Jagannathpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand

Jagannathpur Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district has total population of 99,169 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 49,260 are males while 49,909 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,187 families residing in Jagannathpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jagannathpur Block is 1,013.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12% people lives in Urban areas while 88% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82% while that in the rural areas is 57.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jagannathpur Block is 953% while that of Rural areas is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jagannathpur Block is 17734 which is 18% of the total population. There are 8964 male children and 8770 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jagannathpur Block is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Jagannathpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Jagannathpur Block is 60.73%. The male literacy rate is 60.59% and the female literacy rate is 39.29% in Jagannathpur Block.

Population
99,169
Families
20,187
Literacy
60.73%
Sex Ratio
1,013

To facilitate the administration, Jagannathpur Block is further divided into 2 towns and 87 villages.

Jagannathpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,734 8,964 8,770
Literacy 60.73% 60.59% 39.29%
Scheduled Caste 5,374 2,682 2,692
Scheduled Tribe 59,126 29,094 30,032
Illiterate 49,715 19,414 30,301

Caste-wise Population - Jagannathpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.6% of total population in Jagannathpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,374 2,682 2,692
Schedule Tribe 59,126 29,094 30,032

Religion-wise Population - Jagannathpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 39,028 (39.36%) 19,533 19,495
Muslim 4,416 (4.45%) 2,329 2,087
Christian 947 (0.95%) 465 482
Sikh 2 (0%) 1 1
Buddhist 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 54,599 (55.06%) 26,854 27,745
No Religion Specified 166 (0.17%) 71 95

Literacy Rate - Jagannathpur Block

Average literacy rate of Jagannathpur Block in 2011 were 60.73% in which, male and female literacy were 74.07% and 47.66% respectively. Total literate in Jagannathpur Block were 49,454 of which male and female were 29,846 and 19,608 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jagannathpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Jagannathpur Block is 1,013 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,013 females in Jagannathpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Jagannathpur Block.

Child Population - Jagannathpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,734 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jagannathpur Block. Out of which 17,734 were male while 17,734 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jagannathpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,504 families under Jagannathpur Block living in urban areas while 2,504 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12% of total population of Jagannathpur Block lives in Urban areas while 88% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,715 while that in rural region is 16,019.

Total Urban Rural
Population 99,169 11,916 87,253
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,734 1,715 16,019
Schedule Caste 5,374 922 4,452
Schedule Tribe 59,126 2,594 56,532
Literacy 60.73% 81.98% 57.68%
Sex Ratio 1,013 953 1,022

Working Population - Jagannathpur Block

In Jagannathpur Block out of total population, 44,752 were engaged in work activities. 37.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 44,752 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,278 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,203 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,689 12,554 4,135
Cultivators 5,278 3,833 1,445
Agriculture Labourer 3,203 1,781 1,422
Household Industries 595 405 190
Other Workers 7,613 6,535 1,078
Marginal Workers 28,063 12,823 15,240
Non Working 54,417 23,883 30,534

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