Masalia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dumka district, Jharkhand

Masalia Block of Dumka district has total population of 124,554 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 62,828 are males while 61,726 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,837 families residing in Masalia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Masalia Block is 982.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Masalia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61.7% and the sex ratio of Masalia Block is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Masalia Block is 20146 which is 16% of the total population. There are 10299 male children and 9847 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Masalia Block is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Masalia Block.

The total literacy rate of Masalia Block is 61.66%. The male literacy rate is 62.36% and the female literacy rate is 40.82% in Masalia Block.

Population
124,554
Families
26,837
Literacy
61.66%
Sex Ratio
982

To facilitate the administration, Masalia Block is further divided into 317 villages.

Masalia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 20,146 10,299 9,847
Literacy 61.66% 62.36% 40.82%
Scheduled Caste 6,348 3,194 3,154
Scheduled Tribe 72,966 36,330 36,636
Illiterate 60,180 23,651 36,529

Caste-wise Population - Masalia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 58.6% of total population in Masalia Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,348 3,194 3,154
Schedule Tribe 72,966 36,330 36,636

Religion-wise Population - Masalia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 92,562 (74.31%) 46,856 45,706
Muslim 9,036 (7.25%) 4,623 4,413
Christian 2,998 (2.41%) 1,455 1,543
Sikh 23 (0.02%) 9 14
Buddhist 44 (0.04%) 20 24
Jain 14 (0.01%) 9 5
Other Religion 19,694 (15.81%) 9,763 9,931
No Religion Specified 183 (0.15%) 93 90

Literacy Rate - Masalia Block

Average literacy rate of Masalia Block in 2011 were 61.66% in which, male and female literacy were 74.58% and 48.57% respectively. Total literate in Masalia Block were 64,374 of which male and female were 39,177 and 25,197 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Masalia Block

The Sex Ratio of Masalia Block is 982 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 982 females in Masalia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Masalia Block.

Child Population - Masalia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 20,146 children between age 0 to 6 years in Masalia Block. Out of which 20,146 were male while 20,146 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Masalia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Masalia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Masalia 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 20,146.

Total Urban Rural
Population 124,554 0 124,554
Children (0 - 6 years) 20,146 0 20,146
Schedule Caste 6,348 0 6,348
Schedule Tribe 72,966 0 72,966
Literacy 61.66% - 61.66%
Sex Ratio 982 - 982

Working Population - Masalia Block

In Masalia Block out of total population, 65,148 were engaged in work activities. 27.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 72.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,148 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,964 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,950 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,980 12,884 5,096
Cultivators 6,964 5,023 1,941
Agriculture Labourer 5,950 3,909 2,041
Household Industries 824 548 276
Other Workers 4,242 3,404 838
Marginal Workers 47,168 23,516 23,652
Non Working 59,406 26,428 32,978

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