Tapa Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Barnala district, Punjab
Tapa Tehsil of Barnala district has total population of 206,828 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 109,893 are males while 96,935 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,034 families residing in Tapa Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Tapa Tehsil is 882.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.2% people lives in Urban areas while 79.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 67.7% while that in the rural areas is 62.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Tapa Tehsil is 864% while that of Rural areas is 887.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tapa Tehsil is 22982 which is 11% of the total population. There are 12466 male children and 10516 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tapa Tehsil is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Tapa Tehsil.
The total literacy rate of Tapa Tehsil is 63.59%. The male literacy rate is 59.58% and the female literacy rate is 53.07% in Tapa Tehsil.
To facilitate the administration, Tapa Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 50 villages.
Tapa Tehsil Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tapa Tehsil.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 22,982 | 12,466 | 10,516 |
Literacy | 63.59% | 59.58% | 53.07% |
Scheduled Caste | 69,721 | 36,996 | 32,725 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illiterate | 89,914 | 44,419 | 45,495 |
Caste-wise Population - Tapa Tehsil
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Tapa Tehsil of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 69,721 | 36,996 | 32,725 |
Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Religion-wise Population - Tapa Tehsil
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 29,318 | (14.18%) | 15,920 | 13,398 |
Muslim | 4,876 | (2.36%) | 2,605 | 2,271 |
Christian | 195 | (0.09%) | 105 | 90 |
Sikh | 171,976 | (83.15%) | 91,001 | 80,975 |
Buddhist | 13 | (0.01%) | 12 | 1 |
Jain | 53 | (0.03%) | 33 | 20 |
Other Religion | 284 | (0.14%) | 153 | 131 |
No Religion Specified | 113 | (0.05%) | 64 | 49 |
Literacy Rate - Tapa Tehsil
Average literacy rate of Tapa Tehsil in 2011 were 63.59% in which, male and female literacy were 67.2% and 59.52% respectively. Total literate in Tapa Tehsil were 116,914 of which male and female were 65,474 and 51,440 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Tapa Tehsil
The Sex Ratio of Tapa Tehsil is 882 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 882 females in Tapa Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Tapa Tehsil.
Child Population - Tapa Tehsil
According to Census 2011, there were 22,982 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tapa Tehsil. Out of which 22,982 were male while 22,982 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Tapa Tehsil
As per Census 2011, there are total 8,071 families under Tapa Tehsil living in urban areas while 8,071 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.2% of total population of Tapa Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 79.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,042 while that in rural region is 17,940.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 206,828 | 41,809 | 165,019 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 22,982 | 5,042 | 17,940 |
Schedule Caste | 69,721 | 16,071 | 53,650 |
Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Literacy | 63.59% | 67.66% | 62.58% |
Sex Ratio | 882 | 864 | 887 |
Working Population - Tapa Tehsil
In Tapa Tehsil out of total population, 76,270 were engaged in work activities. 87.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76,270 workers engaged in Main Work, 24,121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,188 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 66,934 | 56,954 | 9,980 |
Cultivators | 24,121 | 23,064 | 1,057 |
Agriculture Labourer | 14,188 | 12,519 | 1,669 |
Household Industries | 1,484 | 924 | 560 |
Other Workers | 27,141 | 20,447 | 6,694 |
Marginal Workers | 9,336 | 5,191 | 4,145 |
Non Working | 130,558 | 47,748 | 82,810 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tapa, Punjab - Wikipedia