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

Hirbandh Block of Bankura district has total population of 83,834 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,917 are males while 40,917 are females. In 2011 there were total 17,249 families residing in Hirbandh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Hirbandh Block is 953.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Hirbandh Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.2% and the sex ratio of Hirbandh Block is 953.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hirbandh Block is 9977 which is 12% of the total population. There are 5067 male children and 4910 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hirbandh Block is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Hirbandh Block.

The total literacy rate of Hirbandh Block is 64.18%. The male literacy rate is 68.61% and the female literacy rate is 43.88% in Hirbandh Block.

Population
83,834
Families
17,249
Literacy
64.18%
Sex Ratio
953

To facilitate the administration, Hirbandh Block is further divided into 121 villages.

Hirbandh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,977 5,067 4,910
Literacy 64.18% 68.61% 43.88%
Scheduled Caste 22,827 11,681 11,146
Scheduled Tribe 23,806 11,861 11,945
Illiterate 36,435 13,471 22,964

Caste-wise Population - Hirbandh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.4% of total population in Hirbandh Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,827 11,681 11,146
Schedule Tribe 23,806 11,861 11,945

Religion-wise Population - Hirbandh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,889 (80.98%) 34,970 32,919
Muslim 1,945 (2.32%) 1,021 924
Christian 3 (0%) 1 2
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 4 2
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 13,908 (16.59%) 6,878 7,030
No Religion Specified 77 (0.09%) 40 37

Literacy Rate - Hirbandh Block

Average literacy rate of Hirbandh Block in 2011 were 64.18% in which, male and female literacy were 77.8% and 49.86% respectively. Total literate in Hirbandh Block were 47,399 of which male and female were 29,446 and 17,953 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Hirbandh Block

The Sex Ratio of Hirbandh Block is 953 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 953 females in Hirbandh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 953 ) of Hirbandh Block.

Child Population - Hirbandh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,977 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hirbandh Block. Out of which 9,977 were male while 9,977 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Hirbandh Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Hirbandh Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Hirbandh 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 9,977.

Total Urban Rural
Population 83,834 0 83,834
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,977 0 9,977
Schedule Caste 22,827 0 22,827
Schedule Tribe 23,806 0 23,806
Literacy 64.18% - 64.18%
Sex Ratio 953 - 953

Working Population - Hirbandh Block

In Hirbandh Block out of total population, 37,470 were engaged in work activities. 41.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,470 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,521 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,504 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,516 12,303 3,213
Cultivators 3,521 3,255 266
Agriculture Labourer 6,504 4,288 2,216
Household Industries 593 426 167
Other Workers 4,898 4,334 564
Marginal Workers 21,954 11,905 10,049
Non Working 46,364 18,709 27,655

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