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

Chapra Block of Nadia district has total population of 310,652 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 159,736 are males while 150,916 are females. In 2011 there were total 69,598 families residing in Chapra Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chapra Block is 945.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.5% people lives in Urban areas while 95.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.5% while that in the rural areas is 67.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chapra Block is 972% while that of Rural areas is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chapra Block is 37953 which is 12% of the total population. There are 19333 male children and 18620 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chapra Block is 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Chapra Block.

The total literacy rate of Chapra Block is 68.28%. The male literacy rate is 61.79% and the female literacy rate is 57.97% in Chapra Block.

Population
310,652
Families
69,598
Literacy
68.28%
Sex Ratio
945

To facilitate the administration, Chapra Block is further divided into 1 town and 83 villages.

Chapra Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 37,953 19,333 18,620
Literacy 68.28% 61.79% 57.97%
Scheduled Caste 49,252 25,222 24,030
Scheduled Tribe 2,027 1,069 958
Illiterate 124,453 61,030 63,423

Caste-wise Population - Chapra Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Chapra Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 49,252 25,222 24,030
Schedule Tribe 2,027 1,069 958

Religion-wise Population - Chapra Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 115,396 (37.15%) 59,825 55,571
Muslim 185,506 (59.72%) 94,939 90,567
Christian 9,467 (3.05%) 4,816 4,651
Sikh 54 (0.02%) 45 9
Buddhist 19 (0.01%) 9 10
Jain 29 (0.01%) 11 18
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 177 (0.06%) 89 88

Literacy Rate - Chapra Block

Average literacy rate of Chapra Block in 2011 were 68.28% in which, male and female literacy were 70.3% and 66.13% respectively. Total literate in Chapra Block were 186,199 of which male and female were 98,706 and 87,493 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chapra Block

The Sex Ratio of Chapra Block is 945 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 945 females in Chapra Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Chapra Block.

Child Population - Chapra Block

According to Census 2011, there were 37,953 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chapra Block. Out of which 37,953 were male while 37,953 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chapra Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,268 families under Chapra Block living in urban areas while 3,268 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.5% of total population of Chapra Block lives in Urban areas while 95.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,436 while that in rural region is 36,517.

Total Urban Rural
Population 310,652 14,123 296,529
Children (0 - 6 years) 37,953 1,436 36,517
Schedule Caste 49,252 1,894 47,358
Schedule Tribe 2,027 128 1,899
Literacy 68.28% 79.5% 67.73%
Sex Ratio 945 972 943

Working Population - Chapra Block

In Chapra Block out of total population, 98,583 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 98,583 workers engaged in Main Work, 24,934 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34,972 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 79,234 75,470 3,764
Cultivators 24,934 24,473 461
Agriculture Labourer 34,972 34,419 553
Household Industries 1,694 1,219 475
Other Workers 17,634 15,359 2,275
Marginal Workers 19,349 14,642 4,707
Non Working 212,069 69,624 142,445

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