Shopian Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shupiyan district, Jammu and Kashmir

Shopian Tehsil of Shupiyan district has total population of 266,215 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 136,480 are males while 129,735 are females. In 2011 there were total 44,411 families residing in Shopian Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Shopian Tehsil is 951.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.1% people lives in Urban areas while 93.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.6% while that in the rural areas is 59.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Shopian Tehsil is 756% while that of Rural areas is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shopian Tehsil is 41547 which is 16% of the total population. There are 22121 male children and 19426 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shopian Tehsil is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Shopian Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Shopian Tehsil is 60.76%. The male literacy rate is 58.88% and the female literacy rate is 43.28% in Shopian Tehsil.

Population
266,215
Families
44,411
Literacy
60.76%
Sex Ratio
951

To facilitate the administration, Shopian Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 229 villages.

Shopian Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 41,547 22,121 19,426
Literacy 60.76% 58.88% 43.28%
Scheduled Caste 43 43 0
Scheduled Tribe 21,820 11,311 10,509
Illiterate 129,715 56,125 73,590

Caste-wise Population - Shopian Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.2% of total population in Shopian Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43 43 0
Schedule Tribe 21,820 11,311 10,509

Religion-wise Population - Shopian Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,116 (1.17%) 2,777 339
Muslim 262,263 (98.52%) 133,233 129,030
Christian 429 (0.16%) 229 200
Sikh 178 (0.07%) 100 78
Buddhist 6 (0%) 2 4
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 6 (0%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 216 (0.08%) 135 81

Literacy Rate - Shopian Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Shopian Tehsil in 2011 were 60.76% in which, male and female literacy were 70.27% and 50.9% respectively. Total literate in Shopian Tehsil were 136,500 of which male and female were 80,355 and 56,145 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shopian Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Shopian Tehsil is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Shopian Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Shopian Tehsil.

Child Population - Shopian Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 41,547 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shopian Tehsil. Out of which 41,547 were male while 41,547 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shopian Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,553 families under Shopian Tehsil living in urban areas while 2,553 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.1% of total population of Shopian Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 93.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 2,063 while that in rural region is 39,484.

Total Urban Rural
Population 266,215 16,360 249,855
Children (0 - 6 years) 41,547 2,063 39,484
Schedule Caste 43 38 5
Schedule Tribe 21,820 22 21,798
Literacy 60.76% 78.65% 59.54%
Sex Ratio 951 756 965

Working Population - Shopian Tehsil

In Shopian Tehsil out of total population, 87,721 were engaged in work activities. 62.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 87,721 workers engaged in Main Work, 29,183 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,761 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 54,703 48,945 5,758
Cultivators 29,183 26,399 2,784
Agriculture Labourer 3,761 3,575 186
Household Industries 1,519 1,100 419
Other Workers 20,240 17,871 2,369
Marginal Workers 33,018 14,986 18,032
Non Working 178,494 72,549 105,945

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