Chanchal - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Maldah district, West Bengal

Chanchal - I Block of Maldah district has total population of 204,740 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 105,014 are males while 99,726 are females. In 2011 there were total 49,273 families residing in Chanchal - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chanchal - I Block is 950.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.7% people lives in Urban areas while 97.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78% while that in the rural areas is 64.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chanchal - I Block is 970% while that of Rural areas is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chanchal - I Block is 26904 which is 13% of the total population. There are 13843 male children and 13061 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chanchal - I Block is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Chanchal - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Chanchal - I Block is 65.09%. The male literacy rate is 59.7% and the female literacy rate is 53.2% in Chanchal - I Block.

Population
204,740
Families
49,273
Literacy
65.09%
Sex Ratio
950

To facilitate the administration, Chanchal - I Block is further divided into 1 town and 100 villages.

Chanchal - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,904 13,843 13,061
Literacy 65.09% 59.7% 53.2%
Scheduled Caste 27,370 14,186 13,184
Scheduled Tribe 869 443 426
Illiterate 88,994 42,321 46,673

Caste-wise Population - Chanchal - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Chanchal - I Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 27,370 14,186 13,184
Schedule Tribe 869 443 426

Religion-wise Population - Chanchal - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 58,575 (28.61%) 30,069 28,506
Muslim 145,824 (71.22%) 74,776 71,048
Christian 178 (0.09%) 84 94
Sikh 18 (0.01%) 11 7
Buddhist 7 (0%) 5 2
Jain 51 (0.02%) 28 23
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 87 (0.04%) 41 46

Literacy Rate - Chanchal - I Block

Average literacy rate of Chanchal - I Block in 2011 were 65.09% in which, male and female literacy were 68.76% and 61.22% respectively. Total literate in Chanchal - I Block were 115,746 of which male and female were 62,693 and 53,053 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chanchal - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Chanchal - I Block is 950 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Chanchal - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Chanchal - I Block.

Child Population - Chanchal - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 26,904 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chanchal - I Block. Out of which 26,904 were male while 26,904 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chanchal - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,311 families under Chanchal - I Block living in urban areas while 1,311 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.7% of total population of Chanchal - I Block lives in Urban areas while 97.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 634 while that in rural region is 26,270.

Total Urban Rural
Population 204,740 5,570 199,170
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,904 634 26,270
Schedule Caste 27,370 919 26,451
Schedule Tribe 869 4 865
Literacy 65.09% 78.04% 64.72%
Sex Ratio 950 970 949

Working Population - Chanchal - I Block

In Chanchal - I Block out of total population, 77,826 were engaged in work activities. 73% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77,826 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,271 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27,977 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56,818 50,510 6,308
Cultivators 14,271 13,588 683
Agriculture Labourer 27,977 24,631 3,346
Household Industries 1,189 915 274
Other Workers 13,381 11,376 2,005
Marginal Workers 21,008 10,111 10,897
Non Working 126,914 44,393 82,521

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