Belhar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Banka district, Bihar

Belhar Block of Banka district has total population of 167,719 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 87,838 are males while 79,881 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,625 families residing in Belhar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Belhar Block is 909.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Belhar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 60.2% and the sex ratio of Belhar Block is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Belhar Block is 29658 which is 18% of the total population. There are 15280 male children and 14378 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Belhar Block is 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 909 ) of Belhar Block.

The total literacy rate of Belhar Block is 60.15%. The male literacy rate is 58.42% and the female literacy rate is 39.73% in Belhar Block.

Population
167,719
Families
31,625
Literacy
60.15%
Sex Ratio
909

To facilitate the administration, Belhar Block is further divided into 172 villages.

Belhar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 29,658 15,280 14,378
Literacy 60.15% 58.42% 39.73%
Scheduled Caste 21,562 11,229 10,333
Scheduled Tribe 13,447 6,792 6,655
Illiterate 84,669 36,521 48,148

Caste-wise Population - Belhar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8% of total population in Belhar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,562 11,229 10,333
Schedule Tribe 13,447 6,792 6,655

Religion-wise Population - Belhar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 162,732 (97.03%) 85,286 77,446
Muslim 3,146 (1.88%) 1,622 1,524
Christian 883 (0.53%) 446 437
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 4 6
Buddhist 4 (0%) 4 0
Jain 7 (0%) 6 1
Other Religion 735 (0.44%) 349 386
No Religion Specified 202 (0.12%) 121 81

Literacy Rate - Belhar Block

Average literacy rate of Belhar Block in 2011 were 60.15% in which, male and female literacy were 70.73% and 48.45% respectively. Total literate in Belhar Block were 83,050 of which male and female were 51,317 and 31,733 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Belhar Block

The Sex Ratio of Belhar Block is 909 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 909 females in Belhar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 909 ) of Belhar Block.

Child Population - Belhar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 29,658 children between age 0 to 6 years in Belhar Block. Out of which 29,658 were male while 29,658 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Belhar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Belhar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Belhar 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 29,658.

Total Urban Rural
Population 167,719 0 167,719
Children (0 - 6 years) 29,658 0 29,658
Schedule Caste 21,562 0 21,562
Schedule Tribe 13,447 0 13,447
Literacy 60.15% - 60.15%
Sex Ratio 909 - 909

Working Population - Belhar Block

In Belhar Block out of total population, 67,300 were engaged in work activities. 46.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 67,300 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,484 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,033 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 31,574 24,541 7,033
Cultivators 8,484 7,272 1,212
Agriculture Labourer 15,033 11,619 3,414
Household Industries 1,252 812 440
Other Workers 6,805 4,838 1,967
Marginal Workers 35,726 18,981 16,745
Non Working 100,419 44,316 56,103

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