Jirania Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Tripura district, Tripura

Jirania Block of West Tripura district has total population of 142,269 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 73,800 are males while 68,469 are females. In 2011 there were total 33,168 families residing in Jirania Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jirania Block is 928.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 31.1% people lives in Urban areas while 68.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.4% while that in the rural areas is 86.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jirania Block is 922% while that of Rural areas is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jirania Block is 15798 which is 11% of the total population. There are 8199 male children and 7599 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jirania Block is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Jirania Block.

The total literacy rate of Jirania Block is 87.19%. The male literacy rate is 81.17% and the female literacy rate is 73.57% in Jirania Block.

Population
142,269
Families
33,168
Literacy
87.19%
Sex Ratio
928

To facilitate the administration, Jirania Block is further divided into 4 towns and 15 villages.

Jirania Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,798 8,199 7,599
Literacy 87.19% 81.17% 73.57%
Scheduled Caste 25,631 13,354 12,277
Scheduled Tribe 47,590 24,184 23,406
Illiterate 31,997 13,900 18,097

Caste-wise Population - Jirania Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.5% of total population in Jirania Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,631 13,354 12,277
Schedule Tribe 47,590 24,184 23,406

Religion-wise Population - Jirania Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 125,496 (88.21%) 65,110 60,386
Muslim 5,848 (4.11%) 3,035 2,813
Christian 10,471 (7.36%) 5,384 5,087
Sikh 25 (0.02%) 18 7
Buddhist 71 (0.05%) 52 19
Jain 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 344 (0.24%) 194 150

Literacy Rate - Jirania Block

Average literacy rate of Jirania Block in 2011 were 87.19% in which, male and female literacy were 91.31% and 82.75% respectively. Total literate in Jirania Block were 110,272 of which male and female were 59,900 and 50,372 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jirania Block

The Sex Ratio of Jirania Block is 928 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 928 females in Jirania Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Jirania Block.

Child Population - Jirania Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,798 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jirania Block. Out of which 15,798 were male while 15,798 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jirania Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,507 families under Jirania Block living in urban areas while 10,507 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 31.1% of total population of Jirania Block lives in Urban areas while 68.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,687 while that in rural region is 11,111.

Total Urban Rural
Population 142,269 44,215 98,054
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,798 4,687 11,111
Schedule Caste 25,631 11,757 13,874
Schedule Tribe 47,590 4,751 42,839
Literacy 87.19% 88.35% 86.66%
Sex Ratio 928 922 931

Working Population - Jirania Block

In Jirania Block out of total population, 64,650 were engaged in work activities. 72.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 64,650 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,545 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,027 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 46,715 37,527 9,188
Cultivators 6,545 5,360 1,185
Agriculture Labourer 7,027 4,963 2,064
Household Industries 1,145 920 225
Other Workers 31,998 26,284 5,714
Marginal Workers 17,935 6,318 11,617
Non Working 77,619 29,955 47,664

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