Pehowa

Pehowa is a Town and Tehsil in Kurukshetra District of Haryana. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to Census 2011, the sub-district code of Pehowa Block (CD) is 00365. The total area of Pehowa Tehsil is 548 km², which includes 528.08 km² of rural area and 19.50 km² of urban area. Pehowa has a sex ratio of approximately 903 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Pehowa Tehsil

Pehowa Tehsil has a total of 111 villages, each with its own identity, gram panchayat, and local lifestyle. These villages form the real backbone of the region, where everyday life is rooted in agriculture, tradition, and community ties. The list below shows all villages in Pehowa Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Pehowa Tehsil

The population profile of Pehowa Tehsil offers a deeper understanding of how people are settled across its rural and urban parts. The following sections provide key insights into total population, household distribution, literacy, and age demographics — data that plays a vital role in planning development work and allocating public resources effectively.

Basic Population Details

This section offers a snapshot of Pehowa Tehsil's population composition, including male-female ratio, child population, and how literacy levels vary between villages and towns.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Total population of Pehowa Tehsil is around 2,55,307 people. This includes 1,34,111 males and 1,21,196 females. Rural population is about 2,02,728 (1,06,407 males and 96,321 females), while urban population is nearly 52,579 (27,704 males and 24,875 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 32,577 of the population, with 17,936 boys and 14,641 girls. Rural areas have 26,425 children, and urban areas have about 6,152 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 1,60,388 literate people in Pehowa Tehsil, including 91,696 literate males and 68,692 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 1,22,446 individuals and urban literacy covers around 37,942 people.
• About 94,919 people in Pehowa Tehsil are not literate, including 42,415 males and 52,504 females. Rural areas include 80,282 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 14,637 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 49,651 households, with 39,068 in villages and 10,583 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Pehowa Tehsil, highlighting the SC and ST population across rural and urban areas, as well as how densely people live in different parts of the region.

Here’s a simplified summary based on Census 2011 stats:

• Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Pehowa Tehsil is approximately 57,320 people, including 30,157 males and 27,163 females. Around 49,513 people live in rural parts. Nearly 7,807 people reside in urban areas.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 466 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 384 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 2,696 people per sq. km.