Katiya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gopalganj district, Bihar

Katiya Block of Gopalganj district has total population of 130,830 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 62,548 are males while 68,282 are females. In 2011 there were total 21,313 families residing in Katiya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Katiya Block is 1,092.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 15.4% people lives in Urban areas while 84.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.2% while that in the rural areas is 66.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Katiya Block is 978% while that of Rural areas is 1,114.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katiya Block is 21414 which is 16% of the total population. There are 10829 male children and 10585 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katiya Block is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,092 ) of Katiya Block.

The total literacy rate of Katiya Block is 66.74%. The male literacy rate is 64.67% and the female literacy rate is 47.7% in Katiya Block.

Population
130,830
Families
21,313
Literacy
66.74%
Sex Ratio
1,092

To facilitate the administration, Katiya Block is further divided into 1 town and 116 villages.

Katiya Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 21,414 10,829 10,585
Literacy 66.74% 64.67% 47.7%
Scheduled Caste 19,629 9,494 10,135
Scheduled Tribe 3,479 1,615 1,864
Illiterate 57,811 22,100 35,711

Caste-wise Population - Katiya Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Katiya Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,629 9,494 10,135
Schedule Tribe 3,479 1,615 1,864

Religion-wise Population - Katiya Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 114,009 (87.14%) 54,771 59,238
Muslim 16,525 (12.63%) 7,658 8,867
Christian 112 (0.09%) 41 71
Sikh 21 (0.02%) 6 15
Buddhist 5 (0%) 1 4
Jain 7 (0.01%) 2 5
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 151 (0.12%) 69 82

Literacy Rate - Katiya Block

Average literacy rate of Katiya Block in 2011 were 66.74% in which, male and female literacy were 78.21% and 56.45% respectively. Total literate in Katiya Block were 73,019 of which male and female were 40,448 and 32,571 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Katiya Block

The Sex Ratio of Katiya Block is 1,092 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,092 females in Katiya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,092 ) of Katiya Block.

Child Population - Katiya Block

According to Census 2011, there were 21,414 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katiya Block. Out of which 21,414 were male while 21,414 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Katiya Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,211 families under Katiya Block living in urban areas while 3,211 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 15.4% of total population of Katiya Block lives in Urban areas while 84.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,376 while that in rural region is 18,038.

Total Urban Rural
Population 130,830 20,193 110,637
Children (0 - 6 years) 21,414 3,376 18,038
Schedule Caste 19,629 2,733 16,896
Schedule Tribe 3,479 56 3,423
Literacy 66.74% 69.2% 66.29%
Sex Ratio 1,092 978 1,114

Working Population - Katiya Block

In Katiya Block out of total population, 39,501 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,501 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,827 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,215 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,730 12,546 3,184
Cultivators 5,827 4,933 894
Agriculture Labourer 4,215 3,342 873
Household Industries 939 688 251
Other Workers 4,749 3,583 1,166
Marginal Workers 23,771 14,388 9,383
Non Working 91,329 35,614 55,715

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