Dhaniakhali Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hugli district, West Bengal

Dhaniakhali Block of Hugli district has total population of 320,534 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 160,789 are males while 159,745 are females. In 2011 there were total 78,260 families residing in Dhaniakhali Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dhaniakhali Block is 994.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dhaniakhali Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 75.7% and the sex ratio of Dhaniakhali Block is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhaniakhali Block is 31228 which is 10% of the total population. There are 15918 male children and 15310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhaniakhali Block is 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Dhaniakhali Block.

The total literacy rate of Dhaniakhali Block is 75.66%. The male literacy rate is 74.35% and the female literacy rate is 62.2% in Dhaniakhali Block.

Population
320,534
Families
78,260
Literacy
75.66%
Sex Ratio
994

To facilitate the administration, Dhaniakhali Block is further divided into 214 villages.

Dhaniakhali Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,228 15,918 15,310
Literacy 75.66% 74.35% 62.2%
Scheduled Caste 105,811 52,718 53,093
Scheduled Tribe 45,715 22,275 23,440
Illiterate 101,632 41,250 60,382

Caste-wise Population - Dhaniakhali Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.3% of total population in Dhaniakhali Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 105,811 52,718 53,093
Schedule Tribe 45,715 22,275 23,440

Religion-wise Population - Dhaniakhali Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 259,152 (80.85%) 130,234 128,918
Muslim 52,384 (16.34%) 26,113 26,271
Christian 166 (0.05%) 84 82
Sikh 63 (0.02%) 32 31
Buddhist 26 (0.01%) 14 12
Jain 27 (0.01%) 16 11
Other Religion 8,283 (2.58%) 4,097 4,186
No Religion Specified 433 (0.14%) 199 234

Literacy Rate - Dhaniakhali Block

Average literacy rate of Dhaniakhali Block in 2011 were 75.66% in which, male and female literacy were 82.51% and 68.79% respectively. Total literate in Dhaniakhali Block were 218,902 of which male and female were 119,539 and 99,363 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dhaniakhali Block

The Sex Ratio of Dhaniakhali Block is 994 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 994 females in Dhaniakhali Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Dhaniakhali Block.

Child Population - Dhaniakhali Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,228 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dhaniakhali Block. Out of which 31,228 were male while 31,228 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dhaniakhali Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dhaniakhali Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dhaniakhali 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 31,228.

Total Urban Rural
Population 320,534 0 320,534
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,228 0 31,228
Schedule Caste 105,811 0 105,811
Schedule Tribe 45,715 0 45,715
Literacy 75.66% - 75.66%
Sex Ratio 994 - 994

Working Population - Dhaniakhali Block

In Dhaniakhali Block out of total population, 144,082 were engaged in work activities. 70.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 144,082 workers engaged in Main Work, 22,213 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45,782 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 101,371 79,922 21,449
Cultivators 22,213 20,808 1,405
Agriculture Labourer 45,782 31,131 14,651
Household Industries 3,152 2,244 908
Other Workers 30,224 25,739 4,485
Marginal Workers 42,711 21,686 21,025
Non Working 176,452 59,181 117,271

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