Nanda Kumar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal

Nanda Kumar Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 262,998 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 135,720 are males while 127,278 are females. In 2011 there were total 59,240 families residing in Nanda Kumar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Nanda Kumar Block is 938.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Nanda Kumar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 85.6% and the sex ratio of Nanda Kumar Block is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nanda Kumar Block is 31408 which is 12% of the total population. There are 16187 male children and 15221 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nanda Kumar Block is 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Nanda Kumar Block.

The total literacy rate of Nanda Kumar Block is 85.56%. The male literacy rate is 79.89% and the female literacy rate is 70.5% in Nanda Kumar Block.

Population
262,998
Families
59,240
Literacy
85.56%
Sex Ratio
938

To facilitate the administration, Nanda Kumar Block is further divided into 101 villages.

Nanda Kumar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,408 16,187 15,221
Literacy 85.56% 79.89% 70.5%
Scheduled Caste 37,366 19,418 17,948
Scheduled Tribe 633 305 328
Illiterate 64,845 27,292 37,553

Caste-wise Population - Nanda Kumar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Nanda Kumar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,366 19,418 17,948
Schedule Tribe 633 305 328

Religion-wise Population - Nanda Kumar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 230,480 (87.64%) 118,927 111,553
Muslim 32,197 (12.24%) 16,621 15,576
Christian 62 (0.02%) 36 26
Sikh 31 (0.01%) 16 15
Buddhist 6 (0%) 3 3
Jain 9 (0%) 4 5
Other Religion 5 (0%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 208 (0.08%) 111 97

Literacy Rate - Nanda Kumar Block

Average literacy rate of Nanda Kumar Block in 2011 were 85.56% in which, male and female literacy were 90.71% and 80.07% respectively. Total literate in Nanda Kumar Block were 198,153 of which male and female were 108,428 and 89,725 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nanda Kumar Block

The Sex Ratio of Nanda Kumar Block is 938 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 938 females in Nanda Kumar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Nanda Kumar Block.

Child Population - Nanda Kumar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,408 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nanda Kumar Block. Out of which 31,408 were male while 31,408 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nanda Kumar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Nanda Kumar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Nanda Kumar 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 31,408.

Total Urban Rural
Population 262,998 0 262,998
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,408 0 31,408
Schedule Caste 37,366 0 37,366
Schedule Tribe 633 0 633
Literacy 85.56% - 85.56%
Sex Ratio 938 - 938

Working Population - Nanda Kumar Block

In Nanda Kumar Block out of total population, 103,599 were engaged in work activities. 59.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 103,599 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,345 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,047 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 61,703 52,794 8,909
Cultivators 14,345 13,394 951
Agriculture Labourer 15,047 13,778 1,269
Household Industries 6,027 2,303 3,724
Other Workers 26,284 23,319 2,965
Marginal Workers 41,896 25,622 16,274
Non Working 159,399 57,304 102,095

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