Bodh Gaya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gaya district, Bihar

Bodh Gaya Block of Gaya district has total population of 236,243 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 121,231 are males while 115,012 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,459 families residing in Bodh Gaya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bodh Gaya Block is 949.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.3% people lives in Urban areas while 83.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 70% while that in the rural areas is 58.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bodh Gaya Block is 931% while that of Rural areas is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bodh Gaya Block is 44352 which is 19% of the total population. There are 22654 male children and 21698 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bodh Gaya Block is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Bodh Gaya Block.

The total literacy rate of Bodh Gaya Block is 60.1%. The male literacy rate is 56.99% and the female literacy rate is 40.21% in Bodh Gaya Block.

Population
236,243
Families
38,459
Literacy
60.1%
Sex Ratio
949

To facilitate the administration, Bodh Gaya Block is further divided into 1 town and 139 villages.

Bodh Gaya Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 44,352 22,654 21,698
Literacy 60.1% 56.99% 40.21%
Scheduled Caste 88,695 45,451 43,244
Scheduled Tribe 234 115 119
Illiterate 120,915 52,144 68,771

Caste-wise Population - Bodh Gaya Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Bodh Gaya Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 88,695 45,451 43,244
Schedule Tribe 234 115 119

Religion-wise Population - Bodh Gaya Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 216,036 (91.45%) 110,775 105,261
Muslim 19,299 (8.17%) 9,937 9,362
Christian 181 (0.08%) 84 97
Sikh 35 (0.01%) 17 18
Buddhist 181 (0.08%) 144 37
Jain 84 (0.04%) 46 38
Other Religion 6 (0%) 2 4
No Religion Specified 421 (0.18%) 226 195

Literacy Rate - Bodh Gaya Block

Average literacy rate of Bodh Gaya Block in 2011 were 60.1% in which, male and female literacy were 70.08% and 49.55% respectively. Total literate in Bodh Gaya Block were 115,328 of which male and female were 69,087 and 46,241 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bodh Gaya Block

The Sex Ratio of Bodh Gaya Block is 949 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 949 females in Bodh Gaya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Bodh Gaya Block.

Child Population - Bodh Gaya Block

According to Census 2011, there were 44,352 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bodh Gaya Block. Out of which 44,352 were male while 44,352 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bodh Gaya Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,303 families under Bodh Gaya Block living in urban areas while 6,303 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.3% of total population of Bodh Gaya Block lives in Urban areas while 83.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,854 while that in rural region is 37,498.

Total Urban Rural
Population 236,243 38,439 197,804
Children (0 - 6 years) 44,352 6,854 37,498
Schedule Caste 88,695 12,998 75,697
Schedule Tribe 234 63 171
Literacy 60.1% 70.04% 58.14%
Sex Ratio 949 931 952

Working Population - Bodh Gaya Block

In Bodh Gaya Block out of total population, 85,570 were engaged in work activities. 55.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 85,570 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,167 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17,080 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 47,604 36,392 11,212
Cultivators 15,167 11,800 3,367
Agriculture Labourer 17,080 12,418 4,662
Household Industries 1,444 980 464
Other Workers 13,913 11,194 2,719
Marginal Workers 37,966 20,073 17,893
Non Working 150,673 64,766 85,907

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