Gangajalghati Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal

Gangajalghati Block of Bankura district has total population of 180,974 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 93,252 are males while 87,722 are females. In 2011 there were total 37,878 families residing in Gangajalghati Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gangajalghati Block is 941.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gangajalghati Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 68.1% and the sex ratio of Gangajalghati Block is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gangajalghati Block is 21412 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11225 male children and 10187 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gangajalghati Block is 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Gangajalghati Block.

The total literacy rate of Gangajalghati Block is 68.11%. The male literacy rate is 70.19% and the female literacy rate is 49.27% in Gangajalghati Block.

Population
180,974
Families
37,878
Literacy
68.11%
Sex Ratio
941

To facilitate the administration, Gangajalghati Block is further divided into 165 villages.

Gangajalghati Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,412 11,225 10,187
Literacy 68.11% 70.19% 49.27%
Scheduled Caste 63,832 32,252 31,580
Scheduled Tribe 7,160 3,598 3,562
Illiterate 72,299 27,801 44,498

Caste-wise Population - Gangajalghati Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4% of total population in Gangajalghati Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 63,832 32,252 31,580
Schedule Tribe 7,160 3,598 3,562

Religion-wise Population - Gangajalghati Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 176,168 (97.34%) 90,808 85,360
Muslim 279 (0.15%) 136 143
Christian 82 (0.05%) 48 34
Sikh 44 (0.02%) 22 22
Buddhist 9 (0%) 5 4
Jain 1,384 (0.76%) 731 653
Other Religion 2,874 (1.59%) 1,432 1,442
No Religion Specified 134 (0.07%) 70 64

Literacy Rate - Gangajalghati Block

Average literacy rate of Gangajalghati Block in 2011 were 68.11% in which, male and female literacy were 79.79% and 55.75% respectively. Total literate in Gangajalghati Block were 108,675 of which male and female were 65,451 and 43,224 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gangajalghati Block

The Sex Ratio of Gangajalghati Block is 941 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 941 females in Gangajalghati Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 908 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Gangajalghati Block.

Child Population - Gangajalghati Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,412 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gangajalghati Block. Out of which 21,412 were male while 21,412 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gangajalghati Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gangajalghati Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gangajalghati 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 21,412.

Total Urban Rural
Population 180,974 0 180,974
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,412 0 21,412
Schedule Caste 63,832 0 63,832
Schedule Tribe 7,160 0 7,160
Literacy 68.11% - 68.11%
Sex Ratio 941 - 941

Working Population - Gangajalghati Block

In Gangajalghati Block out of total population, 69,291 were engaged in work activities. 53.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 69,291 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,719 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,633 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,105 32,378 4,727
Cultivators 10,719 10,011 708
Agriculture Labourer 8,633 6,623 2,010
Household Industries 1,127 821 306
Other Workers 16,626 14,923 1,703
Marginal Workers 32,186 19,409 12,777
Non Working 111,683 41,465 70,218

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