Kreeri Tahsil, with population of about 67 thousand is Baramula district's the least populous sub district, located in Baramula district of the state Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 50 villages in the sub district, among them Kreri is the most populous village with population of 3920 and Tangwari Pain is the least populous village with population of 162. Wagura is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 5 km2 and Tangwari Pain is the smallest with 0 km2.
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 67 thousand people, among them about 34 thousand (51%) are male and about 33 thousand (49%) are female. 94% of the whole population are from general caste and 6% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Kreeri tahsil is 14%, among them 53% are boys and 47% are girls. There are about 11 thousand households in the sub district and an average 6 persons live in every family.
100% population of Kreeri tahsil live in the Kreeri Sub District rural part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
66,954 |
63,128 |
0 |
3,826 |
9,369 |
| Male |
34,447 |
32,414 |
0 |
2,033 |
4,967 |
| Female |
32,507 |
30,714 |
0 |
1,793 |
4,402 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Muslims contribute 99% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Muslims are 944.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
66,954 |
72 |
66,082 |
52 |
712 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
| Male |
34,447 |
42 |
33,985 |
34 |
369 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Female |
32,507 |
30 |
32,097 |
18 |
343 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has decreased by -66.2% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 2 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is -64.7% which is 2.8% higher than male population growth rate of -67.5%. General caste population has decreased by -67.1%; Schedule Tribe population has decreased by -38.3% and child population has decreased by -67.8% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
-66.2% |
-67.1% |
-100% |
-38.3% |
-67.8% |
| Male |
-67.5% |
-68.4% |
-100% |
-39.5% |
-66.9% |
| Female |
-64.7% |
-65.6% |
-100% |
-37% |
-68.8% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 944 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 948, and in schedule tribe is 882. There are 886 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 75 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 53 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
75 |
78 |
-17 |
34 |
-53 |
| 2011 |
944 |
948 |
0 |
882 |
886 |
| 2001 |
869 |
870 |
17 |
848 |
939 |
Literacy
Total about 36 thousand people in the sub district are literate, among them about 21 thousand are male and about 14 thousand are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Kreeri is 62%. 72% of male and 51% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 5%. Male literacy has gone up by 3% and female literacy rate has gone up by 7%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
4.6% |
3.4% |
7.3% |
| 2011 |
61.9% |
72.4% |
50.9% |
| 2001 |
57.3% |
69% |
43.6% |
Workers profile
Kreeri has 26% (about 17 thousand) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 45% male and 5% female population are working population. 26% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 19% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 2% of total female population are main and 2% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
25.5% |
14.5% |
11% |
74.5% |
| Male |
45.4% |
26.2% |
19.2% |
54.6% |
| Female |
4.5% |
2.1% |
2.4% |
95.5% |