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

Kotkhai Tehsil of Shimla district has a total population of 39,205 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 20,095 are males while 19,110 are females. In 2011 there were a total 8,940 families residing in Kotkhai Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Kotkhai Tehsil is 951.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3% people live in Urban areas while 97% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 92% while that in rural areas is 82.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kotkhai Tehsil is 722 while that of Rural areas is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotkhai Tehsil is 4014 which is 10% of the total population. There are 2100 male children and 1914 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotkhai Tehsil is 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Kotkhai Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Kotkhai Tehsil is 82.77%. The male literacy rate is 80.56% and the female literacy rate is 67.72% in Kotkhai Tehsil.

To facilitate the administration, Kotkhai Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 250 villages.

Kotkhai Tehsil Data

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

Caste-wise Population - Kotkhai Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Kotkhai Tehsil of Himachal Pradesh.

Religion-wise Population - Kotkhai Tehsil

Literacy Rate - Kotkhai Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Kotkhai Tehsil in 2011 were 82.77% in which, male and female literacy were 89.96% and 75.26% respectively. Total literate in Kotkhai Tehsil were 29,129 of which male and female were 16,188 and 12,941 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kotkhai Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Kotkhai Tehsil is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Kotkhai Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 911 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Kotkhai Tehsil.

Child Population - Kotkhai Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 4,014 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kotkhai Tehsil. Out of which 2,100 were male while 1,914 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kotkhai Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 330 families under Kotkhai Tehsil living in urban areas while 330 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3% of total population of Kotkhai Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 97% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 119 while that in rural regions is 3,895.

Working Population - Kotkhai Tehsil

In Kotkhai Tehsil out of total population, 22,387 were engaged in work activities. 67.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,387 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,482 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,558 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Tehsils from Kotkhai Tehsil

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

Kotkhai Tehsil Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Kotkhai, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia