Jawalamukhi is a Tehsil located in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It is one of 21 Tehsils of Kangra district. There are 134 villages and 1 towns in Jawalamukhi Tehsil.
As per the Census India 2011, Jawalamukhi Tehsil has 9,740 households, population of 43,504 of which 21,186 are males and 22,318 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 4,793 which is 11.02% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Jawalamukhi Tehsil is around
1053 compared to
972 which is average of Himachal Pradesh state. The literacy rate of Jawalamukhi Tehsil is 78.31% out of which 82.13% males are literate and 74.69% females are literate. The total area of Jawalamukhi is 104 sq.km with population density of 420 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 87.68% of population lives in Urban area and 12.32% lives in Rural area. There are 23.12% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.77% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jawalamukhi Tehsil.
Jawalamukhi Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 43,504 | 100% |
| Hindu | 42,298 | 97.23% |
| Muslim | 976 | 2.24% |
| Sikh | 133 | 0.31% |
| Religion not stated | 50 | 0.11% |
| Christian | 19 | 0.04% |
| Buddhist | 19 | 0.04% |
| Jain | 5 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4 | 0.01% |
Jawalamukhi Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 1,184 | 8,556 |
| Total Population | 5,361 | 38,143 |
| Population (%) | 51.89% | 51.75% |
| Male Population | 2,782 | 18,404 |
| Female Population | 2,579 | 19,739 |
| Sex Ratio | 927 | 1073 |
| Literacy (%) | 82.58% | 77.71% |
List of Cities in Jawalamukhi
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List of Villages in Jawalamukhi
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