Alipurduar - II Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal

Alipurduar - II Block of Jalpaiguri district has total population of 218,272 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 112,434 are males while 105,838 are females. In 2011 there were total 52,032 families residing in Alipurduar - II Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Alipurduar - II Block is 941.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 6.2% people lives in Urban areas while 93.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.8% while that in the rural areas is 75.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Alipurduar - II Block is 937% while that of Rural areas is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alipurduar - II Block is 25067 which is 11% of the total population. There are 12965 male children and 12102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alipurduar - II Block is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Alipurduar - II Block.

The total literacy rate of Alipurduar - II Block is 75.76%. The male literacy rate is 72.08% and the female literacy rate is 61.73% in Alipurduar - II Block.

Population
218,272
Families
52,032
Literacy
75.76%
Sex Ratio
941

To facilitate the administration, Alipurduar - II Block is further divided into 2 towns and 78 villages.

Alipurduar - II Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Alipurduar - II Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,067 12,965 12,102
Literacy 75.76% 72.08% 61.73%
Scheduled Caste 91,253 47,061 44,192
Scheduled Tribe 40,245 20,386 19,859
Illiterate 71,892 31,390 40,502

Caste-wise Population - Alipurduar - II Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.4% of total population in Alipurduar - II Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 91,253 47,061 44,192
Schedule Tribe 40,245 20,386 19,859

Religion-wise Population - Alipurduar - II Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 184,232 (84.4%) 95,308 88,924
Muslim 14,185 (6.5%) 7,334 6,851
Christian 18,851 (8.64%) 9,305 9,546
Sikh 24 (0.01%) 11 13
Buddhist 215 (0.1%) 101 114
Jain 82 (0.04%) 42 40
Other Religion 244 (0.11%) 132 112
No Religion Specified 439 (0.2%) 201 238

Literacy Rate - Alipurduar - II Block

Average literacy rate of Alipurduar - II Block in 2011 were 75.76% in which, male and female literacy were 81.48% and 69.7% respectively. Total literate in Alipurduar - II Block were 146,380 of which male and female were 81,044 and 65,336 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Alipurduar - II Block

The Sex Ratio of Alipurduar - II Block is 941 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 941 females in Alipurduar - II Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Alipurduar - II Block.

Child Population - Alipurduar - II Block

According to Census 2011, there were 25,067 children between age 0 to 6 years in Alipurduar - II Block. Out of which 25,067 were male while 25,067 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Alipurduar - II Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,180 families under Alipurduar - II Block living in urban areas while 3,180 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 6.2% of total population of Alipurduar - II Block lives in Urban areas while 93.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,398 while that in rural region is 23,669.

Total Urban Rural
Population 218,272 13,620 204,652
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,067 1,398 23,669
Schedule Caste 91,253 3,069 88,184
Schedule Tribe 40,245 1,301 38,944
Literacy 75.76% 82.79% 75.29%
Sex Ratio 941 937 942

Working Population - Alipurduar - II Block

In Alipurduar - II Block out of total population, 86,276 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 86,276 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,564 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,605 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 62,037 52,988 9,049
Cultivators 15,564 14,530 1,034
Agriculture Labourer 19,605 15,888 3,717
Household Industries 1,474 993 481
Other Workers 25,394 21,577 3,817
Marginal Workers 24,239 10,792 13,447
Non Working 131,996 48,654 83,342

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