Wadrafnagar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Surguja district, Chhattisgarh

Wadrafnagar Tehsil of Surguja district has total population of 160,974 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 81,823 are males while 79,151 are females. In 2011 there were total 36,357 families residing in Wadrafnagar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Wadrafnagar Tehsil is 967.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.8% people lives in Urban areas while 96.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.5% while that in the rural areas is 58.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Wadrafnagar Tehsil is 952% while that of Rural areas is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wadrafnagar Tehsil is 27595 which is 17% of the total population. There are 14115 male children and 13480 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wadrafnagar Tehsil is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Wadrafnagar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Wadrafnagar Tehsil is 59.59%. The male literacy rate is 57.82% and the female literacy rate is 40.64% in Wadrafnagar Tehsil.

Population
160,974
Families
36,357
Literacy
59.59%
Sex Ratio
967

To facilitate the administration, Wadrafnagar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 120 villages.

Wadrafnagar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,595 14,115 13,480
Literacy 59.59% 57.82% 40.64%
Scheduled Caste 9,758 5,009 4,749
Scheduled Tribe 94,927 47,764 47,163
Illiterate 81,496 34,512 46,984

Caste-wise Population - Wadrafnagar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59% of total population in Wadrafnagar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,758 5,009 4,749
Schedule Tribe 94,927 47,764 47,163

Religion-wise Population - Wadrafnagar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 145,792 (90.57%) 74,161 71,631
Muslim 3,104 (1.93%) 1,623 1,481
Christian 1,211 (0.75%) 609 602
Sikh 19 (0.01%) 9 10
Buddhist 4 (0%) 4 0
Jain 43 (0.03%) 25 18
Other Religion 10,309 (6.4%) 5,167 5,142
No Religion Specified 492 (0.31%) 225 267

Literacy Rate - Wadrafnagar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Wadrafnagar Tehsil in 2011 were 59.59% in which, male and female literacy were 69.88% and 48.98% respectively. Total literate in Wadrafnagar Tehsil were 79,478 of which male and female were 47,311 and 32,167 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Wadrafnagar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Wadrafnagar Tehsil is 967 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 967 females in Wadrafnagar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 967 ) of Wadrafnagar Tehsil.

Child Population - Wadrafnagar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 27,595 children between age 0 to 6 years in Wadrafnagar Tehsil. Out of which 27,595 were male while 27,595 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Wadrafnagar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,258 families under Wadrafnagar Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,258 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.8% of total population of Wadrafnagar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 96.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 731 while that in rural region is 26,864.

Total Urban Rural
Population 160,974 6,048 154,926
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,595 731 26,864
Schedule Caste 9,758 212 9,546
Schedule Tribe 94,927 2,185 92,742
Literacy 59.59% 84.46% 58.56%
Sex Ratio 967 952 968

Working Population - Wadrafnagar Tehsil

In Wadrafnagar Tehsil out of total population, 79,052 were engaged in work activities. 42.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79,052 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,848 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,199 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 33,259 23,535 9,724
Cultivators 13,848 10,397 3,451
Agriculture Labourer 13,199 8,762 4,437
Household Industries 425 282 143
Other Workers 5,787 4,094 1,693
Marginal Workers 45,793 19,897 25,896
Non Working 81,922 38,391 43,531

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