Sonipat Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sonipat district, Hariyana

Sonipat Tehsil of Sonipat district has total population of 710,183 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 382,835 are males while 327,348 are females. In 2011 there were total 138,173 families residing in Sonipat Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonipat Tehsil is 855.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 46% people lives in Urban areas while 54% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.6% while that in the rural areas is 78.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sonipat Tehsil is 866% while that of Rural areas is 846.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonipat Tehsil is 91243 which is 13% of the total population. There are 51056 male children and 40187 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonipat Tehsil is 787 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 855 ) of Sonipat Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sonipat Tehsil is 81.51%. The male literacy rate is 77.02% and the female literacy rate is 64.03% in Sonipat Tehsil.

Population
710,183
Families
138,173
Literacy
81.51%
Sex Ratio
855

To facilitate the administration, Sonipat Tehsil is further divided into 6 towns and 141 villages.

Sonipat Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 91,243 51,056 40,187
Literacy 81.51% 77.02% 64.03%
Scheduled Caste 123,594 66,063 57,531
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 205,708 87,971 117,737

Caste-wise Population - Sonipat Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sonipat Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 123,594 66,063 57,531
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Sonipat Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 675,144 (95.07%) 364,240 310,904
Muslim 25,923 (3.65%) 13,686 12,237
Christian 813 (0.11%) 449 364
Sikh 3,014 (0.42%) 1,598 1,416
Buddhist 216 (0.03%) 121 95
Jain 3,584 (0.5%) 1,881 1,703
Other Religion 11 (0%) 10 1
No Religion Specified 1,478 (0.21%) 850 628

Literacy Rate - Sonipat Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sonipat Tehsil in 2011 were 81.51% in which, male and female literacy were 88.87% and 72.99% respectively. Total literate in Sonipat Tehsil were 504,475 of which male and female were 294,864 and 209,611 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonipat Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sonipat Tehsil is 855 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 855 females in Sonipat Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 787 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 855 ) of Sonipat Tehsil.

Child Population - Sonipat Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 91,243 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonipat Tehsil. Out of which 91,243 were male while 91,243 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonipat Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 66,183 families under Sonipat Tehsil living in urban areas while 66,183 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 46% of total population of Sonipat Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 54% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 39,972 while that in rural region is 51,271.

Total Urban Rural
Population 710,183 327,002 383,181
Children (0 - 6 years) 91,243 39,972 51,271
Schedule Caste 123,594 51,980 71,614
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 81.51% 84.64% 78.8%
Sex Ratio 855 866 846

Working Population - Sonipat Tehsil

In Sonipat Tehsil out of total population, 251,346 were engaged in work activities. 79.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 251,346 workers engaged in Main Work, 36,229 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24,545 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 199,578 164,034 35,544
Cultivators 36,229 30,564 5,665
Agriculture Labourer 24,545 18,418 6,127
Household Industries 6,820 5,398 1,422
Other Workers 131,984 109,654 22,330
Marginal Workers 51,768 27,336 24,432
Non Working 458,837 191,465 267,372

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