Kanti Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Muzaffarpur district, Bihar

Kanti Block of Muzaffarpur district has total population of 272,858 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 143,713 are males while 129,145 are females. In 2011 there were total 53,860 families residing in Kanti Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kanti Block is 899.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.3% people lives in Urban areas while 85.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 71% while that in the rural areas is 66%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kanti Block is 882% while that of Rural areas is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanti Block is 47866 which is 18% of the total population. There are 25024 male children and 22842 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanti Block is 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 899 ) of Kanti Block.

The total literacy rate of Kanti Block is 66.68%. The male literacy rate is 61.01% and the female literacy rate is 48.27% in Kanti Block.

Population
272,858
Families
53,860
Literacy
66.68%
Sex Ratio
899

To facilitate the administration, Kanti Block is further divided into 2 towns and 109 villages.

Kanti Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 47,866 25,024 22,842
Literacy 66.68% 61.01% 48.27%
Scheduled Caste 47,154 24,734 22,420
Scheduled Tribe 235 130 105
Illiterate 122,838 56,031 66,807

Caste-wise Population - Kanti Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kanti Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 47,154 24,734 22,420
Schedule Tribe 235 130 105

Religion-wise Population - Kanti Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 214,049 (78.45%) 113,131 100,918
Muslim 57,947 (21.24%) 30,137 27,810
Christian 230 (0.08%) 124 106
Sikh 40 (0.01%) 23 17
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 7 10
Jain 20 (0.01%) 12 8
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 555 (0.2%) 279 276

Literacy Rate - Kanti Block

Average literacy rate of Kanti Block in 2011 were 66.68% in which, male and female literacy were 73.88% and 58.64% respectively. Total literate in Kanti Block were 150,020 of which male and female were 87,682 and 62,338 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kanti Block

The Sex Ratio of Kanti Block is 899 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 899 females in Kanti Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 913 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 899 ) of Kanti Block.

Child Population - Kanti Block

According to Census 2011, there were 47,866 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanti Block. Out of which 47,866 were male while 47,866 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kanti Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 7,663 families under Kanti Block living in urban areas while 7,663 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14.3% of total population of Kanti Block lives in Urban areas while 85.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,457 while that in rural region is 41,409.

Total Urban Rural
Population 272,858 38,935 233,923
Children (0 - 6 years) 47,866 6,457 41,409
Schedule Caste 47,154 6,450 40,704
Schedule Tribe 235 7 228
Literacy 66.68% 70.99% 65.95%
Sex Ratio 899 882 901

Working Population - Kanti Block

In Kanti Block out of total population, 82,640 were engaged in work activities. 60.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 82,640 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,406 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,293 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 49,672 42,732 6,940
Cultivators 9,406 8,561 845
Agriculture Labourer 16,293 13,475 2,818
Household Industries 1,450 901 549
Other Workers 22,523 19,795 2,728
Marginal Workers 32,968 24,014 8,954
Non Working 190,218 76,967 113,251

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