Mahagama Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Godda district, Jharkhand

Mahagama Block of Godda district has total population of 196,976 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 101,987 are males while 94,989 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,959 families residing in Mahagama Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Mahagama Block is 931.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5.6% people lives in Urban areas while 94.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.6% while that in the rural areas is 54.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Mahagama Block is 901% while that of Rural areas is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahagama Block is 39553 which is 20% of the total population. There are 20141 male children and 19412 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahagama Block is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Mahagama Block.

The total literacy rate of Mahagama Block is 55.66%. The male literacy rate is 53.45% and the female literacy rate is 34.86% in Mahagama Block.

Population
196,976
Families
34,959
Literacy
55.66%
Sex Ratio
931

To facilitate the administration, Mahagama Block is further divided into 1 town and 363 villages.

Mahagama Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 39,553 20,141 19,412
Literacy 55.66% 53.45% 34.86%
Scheduled Caste 19,433 10,070 9,363
Scheduled Tribe 14,010 6,962 7,048
Illiterate 109,349 47,472 61,877

Caste-wise Population - Mahagama Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.1% of total population in Mahagama Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,433 10,070 9,363
Schedule Tribe 14,010 6,962 7,048

Religion-wise Population - Mahagama Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 101,874 (51.72%) 53,113 48,761
Muslim 90,317 (45.85%) 46,461 43,856
Christian 774 (0.39%) 376 398
Sikh 16 (0.01%) 7 9
Buddhist 13 (0.01%) 10 3
Jain 9 (0%) 5 4
Other Religion 3,784 (1.92%) 1,905 1,879
No Religion Specified 189 (0.1%) 110 79

Literacy Rate - Mahagama Block

Average literacy rate of Mahagama Block in 2011 were 55.66% in which, male and female literacy were 66.61% and 43.81% respectively. Total literate in Mahagama Block were 87,627 of which male and female were 54,515 and 33,112 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Mahagama Block

The Sex Ratio of Mahagama Block is 931 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 931 females in Mahagama Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Mahagama Block.

Child Population - Mahagama Block

According to Census 2011, there were 39,553 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahagama Block. Out of which 39,553 were male while 39,553 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Mahagama Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,903 families under Mahagama Block living in urban areas while 1,903 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5.6% of total population of Mahagama Block lives in Urban areas while 94.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,834 while that in rural region is 37,719.

Total Urban Rural
Population 196,976 10,969 186,007
Children (0 - 6 years) 39,553 1,834 37,719
Schedule Caste 19,433 1,435 17,998
Schedule Tribe 14,010 3 14,007
Literacy 55.66% 79.56% 54.19%
Sex Ratio 931 901 933

Working Population - Mahagama Block

In Mahagama Block out of total population, 80,146 were engaged in work activities. 36.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,146 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,456 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,032 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 29,451 23,268 6,183
Cultivators 7,456 6,116 1,340
Agriculture Labourer 11,032 8,184 2,848
Household Industries 1,131 657 474
Other Workers 9,832 8,311 1,521
Marginal Workers 50,695 26,214 24,481
Non Working 116,830 52,505 64,325

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