Kushmundi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal

Kushmundi Block of Dakshin Dinajpur district has total population of 198,752 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 100,317 are males while 98,435 are females. In 2011 there were total 45,135 families residing in Kushmundi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kushmundi Block is 981.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kushmundi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 65.4% and the sex ratio of Kushmundi Block is 981.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kushmundi Block is 25687 which is 13% of the total population. There are 13138 male children and 12549 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kushmundi Block is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 981 ) of Kushmundi Block.

The total literacy rate of Kushmundi Block is 65.43%. The male literacy rate is 62.41% and the female literacy rate is 51.43% in Kushmundi Block.

Population
198,752
Families
45,135
Literacy
65.43%
Sex Ratio
981

To facilitate the administration, Kushmundi Block is further divided into 231 villages.

Kushmundi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,687 13,138 12,549
Literacy 65.43% 62.41% 51.43%
Scheduled Caste 88,967 45,213 43,754
Scheduled Tribe 15,622 7,658 7,964
Illiterate 85,512 37,706 47,806

Caste-wise Population - Kushmundi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.9% of total population in Kushmundi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 88,967 45,213 43,754
Schedule Tribe 15,622 7,658 7,964

Religion-wise Population - Kushmundi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 119,891 (60.32%) 60,684 59,207
Muslim 77,239 (38.86%) 38,818 38,421
Christian 1,358 (0.68%) 670 688
Sikh 22 (0.01%) 8 14
Buddhist 10 (0.01%) 4 6
Jain 21 (0.01%) 11 10
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 208 (0.1%) 120 88

Literacy Rate - Kushmundi Block

Average literacy rate of Kushmundi Block in 2011 were 65.43% in which, male and female literacy were 71.82% and 58.95% respectively. Total literate in Kushmundi Block were 113,240 of which male and female were 62,611 and 50,629 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kushmundi Block

The Sex Ratio of Kushmundi Block is 981 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 981 females in Kushmundi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 981 ) of Kushmundi Block.

Child Population - Kushmundi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 25,687 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kushmundi Block. Out of which 25,687 were male while 25,687 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kushmundi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kushmundi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kushmundi 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 25,687.

Total Urban Rural
Population 198,752 0 198,752
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,687 0 25,687
Schedule Caste 88,967 0 88,967
Schedule Tribe 15,622 0 15,622
Literacy 65.43% - 65.43%
Sex Ratio 981 - 981

Working Population - Kushmundi Block

In Kushmundi Block out of total population, 75,748 were engaged in work activities. 75.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 75,748 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,761 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,497 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 57,077 48,618 8,459
Cultivators 28,761 26,530 2,231
Agriculture Labourer 21,497 16,488 5,009
Household Industries 483 374 109
Other Workers 6,336 5,226 1,110
Marginal Workers 18,671 7,633 11,038
Non Working 123,004 44,066 78,938

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