Jaynagar - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal

Jaynagar - I Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 263,151 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 134,966 are males while 128,185 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,734 families residing in Jaynagar - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jaynagar - I Block is 950.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 17.6% people lives in Urban areas while 82.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.8% while that in the rural areas is 72.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jaynagar - I Block is 963% while that of Rural areas is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaynagar - I Block is 36293 which is 14% of the total population. There are 18566 male children and 17727 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaynagar - I Block is 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Jaynagar - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Jaynagar - I Block is 73.17%. The male literacy rate is 69.08% and the female literacy rate is 56.76% in Jaynagar - I Block.

Population
263,151
Families
55,734
Literacy
73.17%
Sex Ratio
950

To facilitate the administration, Jaynagar - I Block is further divided into 6 towns and 67 villages.

Jaynagar - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 36,293 18,566 17,727
Literacy 73.17% 69.08% 56.76%
Scheduled Caste 102,645 52,940 49,705
Scheduled Tribe 80 44 36
Illiterate 97,164 41,738 55,426

Caste-wise Population - Jaynagar - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jaynagar - I Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 102,645 52,940 49,705
Schedule Tribe 80 44 36

Religion-wise Population - Jaynagar - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 138,544 (52.65%) 71,373 67,171
Muslim 123,307 (46.86%) 62,957 60,350
Christian 555 (0.21%) 268 287
Sikh 62 (0.02%) 31 31
Buddhist 38 (0.01%) 16 22
Jain 21 (0.01%) 10 11
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 621 (0.24%) 309 312

Literacy Rate - Jaynagar - I Block

Average literacy rate of Jaynagar - I Block in 2011 were 73.17% in which, male and female literacy were 80.09% and 65.87% respectively. Total literate in Jaynagar - I Block were 165,987 of which male and female were 93,228 and 72,759 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jaynagar - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Jaynagar - I Block is 950 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Jaynagar - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Jaynagar - I Block.

Child Population - Jaynagar - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 36,293 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jaynagar - I Block. Out of which 36,293 were male while 36,293 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jaynagar - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,028 families under Jaynagar - I Block living in urban areas while 10,028 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17.6% of total population of Jaynagar - I Block lives in Urban areas while 82.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,706 while that in rural region is 30,587.

Total Urban Rural
Population 263,151 46,322 216,829
Children (0 - 6 years) 36,293 5,706 30,587
Schedule Caste 102,645 10,528 92,117
Schedule Tribe 80 27 53
Literacy 73.17% 77.77% 72.16%
Sex Ratio 950 963 947

Working Population - Jaynagar - I Block

In Jaynagar - I Block out of total population, 89,248 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 89,248 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,092 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13,091 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 62,654 53,859 8,795
Cultivators 6,092 5,491 601
Agriculture Labourer 13,091 12,204 887
Household Industries 4,307 2,833 1,474
Other Workers 39,164 33,331 5,833
Marginal Workers 26,594 18,728 7,866
Non Working 173,903 62,379 111,524

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