Contai - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
Contai - I Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 170,894 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 88,105 are males while 82,789 are females. In 2011 there were total 37,073 families residing in Contai - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Contai - I Block is 940.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Contai - I Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 89.3% and the sex ratio of Contai - I Block is 940.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Contai - I Block is 18122 which is 11% of the total population. There are 9266 male children and 8856 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Contai - I Block is 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Contai - I Block.
The total literacy rate of Contai - I Block is 89.32%. The male literacy rate is 84.62% and the female literacy rate is 74.78% in Contai - I Block.
To facilitate the administration, Contai - I Block is further divided into 225 villages.
Contai - I Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Contai - I Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 18,122 | 9,266 | 8,856 |
Literacy | 89.32% | 84.62% | 74.78% |
Scheduled Caste | 23,562 | 12,162 | 11,400 |
Scheduled Tribe | 92 | 48 | 44 |
Illiterate | 34,431 | 13,548 | 20,883 |
Caste-wise Population - Contai - I Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Contai - I Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 23,562 | 12,162 | 11,400 |
Schedule Tribe | 92 | 48 | 44 |
Religion-wise Population - Contai - I Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 155,161 | (90.79%) | 80,151 | 75,010 |
Muslim | 15,397 | (9.01%) | 7,783 | 7,614 |
Christian | 98 | (0.06%) | 51 | 47 |
Sikh | 11 | (0.01%) | 4 | 7 |
Buddhist | 8 | (0%) | 5 | 3 |
Jain | 7 | (0%) | 3 | 4 |
Other Religion | 3 | (0%) | 2 | 1 |
No Religion Specified | 209 | (0.12%) | 106 | 103 |
Literacy Rate - Contai - I Block
Average literacy rate of Contai - I Block in 2011 were 89.32% in which, male and female literacy were 94.57% and 83.73% respectively. Total literate in Contai - I Block were 136,463 of which male and female were 74,557 and 61,906 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Contai - I Block
The Sex Ratio of Contai - I Block is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Contai - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Contai - I Block.
Child Population - Contai - I Block
According to Census 2011, there were 18,122 children between age 0 to 6 years in Contai - I Block. Out of which 18,122 were male while 18,122 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Contai - I Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Contai - I Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Contai - I 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 18,122.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
---|---|---|---|
Population | 170,894 | 0 | 170,894 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 18,122 | 0 | 18,122 |
Schedule Caste | 23,562 | 0 | 23,562 |
Schedule Tribe | 92 | 0 | 92 |
Literacy | 89.32% | - | 89.32% |
Sex Ratio | 940 | - | 940 |
Working Population - Contai - I Block
In Contai - I Block out of total population, 61,698 were engaged in work activities. 60.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61,698 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,698 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,269 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 37,543 | 33,988 | 3,555 |
Cultivators | 6,698 | 6,294 | 404 |
Agriculture Labourer | 10,269 | 9,737 | 532 |
Household Industries | 1,228 | 812 | 416 |
Other Workers | 19,348 | 17,145 | 2,203 |
Marginal Workers | 24,155 | 17,158 | 6,997 |
Non Working | 109,196 | 36,959 | 72,237 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Contai - I, West Bengal - Wikipedia