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

Cheta Tehsil of Shimla district has a total population of 19,460 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 10,094 are males while 9,366 are females. In 2011 there were a total 3,139 families residing in Cheta Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Cheta Tehsil is 928.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Cheta Tehsil lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 69.3% and the sex ratio of Cheta Tehsil is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cheta Tehsil is 2674 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1356 male children and 1318 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cheta Tehsil is 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Cheta Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Cheta Tehsil is 69.31%. The male literacy rate is 65.8% and the female literacy rate is 53.31% in Cheta Tehsil.

Population
19,460
Literacy
69.31%
Sex Ratio
928

To facilitate the administration, Cheta Tehsil is further divided into 91 villages.

Cheta Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 2,674 1,356 1,318
Literacy 69.31% 65.8% 53.31%
Scheduled Caste 6,350 3,362 2,988
Scheduled Tribe 24 16 8
Illiterate 7,825 3,452 4,373

Caste-wise Population - Cheta Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Cheta Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,350 3,362 2,988
Schedule Tribe 24 16 8

Religion-wise Population - Cheta Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,424 (99.82%) 10,072 9,352
Muslim 24 (0.12%) 15 9
Christian 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.04%) 5 3

Literacy Rate - Cheta Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Cheta Tehsil in 2011 were 69.31% in which, male and female literacy were 76.01% and 62.04% respectively. Total literate in Cheta Tehsil were 11,635 of which male and female were 6,642 and 4,993 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Cheta Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Cheta Tehsil is 928 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 928 females in Cheta Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Cheta Tehsil.


Child Population - Cheta Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 2,674 children between age 0 to 6 years in Cheta Tehsil. Out of which 1,356 were male while 1,318 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Cheta Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Cheta Tehsil living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Cheta Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 2,674.

Total Urban Rural
Population 19,460 0 19,460
Children (0 - 6 years) 2,674 0 2,674
Schedule Caste 6,350 0 6,350
Schedule Tribe 24 0 24
Literacy 69.31% - 69.31%
Sex Ratio 928 - 928

Working Population - Cheta Tehsil

In Cheta Tehsil out of total population, 13,286 were engaged in work activities. 45% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,286 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,845 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,985 4,451 1,534
Cultivators 4,845 3,623 1,222
Agriculture Labourer 23 20 3
Household Industries 33 24 9
Other Workers 1,084 784 300
Marginal Workers 7,301 2,517 4,784
Non Working 6,174 3,126 3,048

Nearby Tehsils from Cheta Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Cheta Tehsil in Shimla district.


Cheta Tehsil Map


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