Surankote Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir

Surankote Tehsil of Punch district has a total population of 124,755 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 65,699 are males while 59,056 are females. In 2011 there were a total 23,056 families residing in Surankote Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Surankote Tehsil is 899.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5.4% people live in Urban areas while 94.6% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.7% while that in rural areas is 60.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Surankote Tehsil is 904 while that of Rural areas is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Surankote Tehsil is 23011 which is 18% of the total population. There are 12167 male children and 10844 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Surankote Tehsil is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 899 ) of Surankote Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Surankote Tehsil is 61.51%. The male literacy rate is 60.46% and the female literacy rate is 38.72% in Surankote Tehsil.

Population
124,755
Literacy
61.51%
Sex Ratio
899

To facilitate the administration, Surankote Tehsil is further divided into 1 town and 34 villages.

Surankote Tehsil Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 23,011 12,167 10,844
Literacy 61.51% 60.46% 38.72%
Scheduled Caste 12 11 1
Scheduled Tribe 50,935 26,403 24,532
Illiterate 62,168 25,980 36,188

Caste-wise Population - Surankote Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 40.8% of total population in Surankote Tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12 11 1
Schedule Tribe 50,935 26,403 24,532

Religion-wise Population - Surankote Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 3,188 (2.56%) 2,526 662
Muslim 120,652 (96.71%) 62,428 58,224
Christian 204 (0.16%) 120 84
Sikh 613 (0.49%) 565 48
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 93 (0.07%) 58 35

Literacy Rate - Surankote Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Surankote Tehsil in 2011 were 61.51% in which, male and female literacy were 74.2% and 47.43% respectively. Total literate in Surankote Tehsil were 62,587 of which male and female were 39,719 and 22,868 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Surankote Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Surankote Tehsil is 899 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 899 females in Surankote Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 899 ) of Surankote Tehsil.


Child Population - Surankote Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 23,011 children between age 0 to 6 years in Surankote Tehsil. Out of which 12,167 were male while 10,844 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Surankote Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,367 families under Surankote Tehsil living in urban areas while 1,367 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5.4% of total population of Surankote Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 94.6% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,006 while that in rural regions is 22,005.

Total Urban Rural
Population 124,755 6,743 118,012
Children (0 - 6 years) 23,011 1,006 22,005
Schedule Caste 12 3 9
Schedule Tribe 50,935 1,538 49,397
Literacy 61.51% 84.75% 60.13%
Sex Ratio 899 904 899

Working Population - Surankote Tehsil

In Surankote Tehsil out of total population, 39,975 were engaged in work activities. 44.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,975 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,438 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,089 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,938 15,851 2,087
Cultivators 5,438 4,979 459
Agriculture Labourer 2,089 1,891 198
Household Industries 341 294 47
Other Workers 10,070 8,687 1,383
Marginal Workers 22,037 14,384 7,653
Non Working 84,780 35,464 49,316

Nearby Tehsils from Surankote Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Surankote Tehsil in Punch district.


Surankote Tehsil Map


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