Keshpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Keshpur Block of Paschim Medinipur district has total population of 339,248 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 173,504 are males while 165,744 are females. In 2011 there were total 68,756 families residing in Keshpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Keshpur Block is 955.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Keshpur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 77.9% and the sex ratio of Keshpur Block is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keshpur Block is 44940 which is 13% of the total population. There are 22931 male children and 22009 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keshpur Block is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Keshpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Keshpur Block is 77.88%. The male literacy rate is 73.97% and the female literacy rate is 60.86% in Keshpur Block.

Population
339,248
Families
68,756
Literacy
77.88%
Sex Ratio
955

To facilitate the administration, Keshpur Block is further divided into 634 villages.

Keshpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 44,940 22,931 22,009
Literacy 77.88% 73.97% 60.86%
Scheduled Caste 89,726 45,748 43,978
Scheduled Tribe 19,616 9,734 9,882
Illiterate 110,030 45,159 64,871

Caste-wise Population - Keshpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.8% of total population in Keshpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 89,726 45,748 43,978
Schedule Tribe 19,616 9,734 9,882

Religion-wise Population - Keshpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 242,550 (71.5%) 123,699 118,851
Muslim 95,029 (28.01%) 48,986 46,043
Christian 71 (0.02%) 32 39
Sikh 34 (0.01%) 19 15
Buddhist 41 (0.01%) 12 29
Jain 15 (0%) 7 8
Other Religion 1,064 (0.31%) 524 540
No Religion Specified 444 (0.13%) 225 219

Literacy Rate - Keshpur Block

Average literacy rate of Keshpur Block in 2011 were 77.88% in which, male and female literacy were 85.24% and 70.18% respectively. Total literate in Keshpur Block were 229,218 of which male and female were 128,345 and 100,873 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Keshpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Keshpur Block is 955 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 955 females in Keshpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Keshpur Block.

Child Population - Keshpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 44,940 children between age 0 to 6 years in Keshpur Block. Out of which 44,940 were male while 44,940 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Keshpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Keshpur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Keshpur 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 44,940.

Total Urban Rural
Population 339,248 0 339,248
Children (0 - 6 years) 44,940 0 44,940
Schedule Caste 89,726 0 89,726
Schedule Tribe 19,616 0 19,616
Literacy 77.88% - 77.88%
Sex Ratio 955 - 955

Working Population - Keshpur Block

In Keshpur Block out of total population, 131,107 were engaged in work activities. 65.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 131,107 workers engaged in Main Work, 39,471 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29,854 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 86,195 75,519 10,676
Cultivators 39,471 37,193 2,278
Agriculture Labourer 29,854 24,365 5,489
Household Industries 3,112 2,577 535
Other Workers 13,758 11,384 2,374
Marginal Workers 44,912 23,512 21,400
Non Working 208,141 74,473 133,668

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