Chakdah Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nadia district, West Bengal

Chakdah Block of Nadia district has total population of 405,719 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 209,513 are males while 196,206 are females. In 2011 there were total 94,261 families residing in Chakdah Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chakdah Block is 936.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 22.5% people lives in Urban areas while 77.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.8% while that in the rural areas is 78.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chakdah Block is 959% while that of Rural areas is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chakdah Block is 38434 which is 9% of the total population. There are 19755 male children and 18679 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chakdah Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Chakdah Block.

The total literacy rate of Chakdah Block is 80.03%. The male literacy rate is 77.11% and the female literacy rate is 67.47% in Chakdah Block.

Population
405,719
Families
94,261
Literacy
80.03%
Sex Ratio
936

To facilitate the administration, Chakdah Block is further divided into 10 towns and 148 villages.

Chakdah Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 38,434 19,755 18,679
Literacy 80.03% 77.11% 67.47%
Scheduled Caste 185,933 96,640 89,293
Scheduled Tribe 21,609 10,909 10,700
Illiterate 111,773 47,949 63,824

Caste-wise Population - Chakdah Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.3% of total population in Chakdah Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 185,933 96,640 89,293
Schedule Tribe 21,609 10,909 10,700

Religion-wise Population - Chakdah Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 339,415 (83.66%) 175,466 163,949
Muslim 59,451 (14.65%) 30,608 28,843
Christian 1,657 (0.41%) 785 872
Sikh 49 (0.01%) 30 19
Buddhist 58 (0.01%) 23 35
Jain 17 (0%) 11 6
Other Religion 4,934 (1.22%) 2,518 2,416
No Religion Specified 138 (0.03%) 72 66

Literacy Rate - Chakdah Block

Average literacy rate of Chakdah Block in 2011 were 80.03% in which, male and female literacy were 85.14% and 74.57% respectively. Total literate in Chakdah Block were 293,946 of which male and female were 161,564 and 132,382 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chakdah Block

The Sex Ratio of Chakdah Block is 936 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 936 females in Chakdah Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Chakdah Block.

Child Population - Chakdah Block

According to Census 2011, there were 38,434 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chakdah Block. Out of which 38,434 were male while 38,434 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chakdah Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 21,897 families under Chakdah Block living in urban areas while 21,897 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 22.5% of total population of Chakdah Block lives in Urban areas while 77.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 7,729 while that in rural region is 30,705.

Total Urban Rural
Population 405,719 91,336 314,383
Children (0 - 6 years) 38,434 7,729 30,705
Schedule Caste 185,933 42,646 143,287
Schedule Tribe 21,609 1,208 20,401
Literacy 80.03% 85.85% 78.32%
Sex Ratio 936 959 930

Working Population - Chakdah Block

In Chakdah Block out of total population, 144,632 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 144,632 workers engaged in Main Work, 23,044 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35,999 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 127,919 113,936 13,983
Cultivators 23,044 22,440 604
Agriculture Labourer 35,999 32,094 3,905
Household Industries 4,307 2,754 1,553
Other Workers 64,569 56,648 7,921
Marginal Workers 16,713 10,399 6,314
Non Working 261,087 85,178 175,909

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