Khejuri - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
Khejuri - I Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 132,992 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,494 are males while 64,498 are females. In 2011 there were total 27,554 families residing in Khejuri - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Khejuri - I Block is 942.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Khejuri - I Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 88.9% and the sex ratio of Khejuri - I Block is 942.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khejuri - I Block is 15925 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8273 male children and 7652 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khejuri - I Block is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Khejuri - I Block.
The total literacy rate of Khejuri - I Block is 88.9%. The male literacy rate is 81.94% and the female literacy rate is 74.35% in Khejuri - I Block.
To facilitate the administration, Khejuri - I Block is further divided into 42 villages.
Khejuri - I Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khejuri - I Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 15,925 | 8,273 | 7,652 |
Literacy | 88.9% | 81.94% | 74.35% |
Scheduled Caste | 17,744 | 9,029 | 8,715 |
Scheduled Tribe | 169 | 85 | 84 |
Illiterate | 28,917 | 12,372 | 16,545 |
Caste-wise Population - Khejuri - I Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Khejuri - I Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 17,744 | 9,029 | 8,715 |
Schedule Tribe | 169 | 85 | 84 |
Religion-wise Population - Khejuri - I Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 121,175 | (91.11%) | 62,551 | 58,624 |
Muslim | 11,614 | (8.73%) | 5,839 | 5,775 |
Christian | 45 | (0.03%) | 22 | 23 |
Sikh | 13 | (0.01%) | 7 | 6 |
Buddhist | 3 | (0%) | 2 | 1 |
Jain | 3 | (0%) | 2 | 1 |
Other Religion | 1 | (0%) | 1 | 0 |
No Religion Specified | 138 | (0.1%) | 70 | 68 |
Literacy Rate - Khejuri - I Block
Average literacy rate of Khejuri - I Block in 2011 were 88.9% in which, male and female literacy were 93.19% and 84.36% respectively. Total literate in Khejuri - I Block were 104,075 of which male and female were 56,122 and 47,953 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Khejuri - I Block
The Sex Ratio of Khejuri - I Block is 942 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 942 females in Khejuri - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Khejuri - I Block.
Child Population - Khejuri - I Block
According to Census 2011, there were 15,925 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khejuri - I Block. Out of which 15,925 were male while 15,925 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Khejuri - I Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Khejuri - I Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Khejuri - I 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 15,925.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 132,992 | 0 | 132,992 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 15,925 | 0 | 15,925 |
Schedule Caste | 17,744 | 0 | 17,744 |
Schedule Tribe | 169 | 0 | 169 |
Literacy | 88.9% | - | 88.9% |
Sex Ratio | 942 | - | 942 |
Working Population - Khejuri - I Block
In Khejuri - I Block out of total population, 50,939 were engaged in work activities. 40.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 50,939 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,282 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,636 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 20,416 | 18,187 | 2,229 |
Cultivators | 3,282 | 3,034 | 248 |
Agriculture Labourer | 5,636 | 5,106 | 530 |
Household Industries | 839 | 689 | 150 |
Other Workers | 10,659 | 9,358 | 1,301 |
Marginal Workers | 30,523 | 20,946 | 9,577 |
Non Working | 82,053 | 29,361 | 52,692 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Khejuri - I, West Bengal - Wikipedia