Dantan - II Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Dantan - II Block of Paschim Medinipur district has total population of 155,017 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 79,543 are males while 75,474 are females. In 2011 there were total 32,809 families residing in Dantan - II Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dantan - II Block is 949.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dantan - II Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 82.5% and the sex ratio of Dantan - II Block is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dantan - II Block is 17923 which is 12% of the total population. There are 9175 male children and 8748 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dantan - II Block is 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Dantan - II Block.

The total literacy rate of Dantan - II Block is 82.45%. The male literacy rate is 78.79% and the female literacy rate is 66.73% in Dantan - II Block.

Population
155,017
Families
32,809
Literacy
82.45%
Sex Ratio
949

To facilitate the administration, Dantan - II Block is further divided into 128 villages.

Dantan - II Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,923 9,175 8,748
Literacy 82.45% 78.79% 66.73%
Scheduled Caste 13,828 7,178 6,650
Scheduled Tribe 10,861 5,392 5,469
Illiterate 41,977 16,868 25,109

Caste-wise Population - Dantan - II Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Dantan - II Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,828 7,178 6,650
Schedule Tribe 10,861 5,392 5,469

Religion-wise Population - Dantan - II Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 127,932 (82.53%) 65,752 62,180
Muslim 26,451 (17.06%) 13,478 12,973
Christian 378 (0.24%) 192 186
Sikh 7 (0%) 2 5
Buddhist 4 (0%) 1 3
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 97 (0.06%) 49 48
No Religion Specified 147 (0.09%) 68 79

Literacy Rate - Dantan - II Block

Average literacy rate of Dantan - II Block in 2011 were 82.45% in which, male and female literacy were 89.07% and 75.48% respectively. Total literate in Dantan - II Block were 113,040 of which male and female were 62,675 and 50,365 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dantan - II Block

The Sex Ratio of Dantan - II Block is 949 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 949 females in Dantan - II Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Dantan - II Block.

Child Population - Dantan - II Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,923 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dantan - II Block. Out of which 17,923 were male while 17,923 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dantan - II Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dantan - II Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dantan - II 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 17,923.

Total Urban Rural
Population 155,017 0 155,017
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,923 0 17,923
Schedule Caste 13,828 0 13,828
Schedule Tribe 10,861 0 10,861
Literacy 82.45% - 82.45%
Sex Ratio 949 - 949

Working Population - Dantan - II Block

In Dantan - II Block out of total population, 55,914 were engaged in work activities. 65.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 55,914 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,069 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,700 33,152 3,548
Cultivators 14,223 13,881 342
Agriculture Labourer 13,069 11,357 1,712
Household Industries 636 430 206
Other Workers 8,772 7,484 1,288
Marginal Workers 19,214 13,327 5,887
Non Working 99,103 33,064 66,039

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