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

Kharagpur - II Block of Paschim Medinipur district has total population of 183,440 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 92,546 are males while 90,894 are females. In 2011 there were total 44,637 families residing in Kharagpur - II Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kharagpur - II Block is 982.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kharagpur - II Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 76.1% and the sex ratio of Kharagpur - II Block is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharagpur - II Block is 22527 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11437 male children and 11090 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharagpur - II Block is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Kharagpur - II Block.

The total literacy rate of Kharagpur - II Block is 76.08%. The male literacy rate is 73.71% and the female literacy rate is 59.63% in Kharagpur - II Block.

Population
183,440
Families
44,637
Literacy
76.08%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Kharagpur - II Block is further divided into 353 villages.

Kharagpur - II Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,527 11,437 11,090
Literacy 76.08% 73.71% 59.63%
Scheduled Caste 34,138 17,027 17,111
Scheduled Tribe 46,899 23,463 23,436
Illiterate 61,025 24,334 36,691

Caste-wise Population - Kharagpur - II Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.6% of total population in Kharagpur - II Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34,138 17,027 17,111
Schedule Tribe 46,899 23,463 23,436

Religion-wise Population - Kharagpur - II Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 155,905 (84.99%) 78,479 77,426
Muslim 26,405 (14.39%) 13,518 12,887
Christian 121 (0.07%) 57 64
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 8 6
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Jain 16 (0.01%) 9 7
Other Religion 521 (0.28%) 252 269
No Religion Specified 446 (0.24%) 217 229

Literacy Rate - Kharagpur - II Block

Average literacy rate of Kharagpur - II Block in 2011 were 76.08% in which, male and female literacy were 84.1% and 67.92% respectively. Total literate in Kharagpur - II Block were 122,415 of which male and female were 68,212 and 54,203 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kharagpur - II Block

The Sex Ratio of Kharagpur - II Block is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Kharagpur - II Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Kharagpur - II Block.

Child Population - Kharagpur - II Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,527 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kharagpur - II Block. Out of which 22,527 were male while 22,527 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kharagpur - II Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kharagpur - II Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kharagpur - II 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 22,527.

Total Urban Rural
Population 183,440 0 183,440
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,527 0 22,527
Schedule Caste 34,138 0 34,138
Schedule Tribe 46,899 0 46,899
Literacy 76.08% - 76.08%
Sex Ratio 982 - 982

Working Population - Kharagpur - II Block

In Kharagpur - II Block out of total population, 79,568 were engaged in work activities. 54.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79,568 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,792 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18,227 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 43,075 34,671 8,404
Cultivators 10,792 10,094 698
Agriculture Labourer 18,227 12,651 5,576
Household Industries 1,281 945 336
Other Workers 12,775 10,981 1,794
Marginal Workers 36,493 19,484 17,009
Non Working 103,872 38,391 65,481

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