Machhlishahr Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh

Machhlishahr Tehsil of Jaunpur district has a total population of 736,209 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 360,957 are males while 375,252 are females. In 2011 there were a total 109,524 families residing in Machhlishahr Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Machhlishahr Tehsil is 1,040.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.3% people live in Urban areas while 93.7% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.8% while that in rural areas is 70.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Machhlishahr Tehsil is 955 while that of Rural areas is 1,046.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Machhlishahr Tehsil is 111054 which is 15% of the total population. There are 57742 male children and 53312 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Machhlishahr Tehsil is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,040 ) of Machhlishahr Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Machhlishahr Tehsil is 70.81%. The male literacy rate is 70.92% and the female literacy rate is 49.75% in Machhlishahr Tehsil.

Population
736,209
Literacy
70.81%
Sex Ratio
1,040

To facilitate the administration, Machhlishahr Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 513 villages.

Machhlishahr Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 111,054 57,742 53,312
Literacy 70.81% 70.92% 49.75%
Scheduled Caste 166,766 82,806 83,960
Scheduled Tribe 625 324 301
Illiterate 293,562 104,981 188,581

Caste-wise Population - Machhlishahr Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Machhlishahr Tehsil of Uttar Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 166,766 82,806 83,960
Schedule Tribe 625 324 301

Religion-wise Population - Machhlishahr Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 667,083 (90.61%) 327,084 339,999
Muslim 65,520 (8.9%) 32,091 33,429
Christian 556 (0.08%) 292 264
Sikh 121 (0.02%) 64 57
Buddhist 1,527 (0.21%) 736 791
Jain 80 (0.01%) 40 40
Other Religion 7 (0%) 2 5
No Religion Specified 1,315 (0.18%) 648 667

Literacy Rate - Machhlishahr Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Machhlishahr Tehsil in 2011 were 70.81% in which, male and female literacy were 84.42% and 57.98% respectively. Total literate in Machhlishahr Tehsil were 442,647 of which male and female were 255,976 and 186,671 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Machhlishahr Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Machhlishahr Tehsil is 1,040 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,040 females in Machhlishahr Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,040 ) of Machhlishahr Tehsil.


Child Population - Machhlishahr Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 111,054 children between age 0 to 6 years in Machhlishahr Tehsil. Out of which 57,742 were male while 53,312 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Machhlishahr Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 6,916 families under Machhlishahr Tehsil living in urban areas while 6,916 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.3% of total population of Machhlishahr Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 93.7% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 6,599 while that in rural regions is 104,455.

Total Urban Rural
Population 736,209 46,111 690,098
Children (0 - 6 years) 111,054 6,599 104,455
Schedule Caste 166,766 3,491 163,275
Schedule Tribe 625 0 625
Literacy 70.81% 79.83% 70.2%
Sex Ratio 1,040 955 1,046

Working Population - Machhlishahr Tehsil

In Machhlishahr Tehsil out of total population, 245,903 were engaged in work activities. 59.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 245,903 workers engaged in Main Work, 67,901 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32,762 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 147,043 104,006 43,037
Cultivators 67,901 49,339 18,562
Agriculture Labourer 32,762 19,409 13,353
Household Industries 9,197 5,860 3,337
Other Workers 37,183 29,398 7,785
Marginal Workers 98,860 47,184 51,676
Non Working 490,306 209,767 280,539

Nearby Tehsils from Machhlishahr Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Machhlishahr Tehsil in Jaunpur district.


Machhlishahr Tehsil Map


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