Harirampur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal

Harirampur Block of Dakshin Dinajpur district has total population of 136,853 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 69,058 are males while 67,795 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,441 families residing in Harirampur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Harirampur Block is 982.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.7% people lives in Urban areas while 96.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.4% while that in the rural areas is 64%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Harirampur Block is 954% while that of Rural areas is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Harirampur Block is 19389 which is 14% of the total population. There are 9809 male children and 9580 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Harirampur Block is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Harirampur Block.

The total literacy rate of Harirampur Block is 64.78%. The male literacy rate is 61.3% and the female literacy rate is 49.8% in Harirampur Block.

Population
136,853
Families
31,441
Literacy
64.78%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Harirampur Block is further divided into 1 town and 151 villages.

Harirampur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,389 9,809 9,580
Literacy 64.78% 61.3% 49.8%
Scheduled Caste 29,853 15,195 14,658
Scheduled Tribe 23,053 11,340 11,713
Illiterate 60,754 26,723 34,031

Caste-wise Population - Harirampur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.8% of total population in Harirampur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,853 15,195 14,658
Schedule Tribe 23,053 11,340 11,713

Religion-wise Population - Harirampur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 68,684 (50.19%) 34,651 34,033
Muslim 67,052 (49%) 33,835 33,217
Christian 890 (0.65%) 457 433
Sikh 9 (0.01%) 6 3
Buddhist 5 (0%) 2 3
Jain 6 (0%) 1 5
Other Religion 98 (0.07%) 49 49
No Religion Specified 109 (0.08%) 57 52

Literacy Rate - Harirampur Block

Average literacy rate of Harirampur Block in 2011 were 64.78% in which, male and female literacy were 71.45% and 58% respectively. Total literate in Harirampur Block were 76,099 of which male and female were 42,335 and 33,764 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Harirampur Block

The Sex Ratio of Harirampur Block is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Harirampur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Harirampur Block.

Child Population - Harirampur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,389 children between age 0 to 6 years in Harirampur Block. Out of which 19,389 were male while 19,389 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Harirampur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,209 families under Harirampur Block living in urban areas while 1,209 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.7% of total population of Harirampur Block lives in Urban areas while 96.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 487 while that in rural region is 18,902.

Total Urban Rural
Population 136,853 5,021 131,832
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,389 487 18,902
Schedule Caste 29,853 1,479 28,374
Schedule Tribe 23,053 22 23,031
Literacy 64.78% 83.37% 64.04%
Sex Ratio 982 954 983

Working Population - Harirampur Block

In Harirampur Block out of total population, 55,230 were engaged in work activities. 66.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 55,230 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,305 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,542 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,865 30,216 6,649
Cultivators 13,305 12,171 1,134
Agriculture Labourer 15,542 12,090 3,452
Household Industries 1,177 433 744
Other Workers 6,841 5,522 1,319
Marginal Workers 18,365 7,876 10,489
Non Working 81,623 30,966 50,657

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