Dindori Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh

Dindori Tehsil of Dindori district has a total population of 487,479 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 243,537 are males while 243,942 are females. In 2011 there were a total 116,860 families residing in Dindori Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Dindori Tehsil is 1,002.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.4% people live in Urban areas while 95.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.9% while that in rural areas is 64.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dindori Tehsil is 963 while that of Rural areas is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dindori Tehsil is 77773 which is 16% of the total population. There are 39456 male children and 38317 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dindori Tehsil is 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Dindori Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Dindori Tehsil is 65.48%. The male literacy rate is 64.51% and the female literacy rate is 45.57% in Dindori Tehsil.

Population
487,479
Literacy
65.48%
Sex Ratio
1,002

To facilitate the administration, Dindori Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 608 villages.

Dindori Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 77,773 39,456 38,317
Literacy 65.48% 64.51% 45.57%
Scheduled Caste 20,784 10,684 10,100
Scheduled Tribe 309,950 153,579 156,371
Illiterate 219,222 86,439 132,783

Caste-wise Population - Dindori Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 63.6% of total population in Dindori Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,784 10,684 10,100
Schedule Tribe 309,950 153,579 156,371

Religion-wise Population - Dindori Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 416,553 (85.45%) 208,432 208,121
Muslim 5,503 (1.13%) 2,805 2,698
Christian 4,059 (0.83%) 1,943 2,116
Sikh 228 (0.05%) 128 100
Buddhist 47 (0.01%) 31 16
Jain 647 (0.13%) 344 303
Other Religion 58,086 (11.92%) 28,826 29,260
No Religion Specified 2,356 (0.48%) 1,028 1,328

Literacy Rate - Dindori Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Dindori Tehsil in 2011 were 65.48% in which, male and female literacy were 76.98% and 54.06% respectively. Total literate in Dindori Tehsil were 268,257 of which male and female were 157,098 and 111,159 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dindori Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Dindori Tehsil is 1,002 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Dindori Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Dindori Tehsil.


Child Population - Dindori Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 77,773 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dindori Tehsil. Out of which 39,456 were male while 38,317 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dindori Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 4,907 families under Dindori Tehsil living in urban areas while 4,907 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.4% of total population of Dindori Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 95.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,701 while that in rural regions is 75,072.

Total Urban Rural
Population 487,479 21,323 466,156
Children (0 - 6 years) 77,773 2,701 75,072
Schedule Caste 20,784 1,355 19,429
Schedule Tribe 309,950 5,482 304,468
Literacy 65.48% 84.94% 64.55%
Sex Ratio 1,002 963 1,003

Working Population - Dindori Tehsil

In Dindori Tehsil out of total population, 268,051 were engaged in work activities. 67.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 268,051 workers engaged in Main Work, 91,715 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 66,123 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 180,797 101,528 79,269
Cultivators 91,715 53,577 38,138
Agriculture Labourer 66,123 33,103 33,020
Household Industries 2,731 1,483 1,248
Other Workers 20,228 13,365 6,863
Marginal Workers 87,254 38,275 48,979
Non Working 219,428 103,734 115,694

Nearby Tehsils from Dindori Tehsil

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

Tehsil Population
Shahpura Tehsil population 217,045

Dindori Tehsil Map


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