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

Kakdwip Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 281,963 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 144,120 are males while 137,843 are females. In 2011 there were total 60,201 families residing in Kakdwip Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kakdwip Block is 956.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kakdwip Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 77.9% and the sex ratio of Kakdwip Block is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kakdwip Block is 34715 which is 12% of the total population. There are 17572 male children and 17143 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kakdwip Block is 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Kakdwip Block.

The total literacy rate of Kakdwip Block is 77.93%. The male literacy rate is 74.05% and the female literacy rate is 62.37% in Kakdwip Block.

Population
281,963
Families
60,201
Literacy
77.93%
Sex Ratio
956

To facilitate the administration, Kakdwip Block is further divided into 39 villages.

Kakdwip Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,715 17,572 17,143
Literacy 77.93% 74.05% 62.37%
Scheduled Caste 97,944 50,564 47,380
Scheduled Tribe 1,836 907 929
Illiterate 89,271 37,394 51,877

Caste-wise Population - Kakdwip Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Kakdwip Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 97,944 50,564 47,380
Schedule Tribe 1,836 907 929

Religion-wise Population - Kakdwip Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 232,263 (82.37%) 119,173 113,090
Muslim 48,181 (17.09%) 24,169 24,012
Christian 207 (0.07%) 105 102
Sikh 31 (0.01%) 15 16
Buddhist 27 (0.01%) 13 14
Jain 23 (0.01%) 15 8
Other Religion 30 (0.01%) 16 14
No Religion Specified 1,201 (0.43%) 614 587

Literacy Rate - Kakdwip Block

Average literacy rate of Kakdwip Block in 2011 were 77.93% in which, male and female literacy were 84.34% and 71.22% respectively. Total literate in Kakdwip Block were 192,692 of which male and female were 106,726 and 85,966 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kakdwip Block

The Sex Ratio of Kakdwip Block is 956 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 956 females in Kakdwip Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Kakdwip Block.

Child Population - Kakdwip Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,715 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kakdwip Block. Out of which 34,715 were male while 34,715 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kakdwip Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kakdwip Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kakdwip 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 34,715.

Total Urban Rural
Population 281,963 0 281,963
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,715 0 34,715
Schedule Caste 97,944 0 97,944
Schedule Tribe 1,836 0 1,836
Literacy 77.93% - 77.93%
Sex Ratio 956 - 956

Working Population - Kakdwip Block

In Kakdwip Block out of total population, 100,663 were engaged in work activities. 59.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 100,663 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,440 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,625 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 59,625 53,706 5,919
Cultivators 10,440 9,768 672
Agriculture Labourer 14,625 13,889 736
Household Industries 1,761 1,150 611
Other Workers 32,799 28,899 3,900
Marginal Workers 41,038 28,027 13,011
Non Working 181,300 62,387 118,913

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