Chewara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sheikhpura district, Bihar

Chewara Block of Sheikhpura district has total population of 73,267 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 37,362 are males while 35,905 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,847 families residing in Chewara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chewara Block is 961.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chewara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61.2% and the sex ratio of Chewara Block is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chewara Block is 14777 which is 20% of the total population. There are 7548 male children and 7229 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chewara Block is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 961 ) of Chewara Block.

The total literacy rate of Chewara Block is 61.22%. The male literacy rate is 57.14% and the female literacy rate is 40.27% in Chewara Block.

Population
73,267
Families
11,847
Literacy
61.22%
Sex Ratio
961

To facilitate the administration, Chewara Block is further divided into 39 villages.

Chewara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,777 7,548 7,229
Literacy 61.22% 57.14% 40.27%
Scheduled Caste 14,692 7,443 7,249
Scheduled Tribe 121 52 69
Illiterate 37,457 16,012 21,445

Caste-wise Population - Chewara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Chewara Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,692 7,443 7,249
Schedule Tribe 121 52 69

Religion-wise Population - Chewara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,430 (92.03%) 34,370 33,060
Muslim 5,245 (7.16%) 2,723 2,522
Christian 46 (0.06%) 20 26
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Jain 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 529 (0.72%) 239 290

Literacy Rate - Chewara Block

Average literacy rate of Chewara Block in 2011 were 61.22% in which, male and female literacy were 71.61% and 50.43% respectively. Total literate in Chewara Block were 35,810 of which male and female were 21,350 and 14,460 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chewara Block

The Sex Ratio of Chewara Block is 961 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 961 females in Chewara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 961 ) of Chewara Block.

Child Population - Chewara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,777 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chewara Block. Out of which 14,777 were male while 14,777 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chewara Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chewara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chewara 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 14,777.

Total Urban Rural
Population 73,267 0 73,267
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,777 0 14,777
Schedule Caste 14,692 0 14,692
Schedule Tribe 121 0 121
Literacy 61.22% - 61.22%
Sex Ratio 961 - 961

Working Population - Chewara Block

In Chewara Block out of total population, 27,424 were engaged in work activities. 67.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 27,424 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,885 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,395 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,401 13,589 4,812
Cultivators 6,885 5,361 1,524
Agriculture Labourer 8,395 5,949 2,446
Household Industries 735 478 257
Other Workers 2,386 1,801 585
Marginal Workers 9,023 3,708 5,315
Non Working 45,843 20,065 25,778

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