Jamalpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Barddhaman district, West Bengal

Jamalpur Block of Barddhaman district has total population of 266,338 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 134,529 are males while 131,809 are females. In 2011 there were total 62,889 families residing in Jamalpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jamalpur Block is 980.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jamalpur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 74.1% and the sex ratio of Jamalpur Block is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamalpur Block is 27737 which is 10% of the total population. There are 13991 male children and 13746 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamalpur Block is 982 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Jamalpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Jamalpur Block is 74.08%. The male literacy rate is 72.23% and the female literacy rate is 60.38% in Jamalpur Block.

Population
266,338
Families
62,889
Literacy
74.08%
Sex Ratio
980

To facilitate the administration, Jamalpur Block is further divided into 123 villages.

Jamalpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,737 13,991 13,746
Literacy 74.08% 72.23% 60.38%
Scheduled Caste 96,097 48,254 47,843
Scheduled Tribe 40,432 19,915 20,517
Illiterate 89,582 37,357 52,225

Caste-wise Population - Jamalpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.2% of total population in Jamalpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 96,097 48,254 47,843
Schedule Tribe 40,432 19,915 20,517

Religion-wise Population - Jamalpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 215,401 (80.88%) 108,910 106,491
Muslim 44,866 (16.85%) 22,586 22,280
Christian 321 (0.12%) 152 169
Sikh 44 (0.02%) 24 20
Buddhist 33 (0.01%) 14 19
Jain 7 (0%) 6 1
Other Religion 5,257 (1.97%) 2,627 2,630
No Religion Specified 409 (0.15%) 210 199

Literacy Rate - Jamalpur Block

Average literacy rate of Jamalpur Block in 2011 were 74.08% in which, male and female literacy were 80.62% and 67.41% respectively. Total literate in Jamalpur Block were 176,756 of which male and female were 97,172 and 79,584 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jamalpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Jamalpur Block is 980 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 980 females in Jamalpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 982 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Jamalpur Block.

Child Population - Jamalpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 27,737 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamalpur Block. Out of which 27,737 were male while 27,737 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jamalpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Jamalpur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jamalpur 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 27,737.

Total Urban Rural
Population 266,338 0 266,338
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,737 0 27,737
Schedule Caste 96,097 0 96,097
Schedule Tribe 40,432 0 40,432
Literacy 74.08% - 74.08%
Sex Ratio 980 - 980

Working Population - Jamalpur Block

In Jamalpur Block out of total population, 118,096 were engaged in work activities. 74.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 118,096 workers engaged in Main Work, 19,163 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46,981 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 88,354 69,034 19,320
Cultivators 19,163 18,262 901
Agriculture Labourer 46,981 32,409 14,572
Household Industries 2,551 1,603 948
Other Workers 19,659 16,760 2,899
Marginal Workers 29,742 15,067 14,675
Non Working 148,242 50,428 97,814

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