Tikar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh

Tikar Tehsil of Shimla district has total population of 13,806 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 7,202 are males while 6,604 are females. In 2011 there were total 3,130 families residing in Tikar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Tikar Tehsil is 917.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Tikar Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 78.5% and the sex ratio of Tikar Tehsil is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tikar Tehsil is 1295 which is 9% of the total population. There are 677 male children and 618 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tikar Tehsil is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Tikar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Tikar Tehsil is 78.45%. The male literacy rate is 79.08% and the female literacy rate is 62.39% in Tikar Tehsil.

Population
13,806
Families
3,130
Literacy
78.45%
Sex Ratio
917

To facilitate the administration, Tikar Tehsil is further divided into 46 villages.

Tikar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 1,295 677 618
Literacy 78.45% 79.08% 62.39%
Scheduled Caste 4,628 2,337 2,291
Scheduled Tribe 45 21 24
Illiterate 3,991 1,507 2,484

Caste-wise Population - Tikar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Tikar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,628 2,337 2,291
Schedule Tribe 45 21 24

Religion-wise Population - Tikar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,713 (99.33%) 7,151 6,562
Muslim 17 (0.12%) 10 7
Christian 5 (0.04%) 4 1
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 66 (0.48%) 33 33
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.03%) 3 1

Literacy Rate - Tikar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Tikar Tehsil in 2011 were 78.45% in which, male and female literacy were 87.28% and 68.83% respectively. Total literate in Tikar Tehsil were 9,815 of which male and female were 5,695 and 4,120 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Tikar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Tikar Tehsil is 917 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 917 females in Tikar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Tikar Tehsil.

Child Population - Tikar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 1,295 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tikar Tehsil. Out of which 1,295 were male while 1,295 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Tikar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Tikar Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Tikar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 1,295.

Total Urban Rural
Population 13,806 0 13,806
Children (0 - 6 years) 1,295 0 1,295
Schedule Caste 4,628 0 4,628
Schedule Tribe 45 0 45
Literacy 78.45% - 78.45%
Sex Ratio 917 - 917

Working Population - Tikar Tehsil

In Tikar Tehsil out of total population, 8,931 were engaged in work activities. 85.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,931 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,692 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 966 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,635 4,431 3,204
Cultivators 5,692 3,059 2,633
Agriculture Labourer 966 584 382
Household Industries 35 33 2
Other Workers 942 755 187
Marginal Workers 1,296 413 883
Non Working 4,875 2,358 2,517

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