Kharagpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Munger district, Bihar

Kharagpur Block of Munger district has total population of 212,305 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 112,932 are males while 99,373 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,731 families residing in Kharagpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kharagpur Block is 880.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.8% people lives in Urban areas while 85.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.5% while that in the rural areas is 61.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kharagpur Block is 893% while that of Rural areas is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharagpur Block is 37298 which is 18% of the total population. There are 19200 male children and 18098 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharagpur Block is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Kharagpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Kharagpur Block is 62.4%. The male literacy rate is 59.44% and the female literacy rate is 42.35% in Kharagpur Block.

Population
212,305
Families
41,731
Literacy
62.4%
Sex Ratio
880

To facilitate the administration, Kharagpur Block is further divided into 1 town and 120 villages.

Kharagpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 37,298 19,200 18,098
Literacy 62.4% 59.44% 42.35%
Scheduled Caste 35,429 18,794 16,635
Scheduled Tribe 10,865 5,611 5,254
Illiterate 103,101 45,810 57,291

Caste-wise Population - Kharagpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.1% of total population in Kharagpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 35,429 18,794 16,635
Schedule Tribe 10,865 5,611 5,254

Religion-wise Population - Kharagpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 204,279 (96.22%) 108,716 95,563
Muslim 7,387 (3.48%) 3,868 3,519
Christian 153 (0.07%) 85 68
Sikh 54 (0.03%) 30 24
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 17 (0.01%) 11 6
No Religion Specified 409 (0.19%) 219 190

Literacy Rate - Kharagpur Block

Average literacy rate of Kharagpur Block in 2011 were 62.4% in which, male and female literacy were 71.61% and 51.78% respectively. Total literate in Kharagpur Block were 109,204 of which male and female were 67,122 and 42,082 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kharagpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Kharagpur Block is 880 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 880 females in Kharagpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 880 ) of Kharagpur Block.

Child Population - Kharagpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 37,298 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kharagpur Block. Out of which 37,298 were male while 37,298 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kharagpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 5,978 families under Kharagpur Block living in urban areas while 5,978 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14.8% of total population of Kharagpur Block lives in Urban areas while 85.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 5,228 while that in rural region is 32,070.

Total Urban Rural
Population 212,305 31,385 180,920
Children (0 - 6 years) 37,298 5,228 32,070
Schedule Caste 35,429 3,646 31,783
Schedule Tribe 10,865 23 10,842
Literacy 62.4% 69.49% 61.15%
Sex Ratio 880 893 878

Working Population - Kharagpur Block

In Kharagpur Block out of total population, 71,585 were engaged in work activities. 49.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 71,585 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,935 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,968 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,332 29,080 6,252
Cultivators 5,935 5,163 772
Agriculture Labourer 16,968 13,471 3,497
Household Industries 1,423 995 428
Other Workers 11,006 9,451 1,555
Marginal Workers 36,253 23,482 12,771
Non Working 140,720 60,370 80,350

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