Deshopran Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal

Deshopran Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 176,393 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 90,937 are males while 85,456 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,080 families residing in Deshopran Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Deshopran Block is 940.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.1% people lives in Urban areas while 96.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.8% while that in the rural areas is 88.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Deshopran Block is 919% while that of Rural areas is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deshopran Block is 20310 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10428 male children and 9882 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deshopran Block is 948 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Deshopran Block.

The total literacy rate of Deshopran Block is 88.33%. The male literacy rate is 82.58% and the female literacy rate is 73.46% in Deshopran Block.

Population
176,393
Families
38,080
Literacy
88.33%
Sex Ratio
940

To facilitate the administration, Deshopran Block is further divided into 1 town and 168 villages.

Deshopran Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 20,310 10,428 9,882
Literacy 88.33% 82.58% 73.46%
Scheduled Caste 17,432 8,940 8,492
Scheduled Tribe 111 60 51
Illiterate 38,522 15,842 22,680

Caste-wise Population - Deshopran Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Deshopran Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,432 8,940 8,492
Schedule Tribe 111 60 51

Religion-wise Population - Deshopran Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 148,883 (84.4%) 76,916 71,967
Muslim 27,206 (15.42%) 13,877 13,329
Christian 95 (0.05%) 51 44
Sikh 26 (0.01%) 12 14
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Jain 12 (0.01%) 5 7
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 158 (0.09%) 69 89

Literacy Rate - Deshopran Block

Average literacy rate of Deshopran Block in 2011 were 88.33% in which, male and female literacy were 93.28% and 83.07% respectively. Total literate in Deshopran Block were 137,871 of which male and female were 75,095 and 62,776 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Deshopran Block

The Sex Ratio of Deshopran Block is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Deshopran Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 948 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Deshopran Block.

Child Population - Deshopran Block

According to Census 2011, there were 20,310 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deshopran Block. Out of which 20,310 were male while 20,310 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Deshopran Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,002 families under Deshopran Block living in urban areas while 1,002 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.1% of total population of Deshopran Block lives in Urban areas while 96.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 700 while that in rural region is 19,610.

Total Urban Rural
Population 176,393 5,455 170,938
Children (0 - 6 years) 20,310 700 19,610
Schedule Caste 17,432 273 17,159
Schedule Tribe 111 1 110
Literacy 88.33% 78.84% 88.63%
Sex Ratio 940 919 940

Working Population - Deshopran Block

In Deshopran Block out of total population, 66,415 were engaged in work activities. 52.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 66,415 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,086 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,342 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 34,962 31,094 3,868
Cultivators 7,086 6,476 610
Agriculture Labourer 9,342 8,499 843
Household Industries 1,100 722 378
Other Workers 17,434 15,397 2,037
Marginal Workers 31,453 21,385 10,068
Non Working 109,978 38,458 71,520

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