Manikchak Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Maldah district, West Bengal

Manikchak Block of Maldah district has total population of 269,813 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 139,593 are males while 130,220 are females. In 2011 there were total 59,567 families residing in Manikchak Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Manikchak Block is 933.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Manikchak Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.8% and the sex ratio of Manikchak Block is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Manikchak Block is 43282 which is 16% of the total population. There are 22198 male children and 21084 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Manikchak Block is 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Manikchak Block.

The total literacy rate of Manikchak Block is 57.77%. The male literacy rate is 53.97% and the female literacy rate is 42.65% in Manikchak Block.

Population
269,813
Families
59,567
Literacy
57.77%
Sex Ratio
933

To facilitate the administration, Manikchak Block is further divided into 89 villages.

Manikchak Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 43,282 22,198 21,084
Literacy 57.77% 53.97% 42.65%
Scheduled Caste 74,816 38,913 35,903
Scheduled Tribe 40,125 20,889 19,236
Illiterate 138,939 64,253 74,686

Caste-wise Population - Manikchak Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.9% of total population in Manikchak Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 74,816 38,913 35,903
Schedule Tribe 40,125 20,889 19,236

Religion-wise Population - Manikchak Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 150,975 (55.96%) 78,533 72,442
Muslim 118,391 (43.88%) 60,829 57,562
Christian 139 (0.05%) 76 63
Sikh 25 (0.01%) 15 10
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 9 8
Jain 19 (0.01%) 10 9
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 245 (0.09%) 120 125

Literacy Rate - Manikchak Block

Average literacy rate of Manikchak Block in 2011 were 57.77% in which, male and female literacy were 64.18% and 50.89% respectively. Total literate in Manikchak Block were 130,874 of which male and female were 75,340 and 55,534 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Manikchak Block

The Sex Ratio of Manikchak Block is 933 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 933 females in Manikchak Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 950 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 933 ) of Manikchak Block.

Child Population - Manikchak Block

According to Census 2011, there were 43,282 children between age 0 to 6 years in Manikchak Block. Out of which 43,282 were male while 43,282 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Manikchak Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Manikchak Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Manikchak 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 43,282.

Total Urban Rural
Population 269,813 0 269,813
Children (0 - 6 years) 43,282 0 43,282
Schedule Caste 74,816 0 74,816
Schedule Tribe 40,125 0 40,125
Literacy 57.77% - 57.77%
Sex Ratio 933 - 933

Working Population - Manikchak Block

In Manikchak Block out of total population, 97,646 were engaged in work activities. 56% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 97,646 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,587 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,922 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 54,673 47,287 7,386
Cultivators 7,587 7,182 405
Agriculture Labourer 22,922 20,311 2,611
Household Industries 3,458 1,447 2,011
Other Workers 20,706 18,347 2,359
Marginal Workers 42,973 23,025 19,948
Non Working 172,167 69,281 102,886

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