Mehgaon Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh

Mehgaon Tehsil of Bhind district has a total population of 198,343 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 108,990 are males while 89,353 are females. In 2011 there were a total 35,510 families residing in Mehgaon Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Mehgaon Tehsil is 820.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 10.8% people live in Urban areas while 89.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.5% while that in rural areas is 73.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Mehgaon Tehsil is 861 while that of Rural areas is 815.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mehgaon Tehsil is 29252 which is 15% of the total population. There are 16036 male children and 13216 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mehgaon Tehsil is 824 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 820 ) of Mehgaon Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Mehgaon Tehsil is 73.86%. The male literacy rate is 72.54% and the female literacy rate is 51.3% in Mehgaon Tehsil.

Population
198,343
Literacy
73.86%
Sex Ratio
820

To facilitate the administration, Mehgaon Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 144 villages.

Mehgaon Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 29,252 16,036 13,216
Literacy 73.86% 72.54% 51.3%
Scheduled Caste 39,780 21,705 18,075
Scheduled Tribe 187 101 86
Illiterate 73,450 29,931 43,519

Caste-wise Population - Mehgaon Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mehgaon Tehsil of Madhya Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 39,780 21,705 18,075
Schedule Tribe 187 101 86

Religion-wise Population - Mehgaon Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 188,498 (95.04%) 103,687 84,811
Muslim 7,447 (3.75%) 3,995 3,452
Christian 122 (0.06%) 66 56
Sikh 32 (0.02%) 18 14
Buddhist 157 (0.08%) 103 54
Jain 1,642 (0.83%) 887 755
Other Religion 13 (0.01%) 8 5
No Religion Specified 432 (0.22%) 226 206

Literacy Rate - Mehgaon Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Mehgaon Tehsil in 2011 were 73.86% in which, male and female literacy were 85.05% and 60.2% respectively. Total literate in Mehgaon Tehsil were 124,893 of which male and female were 79,059 and 45,834 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Mehgaon Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Mehgaon Tehsil is 820 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 820 females in Mehgaon Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 824 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 820 ) of Mehgaon Tehsil.


Child Population - Mehgaon Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 29,252 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mehgaon Tehsil. Out of which 16,036 were male while 13,216 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Mehgaon Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 3,608 families under Mehgaon Tehsil living in urban areas while 3,608 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 10.8% of total population of Mehgaon Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 89.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 3,072 while that in rural regions is 26,180.

Total Urban Rural
Population 198,343 21,335 177,008
Children (0 - 6 years) 29,252 3,072 26,180
Schedule Caste 39,780 4,079 35,701
Schedule Tribe 187 94 93
Literacy 73.86% 77.47% 73.42%
Sex Ratio 820 861 815

Working Population - Mehgaon Tehsil

In Mehgaon Tehsil out of total population, 60,485 were engaged in work activities. 83.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 60,485 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,625 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,121 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 50,442 47,485 2,957
Cultivators 28,625 27,547 1,078
Agriculture Labourer 13,121 12,328 793
Household Industries 565 360 205
Other Workers 8,131 7,250 881
Marginal Workers 10,043 7,564 2,479
Non Working 137,858 53,941 83,917

Nearby Tehsils from Mehgaon Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Mehgaon Tehsil in Bhind district.


Mehgaon Tehsil Map


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