Kishanganj Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kishanganj district, Bihar
Kishanganj Block of Kishanganj district has total population of 241,134 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 124,694 are males while 116,440 are females. In 2011 there were total 47,256 families residing in Kishanganj Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kishanganj Block is 934.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 43.9% people lives in Urban areas while 56.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.5% while that in the rural areas is 53.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kishanganj Block is 918% while that of Rural areas is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kishanganj Block is 47062 which is 20% of the total population. There are 23878 male children and 23184 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kishanganj Block is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Kishanganj Block.
The total literacy rate of Kishanganj Block is 62.8%. The male literacy rate is 55.65% and the female literacy rate is 45.07% in Kishanganj Block.
To facilitate the administration, Kishanganj Block is further divided into 1 town and 72 villages.
Kishanganj Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kishanganj Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 47,062 | 23,878 | 23,184 |
Literacy | 62.8% | 55.65% | 45.07% |
Scheduled Caste | 20,743 | 10,604 | 10,139 |
Scheduled Tribe | 5,454 | 2,792 | 2,662 |
Illiterate | 119,265 | 55,300 | 63,965 |
Caste-wise Population - Kishanganj Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Kishanganj Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 20,743 | 10,604 | 10,139 |
Schedule Tribe | 5,454 | 2,792 | 2,662 |
Religion-wise Population - Kishanganj Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 92,210 | (38.24%) | 48,132 | 44,078 |
Muslim | 146,052 | (60.57%) | 75,064 | 70,988 |
Christian | 965 | (0.4%) | 494 | 471 |
Sikh | 276 | (0.11%) | 152 | 124 |
Buddhist | 54 | (0.02%) | 25 | 29 |
Jain | 1,139 | (0.47%) | 585 | 554 |
Other Religion | 10 | (0%) | 6 | 4 |
No Religion Specified | 428 | (0.18%) | 236 | 192 |
Literacy Rate - Kishanganj Block
Average literacy rate of Kishanganj Block in 2011 were 62.8% in which, male and female literacy were 68.83% and 56.27% respectively. Total literate in Kishanganj Block were 121,869 of which male and female were 69,394 and 52,475 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Kishanganj Block
The Sex Ratio of Kishanganj Block is 934 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 934 females in Kishanganj Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Kishanganj Block.
Child Population - Kishanganj Block
According to Census 2011, there were 47,062 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kishanganj Block. Out of which 47,062 were male while 47,062 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Kishanganj Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 20,698 families under Kishanganj Block living in urban areas while 20,698 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 43.9% of total population of Kishanganj Block lives in Urban areas while 56.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 16,884 while that in rural region is 30,178.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 241,134 | 105,782 | 135,352 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 47,062 | 16,884 | 30,178 |
Schedule Caste | 20,743 | 12,304 | 8,439 |
Schedule Tribe | 5,454 | 1,605 | 3,849 |
Literacy | 62.8% | 73.46% | 53.78% |
Sex Ratio | 934 | 918 | 946 |
Working Population - Kishanganj Block
In Kishanganj Block out of total population, 70,944 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 70,944 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,725 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,233 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 58,238 | 51,126 | 7,112 |
Cultivators | 7,725 | 7,279 | 446 |
Agriculture Labourer | 23,233 | 20,218 | 3,015 |
Household Industries | 1,130 | 793 | 337 |
Other Workers | 26,150 | 22,836 | 3,314 |
Marginal Workers | 12,706 | 8,106 | 4,600 |
Non Working | 170,190 | 65,462 | 104,728 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kishanganj, Bihar - Wikipedia