Sopore Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir

Sopore Tehsil of Baramula district has total population of 219,913 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 113,426 are males while 106,487 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,709 families residing in Sopore Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Sopore Tehsil is 939.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.4% people lives in Urban areas while 67.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 70.8% while that in the rural areas is 66.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sopore Tehsil is 898% while that of Rural areas is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sopore Tehsil is 32796 which is 15% of the total population. There are 17303 male children and 15493 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sopore Tehsil is 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Sopore Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Sopore Tehsil is 67.77%. The male literacy rate is 65.53% and the female literacy rate is 49.28% in Sopore Tehsil.

Population
219,913
Families
33,709
Literacy
67.77%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Sopore Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 58 villages.

Sopore Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 32,796 17,303 15,493
Literacy 67.77% 65.53% 49.28%
Scheduled Caste 311 308 3
Scheduled Tribe 747 458 289
Illiterate 93,107 39,098 54,009

Caste-wise Population - Sopore Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Sopore Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 311 308 3
Schedule Tribe 747 458 289

Religion-wise Population - Sopore Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,199 (1.91%) 3,779 420
Muslim 214,564 (97.57%) 108,857 105,707
Christian 303 (0.14%) 186 117
Sikh 362 (0.16%) 335 27
Buddhist 26 (0.01%) 19 7
Jain 16 (0.01%) 7 9
Other Religion 7 (0%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 436 (0.2%) 239 197

Literacy Rate - Sopore Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Sopore Tehsil in 2011 were 67.77% in which, male and female literacy were 77.33% and 57.67% respectively. Total literate in Sopore Tehsil were 126,806 of which male and female were 74,328 and 52,478 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sopore Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Sopore Tehsil is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Sopore Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Sopore Tehsil.

Child Population - Sopore Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 32,796 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sopore Tehsil. Out of which 32,796 were male while 32,796 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sopore Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 11,192 families under Sopore Tehsil living in urban areas while 11,192 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32.4% of total population of Sopore Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 67.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 9,329 while that in rural region is 23,467.

Total Urban Rural
Population 219,913 71,292 148,621
Children (0 - 6 years) 32,796 9,329 23,467
Schedule Caste 311 259 52
Schedule Tribe 747 215 532
Literacy 67.77% 70.84% 66.25%
Sex Ratio 939 898 959

Working Population - Sopore Tehsil

In Sopore Tehsil out of total population, 63,782 were engaged in work activities. 71.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 63,782 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,258 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,197 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,384 41,014 4,370
Cultivators 8,258 7,908 350
Agriculture Labourer 6,197 5,992 205
Household Industries 1,021 796 225
Other Workers 29,908 26,318 3,590
Marginal Workers 18,398 12,091 6,307
Non Working 156,131 60,321 95,810

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