Jamalpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Munger district, Bihar

Jamalpur Block of Munger district has total population of 208,330 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 110,963 are males while 97,367 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,870 families residing in Jamalpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jamalpur Block is 877.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 50.6% people lives in Urban areas while 49.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.5% while that in the rural areas is 71.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jamalpur Block is 880% while that of Rural areas is 875.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamalpur Block is 30543 which is 15% of the total population. There are 16060 male children and 14483 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamalpur Block is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 877 ) of Jamalpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Jamalpur Block is 79.09%. The male literacy rate is 72.92% and the female literacy rate is 61.31% in Jamalpur Block.

Population
208,330
Families
39,870
Literacy
79.09%
Sex Ratio
877

To facilitate the administration, Jamalpur Block is further divided into 1 town and 94 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) 30,543 16,060 14,483
Literacy 79.09% 72.92% 61.31%
Scheduled Caste 29,772 15,871 13,901
Scheduled Tribe 1,510 749 761
Illiterate 67,721 30,050 37,671

Caste-wise Population - Jamalpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Jamalpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 29,772 15,871 13,901
Schedule Tribe 1,510 749 761

Religion-wise Population - Jamalpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 192,666 (92.48%) 102,806 89,860
Muslim 14,433 (6.93%) 7,573 6,860
Christian 884 (0.42%) 409 475
Sikh 118 (0.06%) 60 58
Buddhist 3 (0%) 0 3
Jain 7 (0%) 4 3
Other Religion 18 (0.01%) 9 9
No Religion Specified 201 (0.1%) 102 99

Literacy Rate - Jamalpur Block

Average literacy rate of Jamalpur Block in 2011 were 79.09% in which, male and female literacy were 85.26% and 72.02% respectively. Total literate in Jamalpur Block were 140,609 of which male and female were 80,913 and 59,696 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jamalpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Jamalpur Block is 877 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 877 females in Jamalpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 877 ) of Jamalpur Block.

Child Population - Jamalpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 30,543 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamalpur Block. Out of which 30,543 were male while 30,543 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jamalpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 20,372 families under Jamalpur Block living in urban areas while 20,372 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 50.6% of total population of Jamalpur Block lives in Urban areas while 49.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 12,801 while that in rural region is 17,742.

Total Urban Rural
Population 208,330 105,434 102,896
Children (0 - 6 years) 30,543 12,801 17,742
Schedule Caste 29,772 15,270 14,502
Schedule Tribe 1,510 1,411 99
Literacy 79.09% 86.46% 71.07%
Sex Ratio 877 880 875

Working Population - Jamalpur Block

In Jamalpur Block out of total population, 54,169 were engaged in work activities. 63.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54,169 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,039 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,206 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 34,536 30,648 3,888
Cultivators 2,039 1,818 221
Agriculture Labourer 4,206 3,378 828
Household Industries 929 774 155
Other Workers 27,362 24,678 2,684
Marginal Workers 19,633 16,496 3,137
Non Working 154,161 63,819 90,342

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