Kotulpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal

Kotulpur Block of Bankura district has total population of 188,775 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 96,394 are males while 92,381 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,119 families residing in Kotulpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kotulpur Block is 958.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.5% people lives in Urban areas while 95.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.1% while that in the rural areas is 77.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kotulpur Block is 982% while that of Rural areas is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kotulpur Block is 20430 which is 11% of the total population. There are 10356 male children and 10074 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kotulpur Block is 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Kotulpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Kotulpur Block is 78.01%. The male literacy rate is 75.87% and the female literacy rate is 62.99% in Kotulpur Block.

Population
188,775
Families
41,119
Literacy
78.01%
Sex Ratio
958

To facilitate the administration, Kotulpur Block is further divided into 1 town and 169 villages.

Kotulpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 20,430 10,356 10,074
Literacy 78.01% 75.87% 62.99%
Scheduled Caste 66,780 33,784 32,996
Scheduled Tribe 6,211 3,146 3,065
Illiterate 57,448 23,261 34,187

Caste-wise Population - Kotulpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Kotulpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 66,780 33,784 32,996
Schedule Tribe 6,211 3,146 3,065

Religion-wise Population - Kotulpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 155,396 (82.32%) 79,207 76,189
Muslim 32,922 (17.44%) 16,945 15,977
Christian 38 (0.02%) 20 18
Sikh 17 (0.01%) 8 9
Buddhist 10 (0.01%) 6 4
Jain 6 (0%) 3 3
Other Religion 275 (0.15%) 145 130
No Religion Specified 111 (0.06%) 60 51

Literacy Rate - Kotulpur Block

Average literacy rate of Kotulpur Block in 2011 were 78.01% in which, male and female literacy were 85% and 70.7% respectively. Total literate in Kotulpur Block were 131,327 of which male and female were 73,133 and 58,194 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kotulpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Kotulpur Block is 958 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 958 females in Kotulpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Kotulpur Block.

Child Population - Kotulpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 20,430 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kotulpur Block. Out of which 20,430 were male while 20,430 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kotulpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,973 families under Kotulpur Block living in urban areas while 1,973 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.5% of total population of Kotulpur Block lives in Urban areas while 95.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 759 while that in rural region is 19,671.

Total Urban Rural
Population 188,775 8,483 180,292
Children (0 - 6 years) 20,430 759 19,671
Schedule Caste 66,780 2,199 64,581
Schedule Tribe 6,211 51 6,160
Literacy 78.01% 86.13% 77.62%
Sex Ratio 958 982 957

Working Population - Kotulpur Block

In Kotulpur Block out of total population, 77,559 were engaged in work activities. 74.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77,559 workers engaged in Main Work, 19,801 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20,073 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,527 50,102 7,425
Cultivators 19,801 19,017 784
Agriculture Labourer 20,073 16,456 3,617
Household Industries 1,390 984 406
Other Workers 16,263 13,645 2,618
Marginal Workers 20,032 8,068 11,964
Non Working 111,216 38,224 72,992

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