Jamtara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jamtara district, Jharkhand
Jamtara Block of Jamtara district has total population of 202,478 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 104,162 are males while 98,316 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,653 families residing in Jamtara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jamtara Block is 944.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 34.5% people lives in Urban areas while 65.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.3% while that in the rural areas is 66.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jamtara Block is 900% while that of Rural areas is 968.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamtara Block is 29215 which is 14% of the total population. There are 15104 male children and 14111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamtara Block is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Jamtara Block.
The total literacy rate of Jamtara Block is 72.31%. The male literacy rate is 70.94% and the female literacy rate is 52.28% in Jamtara Block.
To facilitate the administration, Jamtara Block is further divided into 2 towns and 137 villages.
Jamtara Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jamtara Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 29,215 | 15,104 | 14,111 |
Literacy | 72.31% | 70.94% | 52.28% |
Scheduled Caste | 19,007 | 9,780 | 9,227 |
Scheduled Tribe | 63,212 | 31,512 | 31,700 |
Illiterate | 77,194 | 30,273 | 46,921 |
Caste-wise Population - Jamtara Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31.2% of total population in Jamtara Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 19,007 | 9,780 | 9,227 |
Schedule Tribe | 63,212 | 31,512 | 31,700 |
Religion-wise Population - Jamtara Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 138,809 | (68.56%) | 71,818 | 66,991 |
Muslim | 29,964 | (14.8%) | 15,522 | 14,442 |
Christian | 1,731 | (0.85%) | 845 | 886 |
Sikh | 269 | (0.13%) | 132 | 137 |
Buddhist | 52 | (0.03%) | 24 | 28 |
Jain | 267 | (0.13%) | 152 | 115 |
Other Religion | 31,002 | (15.31%) | 15,464 | 15,538 |
No Religion Specified | 384 | (0.19%) | 205 | 179 |
Literacy Rate - Jamtara Block
Average literacy rate of Jamtara Block in 2011 were 72.31% in which, male and female literacy were 82.97% and 61.04% respectively. Total literate in Jamtara Block were 125,284 of which male and female were 73,889 and 51,395 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Jamtara Block
The Sex Ratio of Jamtara Block is 944 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 944 females in Jamtara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 944 ) of Jamtara Block.
Child Population - Jamtara Block
According to Census 2011, there were 29,215 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamtara Block. Out of which 29,215 were male while 29,215 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Jamtara Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 13,882 families under Jamtara Block living in urban areas while 13,882 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 34.5% of total population of Jamtara Block lives in Urban areas while 65.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 8,718 while that in rural region is 20,497.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 202,478 | 69,878 | 132,600 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 29,215 | 8,718 | 20,497 |
Schedule Caste | 19,007 | 9,825 | 9,182 |
Schedule Tribe | 63,212 | 3,204 | 60,008 |
Literacy | 72.31% | 83.31% | 66.31% |
Sex Ratio | 944 | 900 | 968 |
Working Population - Jamtara Block
In Jamtara Block out of total population, 76,681 were engaged in work activities. 47.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 76,681 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,638 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,183 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 36,384 | 29,788 | 6,596 |
Cultivators | 5,638 | 4,313 | 1,325 |
Agriculture Labourer | 5,183 | 3,586 | 1,597 |
Household Industries | 1,599 | 1,100 | 499 |
Other Workers | 23,964 | 20,789 | 3,175 |
Marginal Workers | 40,297 | 24,909 | 15,388 |
Non Working | 125,797 | 49,465 | 76,332 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jamtara, Jharkhand - Wikipedia