Rajpura Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Patiala district, Punjab

Rajpura Tehsil of Patiala district has total population of 391,011 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 206,801 are males while 184,210 are females. In 2011 there were total 75,699 families residing in Rajpura Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Rajpura Tehsil is 891.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 27.5% people lives in Urban areas while 72.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.2% while that in the rural areas is 74.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Rajpura Tehsil is 909% while that of Rural areas is 884.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajpura Tehsil is 45782 which is 12% of the total population. There are 24922 male children and 20860 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajpura Tehsil is 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 891 ) of Rajpura Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Rajpura Tehsil is 77.25%. The male literacy rate is 72.68% and the female literacy rate is 63.19% in Rajpura Tehsil.

Population
391,011
Families
75,699
Literacy
77.25%
Sex Ratio
891

To facilitate the administration, Rajpura Tehsil is further divided into 3 towns and 243 villages.

Rajpura Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 45,782 24,922 20,860
Literacy 77.25% 72.68% 63.19%
Scheduled Caste 88,570 46,750 41,820
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 124,322 56,506 67,816

Caste-wise Population - Rajpura Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Rajpura Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 88,570 46,750 41,820
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Rajpura Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 164,836 (42.16%) 86,930 77,906
Muslim 8,463 (2.16%) 4,508 3,955
Christian 870 (0.22%) 470 400
Sikh 216,166 (55.28%) 114,545 101,621
Buddhist 24 (0.01%) 8 16
Jain 102 (0.03%) 55 47
Other Religion 135 (0.03%) 68 67
No Religion Specified 415 (0.11%) 217 198

Literacy Rate - Rajpura Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Rajpura Tehsil in 2011 were 77.25% in which, male and female literacy were 82.63% and 71.25% respectively. Total literate in Rajpura Tehsil were 266,689 of which male and female were 150,295 and 116,394 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Rajpura Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Rajpura Tehsil is 891 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 891 females in Rajpura Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 891 ) of Rajpura Tehsil.

Child Population - Rajpura Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 45,782 children between age 0 to 6 years in Rajpura Tehsil. Out of which 45,782 were male while 45,782 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Rajpura Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 22,492 families under Rajpura Tehsil living in urban areas while 22,492 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 27.5% of total population of Rajpura Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 72.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 11,834 while that in rural region is 33,948.

Total Urban Rural
Population 391,011 107,677 283,334
Children (0 - 6 years) 45,782 11,834 33,948
Schedule Caste 88,570 12,491 76,079
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.25% 85.24% 74.18%
Sex Ratio 891 909 884

Working Population - Rajpura Tehsil

In Rajpura Tehsil out of total population, 129,736 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 129,736 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,788 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,393 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 112,072 100,010 12,062
Cultivators 21,788 20,833 955
Agriculture Labourer 11,393 10,470 923
Household Industries 3,371 2,571 800
Other Workers 75,520 66,136 9,384
Marginal Workers 17,664 12,756 4,908
Non Working 261,275 94,035 167,240

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