Dasua Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hoshiarpur district, Punjab

Dasua Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district has a total population of 360,505 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 182,479 are males while 178,026 are females. In 2011 there were a total 77,198 families residing in Dasua Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dasua Tehsil is 976.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 15.6% people live in Urban areas while 84.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.3% while that in rural areas is 83.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dasua Tehsil is 946 while that of Rural areas is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dasua Tehsil is 38168 which is 11% of the total population. There are 20808 male children and 17360 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dasua Tehsil is 834 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Dasua Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dasua Tehsil is 84.24%. The male literacy rate is 78.24% and the female literacy rate is 72.33% in Dasua Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Dasua Tehsil is further divided into 3 towns and 398 villages.

Dasua Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Dasua Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dasua Tehsil of Punjab.

Religion-wise Population - Dasua Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Dasua Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dasua Tehsil in 2011 were 84.24% in which, male and female literacy were 88.31% and 80.14% respectively. Total literate in Dasua Tehsil were 271,527 of which male and female were 142,768 and 128,759 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dasua Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dasua Tehsil is 976 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 976 females in Dasua Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 834 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Dasua Tehsil.

Child Population - Dasua Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 38,168 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dasua Tehsil. Out of which 20,808 were male while 17,360 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dasua Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 11,858 families under Dasua Tehsil living in urban areas while 11,858 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 15.6% of total population of Dasua Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 84.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 5,795 while that in rural regions is 32,373.

Working Population - Dasua Tehsil

In Dasua Tehsil out of total population, 110,686 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 110,686 workers engaged in Main Work, 23,582 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,322 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Dasua Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Dasua Tehsil in Hoshiarpur district.

Dasua Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Dasua, Punjab - Wikipedia