Gorubathan Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Darjiling district, West Bengal

Gorubathan Block of Darjiling district has total population of 60,663 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 31,054 are males while 29,609 are females. In 2011 there were total 12,662 families residing in Gorubathan Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gorubathan Block is 953.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gorubathan Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 76.9% and the sex ratio of Gorubathan Block is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gorubathan Block is 6441 which is 11% of the total population. There are 3355 male children and 3086 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gorubathan Block is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Gorubathan Block.

The total literacy rate of Gorubathan Block is 76.88%. The male literacy rate is 75.11% and the female literacy rate is 62.02% in Gorubathan Block.

Population
60,663
Families
12,662
Literacy
76.88%
Sex Ratio
953

To facilitate the administration, Gorubathan Block is further divided into 38 villages.

Gorubathan Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,441 3,355 3,086
Literacy 76.88% 75.11% 62.02%
Scheduled Caste 4,027 2,015 2,012
Scheduled Tribe 14,315 7,256 7,059
Illiterate 18,976 7,730 11,246

Caste-wise Population - Gorubathan Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.6% of total population in Gorubathan Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,027 2,015 2,012
Schedule Tribe 14,315 7,256 7,059

Religion-wise Population - Gorubathan Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 41,009 (67.6%) 20,993 20,016
Muslim 319 (0.53%) 177 142
Christian 5,645 (9.31%) 2,867 2,778
Sikh 22 (0.04%) 11 11
Buddhist 12,766 (21.04%) 6,539 6,227
Jain 36 (0.06%) 18 18
Other Religion 700 (1.15%) 364 336
No Religion Specified 166 (0.27%) 85 81

Literacy Rate - Gorubathan Block

Average literacy rate of Gorubathan Block in 2011 were 76.88% in which, male and female literacy were 84.21% and 69.23% respectively. Total literate in Gorubathan Block were 41,687 of which male and female were 23,324 and 18,363 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gorubathan Block

The Sex Ratio of Gorubathan Block is 953 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 953 females in Gorubathan Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Gorubathan Block.

Child Population - Gorubathan Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,441 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gorubathan Block. Out of which 6,441 were male while 6,441 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gorubathan Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gorubathan Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gorubathan 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 6,441.

Total Urban Rural
Population 60,663 0 60,663
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,441 0 6,441
Schedule Caste 4,027 0 4,027
Schedule Tribe 14,315 0 14,315
Literacy 76.88% - 76.88%
Sex Ratio 953 - 953

Working Population - Gorubathan Block

In Gorubathan Block out of total population, 24,139 were engaged in work activities. 59.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 24,139 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,442 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,410 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,445 9,626 4,819
Cultivators 4,442 3,129 1,313
Agriculture Labourer 1,410 949 461
Household Industries 344 233 111
Other Workers 8,249 5,315 2,934
Marginal Workers 9,694 5,574 4,120
Non Working 36,524 15,854 20,670

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