Kaliachak - III Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Maldah district, West Bengal

Kaliachak - III Block of Maldah district has total population of 359,071 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 184,213 are males while 174,858 are females. In 2011 there were total 69,545 families residing in Kaliachak - III Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kaliachak - III Block is 949.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 8.3% people lives in Urban areas while 91.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 58.5% while that in the rural areas is 53.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kaliachak - III Block is 967% while that of Rural areas is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaliachak - III Block is 64163 which is 18% of the total population. There are 32619 male children and 31544 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaliachak - III Block is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Kaliachak - III Block.

The total literacy rate of Kaliachak - III Block is 54.16%. The male literacy rate is 49.3% and the female literacy rate is 39.4% in Kaliachak - III Block.

Population
359,071
Families
69,545
Literacy
54.16%
Sex Ratio
949

To facilitate the administration, Kaliachak - III Block is further divided into 2 towns and 73 villages.

Kaliachak - III Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 64,163 32,619 31,544
Literacy 54.16% 49.3% 39.4%
Scheduled Caste 105,698 54,126 51,572
Scheduled Tribe 25,310 13,073 12,237
Illiterate 199,359 93,397 105,962

Caste-wise Population - Kaliachak - III Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7% of total population in Kaliachak - III Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 105,698 54,126 51,572
Schedule Tribe 25,310 13,073 12,237

Religion-wise Population - Kaliachak - III Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 175,974 (49.01%) 91,022 84,952
Muslim 182,131 (50.72%) 92,657 89,474
Christian 233 (0.06%) 135 98
Sikh 127 (0.04%) 97 30
Buddhist 28 (0.01%) 17 11
Jain 21 (0.01%) 11 10
Other Religion 31 (0.01%) 11 20
No Religion Specified 526 (0.15%) 263 263

Literacy Rate - Kaliachak - III Block

Average literacy rate of Kaliachak - III Block in 2011 were 54.16% in which, male and female literacy were 59.91% and 48.07% respectively. Total literate in Kaliachak - III Block were 159,712 of which male and female were 90,816 and 68,896 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kaliachak - III Block

The Sex Ratio of Kaliachak - III Block is 949 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 949 females in Kaliachak - III Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Kaliachak - III Block.

Child Population - Kaliachak - III Block

According to Census 2011, there were 64,163 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kaliachak - III Block. Out of which 64,163 were male while 64,163 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kaliachak - III Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,047 families under Kaliachak - III Block living in urban areas while 6,047 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 8.3% of total population of Kaliachak - III Block lives in Urban areas while 91.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,894 while that in rural region is 59,269.

Total Urban Rural
Population 359,071 29,924 329,147
Children (0 - 6 years) 64,163 4,894 59,269
Schedule Caste 105,698 5,456 100,242
Schedule Tribe 25,310 2,184 23,126
Literacy 54.16% 58.55% 53.75%
Sex Ratio 949 967 948

Working Population - Kaliachak - III Block

In Kaliachak - III Block out of total population, 160,395 were engaged in work activities. 63.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 160,395 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,937 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27,978 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 101,345 68,051 33,294
Cultivators 16,937 16,353 584
Agriculture Labourer 27,978 26,723 1,255
Household Industries 29,775 5,370 24,405
Other Workers 26,655 19,605 7,050
Marginal Workers 59,050 22,823 36,227
Non Working 198,676 93,339 105,337

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