Chamba Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh

Chamba Tehsil of Chamba district has a total population of 179,253 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 89,199 are males while 90,054 are females. In 2011 there were a total 35,900 families residing in Chamba Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Chamba Tehsil is 1,010.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 11.1% people live in Urban areas while 88.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 91.8% while that in rural areas is 71.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chamba Tehsil is 999 while that of Rural areas is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chamba Tehsil is 24667 which is 14% of the total population. There are 12684 male children and 11983 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chamba Tehsil is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Chamba Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Chamba Tehsil is 74.01%. The male literacy rate is 72.08% and the female literacy rate is 55.65% in Chamba Tehsil.

Population
179,253
Literacy
74.01%
Sex Ratio
1,010

To facilitate the administration, Chamba Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 307 villages.

Chamba Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,667 12,684 11,983
Literacy 74.01% 72.08% 55.65%
Scheduled Caste 43,772 21,853 21,919
Scheduled Tribe 39,786 19,885 19,901
Illiterate 64,839 24,901 39,938

Caste-wise Population - Chamba Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.2% of total population in Chamba Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 43,772 21,853 21,919
Schedule Tribe 39,786 19,885 19,901

Religion-wise Population - Chamba Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 168,245 (93.86%) 83,571 84,674
Muslim 9,371 (5.23%) 4,800 4,571
Christian 574 (0.32%) 284 290
Sikh 849 (0.47%) 435 414
Buddhist 122 (0.07%) 65 57
Jain 7 (0%) 2 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 85 (0.05%) 42 43

Literacy Rate - Chamba Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Chamba Tehsil in 2011 were 74.01% in which, male and female literacy were 84.03% and 64.19% respectively. Total literate in Chamba Tehsil were 114,414 of which male and female were 64,298 and 50,116 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Chamba Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Chamba Tehsil is 1,010 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,010 females in Chamba Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Chamba Tehsil.


Child Population - Chamba Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 24,667 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chamba Tehsil. Out of which 12,684 were male while 11,983 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chamba Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 4,556 families under Chamba Tehsil living in urban areas while 4,556 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 11.1% of total population of Chamba Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 88.9% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,864 while that in rural regions is 22,803.

Total Urban Rural
Population 179,253 19,933 159,320
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,667 1,864 22,803
Schedule Caste 43,772 4,282 39,490
Schedule Tribe 39,786 1,098 38,688
Literacy 74.01% 91.76% 71.66%
Sex Ratio 1,010 999 1,011

Working Population - Chamba Tehsil

In Chamba Tehsil out of total population, 98,534 were engaged in work activities. 45.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 98,534 workers engaged in Main Work, 19,407 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,540 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 44,771 31,363 13,408
Cultivators 19,407 11,811 7,596
Agriculture Labourer 1,540 861 679
Household Industries 1,078 585 493
Other Workers 22,746 18,106 4,640
Marginal Workers 53,763 22,016 31,747
Non Working 80,719 35,820 44,899

Nearby Tehsils from Chamba Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Chamba Tehsil in Chamba district.

Tehsil Population
Sihunta Tehsil population 39,871
Holi Tehsil population 14,094
Bhattiyat Tehsil population 42,967
Brahmaur Tehsil population 25,014
Dalhousie Tehsil population 46,760
Bhalai Tehsil population 25,326
Saluni Tehsil population 47,939
Chaurah Tehsil population 78,988
Pangi Tehsil population 18,868

Chamba Tehsil Map


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