Gangdhar Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jhalawar district, Rajasthan

Gangdhar Tehsil of Jhalawar district has a total population of 167,486 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 85,544 are males while 81,942 are females. In 2011 there were a total 33,944 families residing in Gangdhar Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Gangdhar Tehsil is 958.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5.1% people live in Urban areas while 94.9% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.6% while that in rural areas is 52.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gangdhar Tehsil is 953 while that of Rural areas is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangdhar Tehsil is 25210 which is 15% of the total population. There are 13116 male children and 12094 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangdhar Tehsil is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Gangdhar Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Gangdhar Tehsil is 54.19%. The male literacy rate is 57.79% and the female literacy rate is 33.77% in Gangdhar Tehsil.

Population
167,486
Literacy
54.19%
Sex Ratio
958

To facilitate the administration, Gangdhar Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 191 villages.

Gangdhar Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,210 13,116 12,094
Literacy 54.19% 57.79% 33.77%
Scheduled Caste 41,173 21,083 20,090
Scheduled Tribe 758 392 366
Illiterate 90,382 36,109 54,273

Caste-wise Population - Gangdhar Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Gangdhar Tehsil of Rajasthan.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 41,173 21,083 20,090
Schedule Tribe 758 392 366

Religion-wise Population - Gangdhar Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 155,513 (92.85%) 79,463 76,050
Muslim 8,926 (5.33%) 4,491 4,435
Christian 70 (0.04%) 41 29
Sikh 22 (0.01%) 9 13
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 2,912 (1.74%) 1,517 1,395
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 40 (0.02%) 21 19

Literacy Rate - Gangdhar Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Gangdhar Tehsil in 2011 were 54.19% in which, male and female literacy were 68.25% and 39.61% respectively. Total literate in Gangdhar Tehsil were 77,104 of which male and female were 49,435 and 27,669 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Gangdhar Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Gangdhar Tehsil is 958 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 958 females in Gangdhar Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Gangdhar Tehsil.


Child Population - Gangdhar Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 25,210 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangdhar Tehsil. Out of which 13,116 were male while 12,094 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gangdhar Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,779 families under Gangdhar Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,779 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5.1% of total population of Gangdhar Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 94.9% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,080 while that in rural regions is 24,130.

Total Urban Rural
Population 167,486 8,584 158,902
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,210 1,080 24,130
Schedule Caste 41,173 1,660 39,513
Schedule Tribe 758 361 397
Literacy 54.19% 84.58% 52.5%
Sex Ratio 958 953 958

Working Population - Gangdhar Tehsil

In Gangdhar Tehsil out of total population, 82,250 were engaged in work activities. 67.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 82,250 workers engaged in Main Work, 30,772 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,959 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 55,642 42,881 12,761
Cultivators 30,772 25,687 5,085
Agriculture Labourer 13,959 8,054 5,905
Household Industries 901 683 218
Other Workers 10,010 8,457 1,553
Marginal Workers 26,608 7,973 18,635
Non Working 85,236 34,690 50,546

Nearby Tehsils from Gangdhar Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Gangdhar Tehsil in Jhalawar district.


Gangdhar Tehsil Map


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