Ferozepur Jhirka

Ferozepur Jhirka is a Town and Tehsil in Mewat 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 Ferozepur Jhirka Block (CD) is 00423. The total area of Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil is 527 km², which includes 507.76 km² of rural area and 18.76 km² of urban area. Ferozepur Jhirka has a sex ratio of approximately 913 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil

Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil has a total of 146 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 Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil, along with their respective gram panchayat and nearest town.

Population of Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil

The population profile of Ferozepur Jhirka 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 Ferozepur Jhirka 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 Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil is around 3,43,406 people. This includes 1,79,510 males and 1,63,896 females. Rural population is about 3,07,239 (1,60,615 males and 1,46,624 females), while urban population is nearly 36,167 (18,895 males and 17,272 females).
• Children aged 0–6 years make up about 79,158 of the population, with 41,305 boys and 37,853 girls. Rural areas have 72,405 children, and urban areas have about 6,753 children in this age group.
• There are approximately 1,36,317 literate people in Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil, including 93,697 literate males and 42,620 literate females. Literacy in rural areas includes 1,16,261 individuals and urban literacy covers around 20,056 people.
• About 2,07,089 people in Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil are not literate, including 85,813 males and 1,21,276 females. Rural areas include 1,90,978 non-literate people, while urban areas have nearly 16,111 individuals.
• The tehsil has around 50,407 households, with 44,613 in villages and 5,794 in towns.

Social Structure and Density

This section offers a snapshot of social structure in Ferozepur Jhirka 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 Ferozepur Jhirka Tehsil is approximately 18,881 people, including 9,908 males and 8,973 females. Around 14,260 people live in rural parts. Nearly 4,621 people reside in urban areas.
• In terms of density, overall population density is around 652 people per square kilometre, rural areas have about 605 people per sq. km, urban areas record nearly 1,928 people per sq. km.