Sonawari Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bandipora district, Jammu and Kashmir

Sonawari Tehsil of Bandipora district has total population of 176,502 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 91,668 are males while 84,834 are females. In 2011 there were total 25,006 families residing in Sonawari Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonawari Tehsil is 925.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16% people lives in Urban areas while 84% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 52.7% while that in the rural areas is 45.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sonawari Tehsil is 856% while that of Rural areas is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonawari Tehsil is 25560 which is 14% of the total population. There are 13832 male children and 11728 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonawari Tehsil is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Sonawari Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sonawari Tehsil is 46.62%. The male literacy rate is 48.36% and the female literacy rate is 30.69% in Sonawari Tehsil.

Population
176,502
Families
25,006
Literacy
46.62%
Sex Ratio
925

To facilitate the administration, Sonawari Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 52 villages.

Sonawari Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,560 13,832 11,728
Literacy 46.62% 48.36% 30.69%
Scheduled Caste 137 136 1
Scheduled Tribe 3,037 1,619 1,418
Illiterate 106,136 47,335 58,801

Caste-wise Population - Sonawari Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Sonawari Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 137 136 1
Schedule Tribe 3,037 1,619 1,418

Religion-wise Population - Sonawari Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,089 (0.62%) 951 138
Muslim 174,804 (99.04%) 90,363 84,441
Christian 202 (0.11%) 113 89
Sikh 45 (0.03%) 31 14
Buddhist 13 (0.01%) 9 4
Jain 14 (0.01%) 6 8
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 335 (0.19%) 195 140

Literacy Rate - Sonawari Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sonawari Tehsil in 2011 were 46.62% in which, male and female literacy were 56.96% and 35.61% respectively. Total literate in Sonawari Tehsil were 70,366 of which male and female were 44,333 and 26,033 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonawari Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sonawari Tehsil is 925 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 925 females in Sonawari Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Sonawari Tehsil.

Child Population - Sonawari Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 25,560 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonawari Tehsil. Out of which 25,560 were male while 25,560 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonawari Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,014 families under Sonawari Tehsil living in urban areas while 4,014 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16% of total population of Sonawari Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 84% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,372 while that in rural region is 22,188.

Total Urban Rural
Population 176,502 28,280 148,222
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,560 3,372 22,188
Schedule Caste 137 137 0
Schedule Tribe 3,037 44 2,993
Literacy 46.62% 52.68% 45.42%
Sex Ratio 925 856 939

Working Population - Sonawari Tehsil

In Sonawari Tehsil out of total population, 70,684 were engaged in work activities. 50.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70,684 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,353 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,681 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,882 29,748 6,134
Cultivators 8,353 7,825 528
Agriculture Labourer 5,681 4,383 1,298
Household Industries 8,027 5,595 2,432
Other Workers 13,821 11,945 1,876
Marginal Workers 34,802 15,742 19,060
Non Working 105,818 46,178 59,640

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