Ghorasahan Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Champaran district, Bihar

Ghorasahan Block of Purba Champaran district has total population of 174,864 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 92,262 are males while 82,602 are females. In 2011 there were total 30,396 families residing in Ghorasahan Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ghorasahan Block is 895.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ghorasahan Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.7% and the sex ratio of Ghorasahan Block is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghorasahan Block is 35350 which is 20% of the total population. There are 18184 male children and 17166 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghorasahan Block is 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Ghorasahan Block.

The total literacy rate of Ghorasahan Block is 54.66%. The male literacy rate is 53.06% and the female literacy rate is 33.05% in Ghorasahan Block.

Population
174,864
Families
30,396
Literacy
54.66%
Sex Ratio
895

To facilitate the administration, Ghorasahan Block is further divided into 28 villages.

Ghorasahan Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 35,350 18,184 17,166
Literacy 54.66% 53.06% 33.05%
Scheduled Caste 18,746 9,846 8,900
Scheduled Tribe 52 35 17
Illiterate 98,608 43,307 55,301

Caste-wise Population - Ghorasahan Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghorasahan Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 18,746 9,846 8,900
Schedule Tribe 52 35 17

Religion-wise Population - Ghorasahan Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 146,995 (84.06%) 77,901 69,094
Muslim 26,913 (15.39%) 13,853 13,060
Christian 168 (0.1%) 85 83
Sikh 20 (0.01%) 10 10
Buddhist 31 (0.02%) 22 9
Jain 27 (0.02%) 14 13
Other Religion 6 (0%) 1 5
No Religion Specified 704 (0.4%) 376 328

Literacy Rate - Ghorasahan Block

Average literacy rate of Ghorasahan Block in 2011 were 54.66% in which, male and female literacy were 66.09% and 41.72% respectively. Total literate in Ghorasahan Block were 76,256 of which male and female were 48,955 and 27,301 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ghorasahan Block

The Sex Ratio of Ghorasahan Block is 895 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 895 females in Ghorasahan Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 944 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Ghorasahan Block.

Child Population - Ghorasahan Block

According to Census 2011, there were 35,350 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghorasahan Block. Out of which 35,350 were male while 35,350 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ghorasahan Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ghorasahan Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ghorasahan 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 35,350.

Total Urban Rural
Population 174,864 0 174,864
Children (0 - 6 years) 35,350 0 35,350
Schedule Caste 18,746 0 18,746
Schedule Tribe 52 0 52
Literacy 54.66% - 54.66%
Sex Ratio 895 - 895

Working Population - Ghorasahan Block

In Ghorasahan Block out of total population, 60,623 were engaged in work activities. 72.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 60,623 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,524 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,806 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 43,834 34,542 9,292
Cultivators 9,524 8,182 1,342
Agriculture Labourer 23,806 18,138 5,668
Household Industries 1,215 660 555
Other Workers 9,289 7,562 1,727
Marginal Workers 16,789 8,748 8,041
Non Working 114,241 48,972 65,269

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