Kursakatta Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Araria district, Bihar

Kursakatta Block of Araria district has total population of 149,231 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 78,008 are males while 71,223 are females. In 2011 there were total 29,238 families residing in Kursakatta Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kursakatta Block is 913.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kursakatta Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 56.9% and the sex ratio of Kursakatta Block is 913.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kursakatta Block is 29436 which is 20% of the total population. There are 15082 male children and 14354 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kursakatta Block is 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Kursakatta Block.

The total literacy rate of Kursakatta Block is 56.91%. The male literacy rate is 54.11% and the female literacy rate is 36.45% in Kursakatta Block.

Population
149,231
Families
29,238
Literacy
56.91%
Sex Ratio
913

To facilitate the administration, Kursakatta Block is further divided into 69 villages.

Kursakatta Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 29,436 15,082 14,354
Literacy 56.91% 54.11% 36.45%
Scheduled Caste 19,947 10,359 9,588
Scheduled Tribe 1,647 866 781
Illiterate 81,059 35,796 45,263

Caste-wise Population - Kursakatta Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Kursakatta Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,947 10,359 9,588
Schedule Tribe 1,647 866 781

Religion-wise Population - Kursakatta Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 111,612 (74.79%) 58,413 53,199
Muslim 37,183 (24.92%) 19,340 17,843
Christian 98 (0.07%) 47 51
Sikh 89 (0.06%) 49 40
Buddhist 35 (0.02%) 34 1
Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 207 (0.14%) 121 86

Literacy Rate - Kursakatta Block

Average literacy rate of Kursakatta Block in 2011 were 56.91% in which, male and female literacy were 67.08% and 45.65% respectively. Total literate in Kursakatta Block were 68,172 of which male and female were 42,212 and 25,960 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kursakatta Block

The Sex Ratio of Kursakatta Block is 913 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 913 females in Kursakatta Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 913 ) of Kursakatta Block.

Child Population - Kursakatta Block

According to Census 2011, there were 29,436 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kursakatta Block. Out of which 29,436 were male while 29,436 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kursakatta Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kursakatta Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kursakatta 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 29,436.

Total Urban Rural
Population 149,231 0 149,231
Children (0 - 6 years) 29,436 0 29,436
Schedule Caste 19,947 0 19,947
Schedule Tribe 1,647 0 1,647
Literacy 56.91% - 56.91%
Sex Ratio 913 - 913

Working Population - Kursakatta Block

In Kursakatta Block out of total population, 61,587 were engaged in work activities. 52.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 61,587 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,312 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18,236 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 32,099 25,039 7,060
Cultivators 9,312 8,019 1,293
Agriculture Labourer 18,236 13,820 4,416
Household Industries 489 249 240
Other Workers 4,062 2,951 1,111
Marginal Workers 29,488 13,892 15,596
Non Working 87,644 39,077 48,567

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