Kesaria Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Champaran district, Bihar

Kesaria Block of Purba Champaran district has total population of 194,579 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 102,075 are males while 92,504 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,431 families residing in Kesaria Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kesaria Block is 906.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.8% people lives in Urban areas while 90.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 61.5% while that in the rural areas is 57.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kesaria Block is 885% while that of Rural areas is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kesaria Block is 37169 which is 19% of the total population. There are 19064 male children and 18105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kesaria Block is 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 906 ) of Kesaria Block.

The total literacy rate of Kesaria Block is 57.89%. The male literacy rate is 55.32% and the female literacy rate is 37.46% in Kesaria Block.

Population
194,579
Families
34,431
Literacy
57.89%
Sex Ratio
906

To facilitate the administration, Kesaria Block is further divided into 1 town and 43 villages.

Kesaria Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 37,169 19,064 18,105
Literacy 57.89% 55.32% 37.46%
Scheduled Caste 19,158 10,084 9,074
Scheduled Tribe 614 317 297
Illiterate 103,454 45,605 57,849

Caste-wise Population - Kesaria Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kesaria Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,158 10,084 9,074
Schedule Tribe 614 317 297

Religion-wise Population - Kesaria Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 163,343 (83.95%) 86,073 77,270
Muslim 30,646 (15.75%) 15,672 14,974
Christian 104 (0.05%) 61 43
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 6 4
Buddhist 7 (0%) 4 3
Jain 18 (0.01%) 9 9
Other Religion 6 (0%) 2 4
No Religion Specified 445 (0.23%) 248 197

Literacy Rate - Kesaria Block

Average literacy rate of Kesaria Block in 2011 were 57.89% in which, male and female literacy were 68.03% and 46.58% respectively. Total literate in Kesaria Block were 91,125 of which male and female were 56,470 and 34,655 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kesaria Block

The Sex Ratio of Kesaria Block is 906 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 906 females in Kesaria Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 906 ) of Kesaria Block.

Child Population - Kesaria Block

According to Census 2011, there were 37,169 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kesaria Block. Out of which 37,169 were male while 37,169 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kesaria Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,373 families under Kesaria Block living in urban areas while 3,373 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 9.8% of total population of Kesaria Block lives in Urban areas while 90.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,629 while that in rural region is 33,540.

Total Urban Rural
Population 194,579 18,984 175,595
Children (0 - 6 years) 37,169 3,629 33,540
Schedule Caste 19,158 3,233 15,925
Schedule Tribe 614 27 587
Literacy 57.89% 61.5% 57.5%
Sex Ratio 906 885 909

Working Population - Kesaria Block

In Kesaria Block out of total population, 68,594 were engaged in work activities. 69% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 68,594 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,515 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26,540 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 47,304 37,263 10,041
Cultivators 12,515 10,714 1,801
Agriculture Labourer 26,540 19,859 6,681
Household Industries 889 565 324
Other Workers 7,360 6,125 1,235
Marginal Workers 21,290 12,849 8,441
Non Working 125,985 51,963 74,022

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