
Sex Ratio 975 - 975

Working Population - Puraula Tehsil

In Puraula Tehsil out of total population, 15,590 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,590 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,533 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 252 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,752 7,400 6,352
Cultivators 11,533 5,677 5,856
Agriculture Labourer 252 148 104
Household Industries 99 78 21
Other Workers 1,868 1,497 371
Marginal Workers 1,838 741 1,097
Non Working 18,202 8,965 9,237

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