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Ketar* Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Garhwa district, Jharkhand

Ketar* Block of Garhwa district has total population of 50,821 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 26,518 are males while 24,303 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,939 families residing in Ketar* Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ketar* Block is 916.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ketar* Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61.3% and the sex ratio of Ketar* Block is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ketar* Block is 8745 which is 17% of the total population. There are 4482 male children and 4263 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ketar* Block is 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Ketar* Block.

The total literacy rate of Ketar* Block is 61.29%. The male literacy rate is 62.72% and the female literacy rate is 37.67% in Ketar* Block.

Population
50,821
Families
9,939
Literacy
61.29%
Sex Ratio
916

To facilitate the administration, Ketar* Block is further divided into 31 villages.

Ketar* Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,745 4,482 4,263
Literacy 61.29% 62.72% 37.67%
Scheduled Caste 12,075 6,297 5,778
Scheduled Tribe 6,653 3,448 3,205
Illiterate 25,033 9,885 15,148

Caste-wise Population - Ketar* Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.1% of total population in Ketar* Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 12,075 6,297 5,778
Schedule Tribe 6,653 3,448 3,205

Religion-wise Population - Ketar* Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 48,953 (96.32%) 25,554 23,399
Muslim 1,839 (3.62%) 945 894
Christian 1 (0%) 1 0
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 25 (0.05%) 16 9

Literacy Rate - Ketar* Block

Average literacy rate of Ketar* Block in 2011 were 61.29% in which, male and female literacy were 75.48% and 45.68% respectively. Total literate in Ketar* Block were 25,788 of which male and female were 16,633 and 9,155 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ketar* Block

The Sex Ratio of Ketar* Block is 916 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 916 females in Ketar* Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Ketar* Block.

Child Population - Ketar* Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,745 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ketar* Block. Out of which 8,745 were male while 8,745 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ketar* Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ketar* Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ketar* 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 8,745.

Total Urban Rural
Population 50,821 0 50,821
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,745 0 8,745
Schedule Caste 12,075 0 12,075
Schedule Tribe 6,653 0 6,653
Literacy 61.29% - 61.29%
Sex Ratio 916 - 916

Working Population - Ketar* Block

In Ketar* Block out of total population, 20,910 were engaged in work activities. 27.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,910 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,397 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,059 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,754 4,003 1,751
Cultivators 2,397 1,673 724
Agriculture Labourer 2,059 1,215 844
Household Industries 78 69 9
Other Workers 1,220 1,046 174
Marginal Workers 15,156 8,728 6,428
Non Working 29,911 13,787 16,124

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