Melaghar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Tripura district, Tripura

Melaghar Block of West Tripura district has total population of 121,474 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 62,284 are males while 59,190 are females. In 2011 there were total 27,654 families residing in Melaghar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Melaghar Block is 950.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.6% people lives in Urban areas while 95.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 97% while that in the rural areas is 87.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Melaghar Block is 983% while that of Rural areas is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Melaghar Block is 15164 which is 12% of the total population. There are 7732 male children and 7432 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Melaghar Block is 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Melaghar Block.

The total literacy rate of Melaghar Block is 87.73%. The male literacy rate is 80.39% and the female literacy rate is 72.98% in Melaghar Block.

Population
121,474
Families
27,654
Literacy
87.73%
Sex Ratio
950

To facilitate the administration, Melaghar Block is further divided into 1 town and 28 villages.

Melaghar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,164 7,732 7,432
Literacy 87.73% 80.39% 72.98%
Scheduled Caste 34,902 18,004 16,898
Scheduled Tribe 17,117 8,702 8,415
Illiterate 28,208 12,215 15,993

Caste-wise Population - Melaghar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.1% of total population in Melaghar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34,902 18,004 16,898
Schedule Tribe 17,117 8,702 8,415

Religion-wise Population - Melaghar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 90,109 (74.18%) 46,280 43,829
Muslim 30,946 (25.48%) 15,803 15,143
Christian 227 (0.19%) 114 113
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Buddhist 36 (0.03%) 17 19
Jain 8 (0.01%) 2 6
Other Religion 31 (0.03%) 13 18
No Religion Specified 109 (0.09%) 51 58

Literacy Rate - Melaghar Block

Average literacy rate of Melaghar Block in 2011 were 87.73% in which, male and female literacy were 91.78% and 83.46% respectively. Total literate in Melaghar Block were 93,266 of which male and female were 50,069 and 43,197 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Melaghar Block

The Sex Ratio of Melaghar Block is 950 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Melaghar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Melaghar Block.

Child Population - Melaghar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,164 children between age 0 to 6 years in Melaghar Block. Out of which 15,164 were male while 15,164 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Melaghar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,335 families under Melaghar Block living in urban areas while 1,335 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.6% of total population of Melaghar Block lives in Urban areas while 95.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 571 while that in rural region is 14,593.

Total Urban Rural
Population 121,474 5,607 115,867
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,164 571 14,593
Schedule Caste 34,902 1,493 33,409
Schedule Tribe 17,117 179 16,938
Literacy 87.73% 96.98% 87.27%
Sex Ratio 950 983 949

Working Population - Melaghar Block

In Melaghar Block out of total population, 49,420 were engaged in work activities. 65.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,420 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,420 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,534 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 32,369 27,923 4,446
Cultivators 9,420 8,914 506
Agriculture Labourer 8,534 7,206 1,328
Household Industries 1,379 602 777
Other Workers 13,036 11,201 1,835
Marginal Workers 17,051 7,485 9,566
Non Working 72,054 26,876 45,178

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