Asthawan Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nalanda district, Bihar

Asthawan Block of Nalanda district has total population of 163,938 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 84,532 are males while 79,406 are females. In 2011 there were total 27,006 families residing in Asthawan Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Asthawan Block is 939.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Asthawan Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.7% and the sex ratio of Asthawan Block is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Asthawan Block is 31030 which is 19% of the total population. There are 15948 male children and 15082 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Asthawan Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Asthawan Block.

The total literacy rate of Asthawan Block is 59.71%. The male literacy rate is 57.45% and the female literacy rate is 38.79% in Asthawan Block.

Population
163,938
Families
27,006
Literacy
59.71%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Asthawan Block is further divided into 59 villages.

Asthawan Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,030 15,948 15,082
Literacy 59.71% 57.45% 38.79%
Scheduled Caste 46,066 23,959 22,107
Scheduled Tribe 120 66 54
Illiterate 84,575 35,967 48,608

Caste-wise Population - Asthawan Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Asthawan Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 46,066 23,959 22,107
Schedule Tribe 120 66 54

Religion-wise Population - Asthawan Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 148,635 (90.67%) 76,764 71,871
Muslim 14,581 (8.89%) 7,394 7,187
Christian 192 (0.12%) 104 88
Sikh 9 (0.01%) 5 4
Buddhist 5 (0%) 3 2
Jain 8 (0%) 4 4
Other Religion 11 (0.01%) 3 8
No Religion Specified 497 (0.3%) 255 242

Literacy Rate - Asthawan Block

Average literacy rate of Asthawan Block in 2011 were 59.71% in which, male and female literacy were 70.81% and 47.88% respectively. Total literate in Asthawan Block were 79,363 of which male and female were 48,565 and 30,798 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Asthawan Block

The Sex Ratio of Asthawan Block is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Asthawan Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Asthawan Block.

Child Population - Asthawan Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,030 children between age 0 to 6 years in Asthawan Block. Out of which 31,030 were male while 31,030 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Asthawan Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Asthawan Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Asthawan Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 31,030.

Total Urban Rural
Population 163,938 0 163,938
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,030 0 31,030
Schedule Caste 46,066 0 46,066
Schedule Tribe 120 0 120
Literacy 59.71% - 59.71%
Sex Ratio 939 - 939

Working Population - Asthawan Block

In Asthawan Block out of total population, 54,396 were engaged in work activities. 69.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54,396 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,269 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,555 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,886 28,826 9,060
Cultivators 9,269 7,767 1,502
Agriculture Labourer 19,555 13,811 5,744
Household Industries 1,205 842 363
Other Workers 7,857 6,406 1,451
Marginal Workers 16,510 9,517 6,993
Non Working 109,542 46,189 63,353

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