Yamkeshwar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Garhwal district, Uttarakhand

Yamkeshwar Tehsil of Garhwal district has total population of 43,565 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 21,342 are males while 22,223 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,844 families residing in Yamkeshwar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Yamkeshwar Tehsil is 1,041.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.7% people lives in Urban areas while 89.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.6% while that in the rural areas is 81.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Yamkeshwar Tehsil is 735% while that of Rural areas is 1,085.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Yamkeshwar Tehsil is 5106 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2708 male children and 2398 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Yamkeshwar Tehsil is 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,041 ) of Yamkeshwar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Yamkeshwar Tehsil is 82.1%. The male literacy rate is 81.04% and the female literacy rate is 64.25% in Yamkeshwar Tehsil.

Population
43,565
Families
9,844
Literacy
82.1%
Sex Ratio
1,041

To facilitate the administration, Yamkeshwar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 241 villages.

Yamkeshwar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,106 2,708 2,398
Literacy 82.1% 81.04% 64.25%
Scheduled Caste 6,297 3,132 3,165
Scheduled Tribe 91 41 50
Illiterate 11,991 4,047 7,944

Caste-wise Population - Yamkeshwar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Yamkeshwar Tehsil of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,297 3,132 3,165
Schedule Tribe 91 41 50

Religion-wise Population - Yamkeshwar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 42,756 (98.14%) 20,924 21,832
Muslim 676 (1.55%) 342 334
Christian 37 (0.08%) 24 13
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 7 (0.02%) 6 1
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 81 (0.19%) 41 40

Literacy Rate - Yamkeshwar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Yamkeshwar Tehsil in 2011 were 82.1% in which, male and female literacy were 92.81% and 72.03% respectively. Total literate in Yamkeshwar Tehsil were 31,574 of which male and female were 17,295 and 14,279 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Yamkeshwar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Yamkeshwar Tehsil is 1,041 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,041 females in Yamkeshwar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,041 ) of Yamkeshwar Tehsil.

Child Population - Yamkeshwar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 5,106 children between age 0 to 6 years in Yamkeshwar Tehsil. Out of which 5,106 were male while 5,106 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Yamkeshwar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,085 families under Yamkeshwar Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,085 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.7% of total population of Yamkeshwar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 89.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 463 while that in rural region is 4,643.

Total Urban Rural
Population 43,565 4,669 38,896
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,106 463 4,643
Schedule Caste 6,297 326 5,971
Schedule Tribe 91 0 91
Literacy 82.1% 88.56% 81.3%
Sex Ratio 1,041 735 1,085

Working Population - Yamkeshwar Tehsil

In Yamkeshwar Tehsil out of total population, 18,289 were engaged in work activities. 63.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,289 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,069 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 567 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,663 7,200 4,463
Cultivators 6,069 2,679 3,390
Agriculture Labourer 567 329 238
Household Industries 254 206 48
Other Workers 4,773 3,986 787
Marginal Workers 6,626 2,959 3,667
Non Working 25,276 11,183 14,093

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