Chhatna Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal
Chhatna Block of Bankura district has total population of 195,038 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 99,523 are males while 95,515 are females. In 2011 there were total 40,009 families residing in Chhatna Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chhatna Block is 960.
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 77.3% while that in the rural areas is 65.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chhatna Block is 954% while that of Rural areas is 960.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chhatna Block is 24229 which is 12% of the total population. There are 12375 male children and 11854 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhatna Block is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Chhatna Block.
The total literacy rate of Chhatna Block is 65.73%. The male literacy rate is 67.98% and the female literacy rate is 46.71% in Chhatna Block.
To facilitate the administration, Chhatna Block is further divided into 1 town and 287 villages.
Chhatna Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chhatna Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 24,229 | 12,375 | 11,854 |
Literacy | 65.73% | 67.98% | 46.71% |
Scheduled Caste | 58,493 | 29,568 | 28,925 |
Scheduled Tribe | 39,975 | 19,736 | 20,239 |
Illiterate | 82,771 | 31,872 | 50,899 |
Caste-wise Population - Chhatna Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.5% of total population in Chhatna Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 58,493 | 29,568 | 28,925 |
Schedule Tribe | 39,975 | 19,736 | 20,239 |
Religion-wise Population - Chhatna Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 161,367 | (82.74%) | 82,870 | 78,497 |
Muslim | 5,006 | (2.57%) | 2,558 | 2,448 |
Christian | 56 | (0.03%) | 30 | 26 |
Sikh | 19 | (0.01%) | 12 | 7 |
Buddhist | 13 | (0.01%) | 8 | 5 |
Jain | 6 | (0%) | 3 | 3 |
Other Religion | 28,298 | (14.51%) | 13,909 | 14,389 |
No Religion Specified | 273 | (0.14%) | 133 | 140 |
Literacy Rate - Chhatna Block
Average literacy rate of Chhatna Block in 2011 were 65.73% in which, male and female literacy were 77.63% and 53.33% respectively. Total literate in Chhatna Block were 112,267 of which male and female were 67,651 and 44,616 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Chhatna Block
The Sex Ratio of Chhatna Block is 960 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 960 females in Chhatna Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Chhatna Block.
Child Population - Chhatna Block
According to Census 2011, there were 24,229 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chhatna Block. Out of which 24,229 were male while 24,229 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Chhatna Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 1,173 families under Chhatna Block living in urban areas while 1,173 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.7% of total population of Chhatna Block lives in Urban areas while 97.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 562 while that in rural region is 23,667.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 195,038 | 5,326 | 189,712 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 24,229 | 562 | 23,667 |
Schedule Caste | 58,493 | 1,530 | 56,963 |
Schedule Tribe | 39,975 | 29 | 39,946 |
Literacy | 65.73% | 77.29% | 65.39% |
Sex Ratio | 960 | 954 | 960 |
Working Population - Chhatna Block
In Chhatna Block out of total population, 77,212 were engaged in work activities. 52.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77,212 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,494 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,458 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 40,212 | 34,129 | 6,083 |
Cultivators | 10,494 | 9,961 | 533 |
Agriculture Labourer | 9,458 | 6,842 | 2,616 |
Household Industries | 1,265 | 913 | 352 |
Other Workers | 18,995 | 16,413 | 2,582 |
Marginal Workers | 37,000 | 20,361 | 16,639 |
Non Working | 117,826 | 45,033 | 72,793 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chhatna, West Bengal - Wikipedia