Memari - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Barddhaman district, West Bengal

Memari - I Block of Barddhaman district has total population of 218,425 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 110,712 are males while 107,713 are females. In 2011 there were total 51,148 families residing in Memari - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Memari - I Block is 973.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2% people lives in Urban areas while 98% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.8% while that in the rural areas is 73.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Memari - I Block is 967% while that of Rural areas is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Memari - I Block is 22294 which is 10% of the total population. There are 11297 male children and 10997 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Memari - I Block is 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Memari - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Memari - I Block is 74.1%. The male literacy rate is 72.62% and the female literacy rate is 60.29% in Memari - I Block.

Population
218,425
Families
51,148
Literacy
74.1%
Sex Ratio
973

To facilitate the administration, Memari - I Block is further divided into 1 town and 112 villages.

Memari - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,294 11,297 10,997
Literacy 74.1% 72.62% 60.29%
Scheduled Caste 79,976 40,499 39,477
Scheduled Tribe 34,467 17,217 17,250
Illiterate 73,084 30,308 42,776

Caste-wise Population - Memari - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.8% of total population in Memari - I Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 79,976 40,499 39,477
Schedule Tribe 34,467 17,217 17,250

Religion-wise Population - Memari - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 172,616 (79.03%) 87,620 84,996
Muslim 39,882 (18.26%) 20,117 19,765
Christian 360 (0.16%) 214 146
Sikh 66 (0.03%) 35 31
Buddhist 26 (0.01%) 14 12
Jain 4 (0%) 2 2
Other Religion 5,297 (2.43%) 2,630 2,667
No Religion Specified 174 (0.08%) 80 94

Literacy Rate - Memari - I Block

Average literacy rate of Memari - I Block in 2011 were 74.1% in which, male and female literacy were 80.88% and 67.14% respectively. Total literate in Memari - I Block were 145,341 of which male and female were 80,404 and 64,937 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Memari - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Memari - I Block is 973 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 973 females in Memari - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 973 ) of Memari - I Block.

Child Population - Memari - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,294 children between age 0 to 6 years in Memari - I Block. Out of which 22,294 were male while 22,294 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Memari - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,072 families under Memari - I Block living in urban areas while 1,072 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2% of total population of Memari - I Block lives in Urban areas while 98% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 404 while that in rural region is 21,890.

Total Urban Rural
Population 218,425 4,420 214,005
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,294 404 21,890
Schedule Caste 79,976 935 79,041
Schedule Tribe 34,467 411 34,056
Literacy 74.1% 81.8% 73.94%
Sex Ratio 973 967 973

Working Population - Memari - I Block

In Memari - I Block out of total population, 99,772 were engaged in work activities. 74.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 99,772 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,016 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34,386 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 74,675 55,052 19,623
Cultivators 10,016 9,637 379
Agriculture Labourer 34,386 22,934 11,452
Household Industries 3,976 1,281 2,695
Other Workers 26,297 21,200 5,097
Marginal Workers 25,097 13,460 11,637
Non Working 118,653 42,200 76,453

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