Behat Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh

Behat Tehsil of Saharanpur district has a total population of 519,420 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 273,686 are males while 245,734 are females. In 2011 there were a total 91,107 families residing in Behat Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Behat Tehsil is 898.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.7% people live in Urban areas while 93.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.9% while that in rural areas is 63.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Behat Tehsil is 894 while that of Rural areas is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Behat Tehsil is 87681 which is 17% of the total population. There are 45860 male children and 41821 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Behat Tehsil is 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Behat Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Behat Tehsil is 64.55%. The male literacy rate is 60.59% and the female literacy rate is 45.94% in Behat Tehsil.

Population
519,420
Literacy
64.55%
Sex Ratio
898

To facilitate the administration, Behat Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 324 villages.

Behat Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 87,681 45,860 41,821
Literacy 64.55% 60.59% 45.94%
Scheduled Caste 100,553 53,316 47,237
Scheduled Tribe 127 64 63
Illiterate 240,712 107,863 132,849

Caste-wise Population - Behat Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Behat Tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 100,553 53,316 47,237
Schedule Tribe 127 64 63

Religion-wise Population - Behat Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 248,214 (47.79%) 131,232 116,982
Muslim 265,872 (51.19%) 139,501 126,371
Christian 1,356 (0.26%) 732 624
Sikh 1,136 (0.22%) 625 511
Buddhist 92 (0.02%) 53 39
Jain 112 (0.02%) 64 48
Other Religion 12 (0%) 10 2
No Religion Specified 2,626 (0.51%) 1,469 1,157

Literacy Rate - Behat Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Behat Tehsil in 2011 were 64.55% in which, male and female literacy were 72.78% and 55.36% respectively. Total literate in Behat Tehsil were 278,708 of which male and female were 165,823 and 112,885 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Behat Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Behat Tehsil is 898 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 898 females in Behat Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 898 ) of Behat Tehsil.


Child Population - Behat Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 87,681 children between age 0 to 6 years in Behat Tehsil. Out of which 45,860 were male while 41,821 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Behat Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 5,704 families under Behat Tehsil living in urban areas while 5,704 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.7% of total population of Behat Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 93.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 5,116 while that in rural regions is 82,565.

Total Urban Rural
Population 519,420 34,748 484,672
Children (0 - 6 years) 87,681 5,116 82,565
Schedule Caste 100,553 3,253 97,300
Schedule Tribe 127 11 116
Literacy 64.55% 73.93% 63.86%
Sex Ratio 898 894 898

Working Population - Behat Tehsil

In Behat Tehsil out of total population, 150,026 were engaged in work activities. 81.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 150,026 workers engaged in Main Work, 29,731 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40,866 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 122,189 110,885 11,304
Cultivators 29,731 28,040 1,691
Agriculture Labourer 40,866 37,492 3,374
Household Industries 3,273 2,575 698
Other Workers 48,319 42,778 5,541
Marginal Workers 27,837 21,540 6,297
Non Working 369,394 141,261 228,133

Nearby Tehsils from Behat Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Behat Tehsil in Saharanpur district.


Behat Tehsil Map


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