Kurtha Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Arwal district, Bihar

Kurtha Block of Arwal district has total population of 121,818 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 63,290 are males while 58,528 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,564 families residing in Kurtha Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kurtha Block is 925.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kurtha Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 63.8% and the sex ratio of Kurtha Block is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurtha Block is 22849 which is 19% of the total population. There are 11913 male children and 10936 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurtha Block is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Kurtha Block.

The total literacy rate of Kurtha Block is 63.79%. The male literacy rate is 61.04% and the female literacy rate is 41.86% in Kurtha Block.

Population
121,818
Families
20,564
Literacy
63.79%
Sex Ratio
925

To facilitate the administration, Kurtha Block is further divided into 72 villages.

Kurtha Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,849 11,913 10,936
Literacy 63.79% 61.04% 41.86%
Scheduled Caste 21,972 11,301 10,671
Scheduled Tribe 68 38 30
Illiterate 58,685 24,656 34,029

Caste-wise Population - Kurtha Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kurtha Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,972 11,301 10,671
Schedule Tribe 68 38 30

Religion-wise Population - Kurtha Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 101,629 (83.43%) 52,848 48,781
Muslim 19,850 (16.29%) 10,259 9,591
Christian 89 (0.07%) 38 51
Sikh 4 (0%) 0 4
Buddhist 150 (0.12%) 87 63
Jain 7 (0.01%) 3 4
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 87 (0.07%) 54 33

Literacy Rate - Kurtha Block

Average literacy rate of Kurtha Block in 2011 were 63.79% in which, male and female literacy were 75.2% and 51.48% respectively. Total literate in Kurtha Block were 63,133 of which male and female were 38,634 and 24,499 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kurtha Block

The Sex Ratio of Kurtha Block is 925 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 925 females in Kurtha Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Kurtha Block.

Child Population - Kurtha Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,849 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kurtha Block. Out of which 22,849 were male while 22,849 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kurtha Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kurtha Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kurtha 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 22,849.

Total Urban Rural
Population 121,818 0 121,818
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,849 0 22,849
Schedule Caste 21,972 0 21,972
Schedule Tribe 68 0 68
Literacy 63.79% - 63.79%
Sex Ratio 925 - 925

Working Population - Kurtha Block

In Kurtha Block out of total population, 37,660 were engaged in work activities. 60.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,660 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,922 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,461 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,673 18,352 4,321
Cultivators 4,922 4,380 542
Agriculture Labourer 11,461 8,816 2,645
Household Industries 836 538 298
Other Workers 5,454 4,618 836
Marginal Workers 14,987 9,870 5,117
Non Working 84,158 35,068 49,090

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