Narayangarh Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Narayangarh Block of Paschim Medinipur district has total population of 302,620 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 153,247 are males while 149,373 are females. In 2011 there were total 68,886 families residing in Narayangarh Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Narayangarh Block is 975.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3% people lives in Urban areas while 97% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88% while that in the rural areas is 77.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Narayangarh Block is 1,016% while that of Rural areas is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Narayangarh Block is 34797 which is 11% of the total population. There are 17920 male children and 16877 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Narayangarh Block is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Narayangarh Block.

The total literacy rate of Narayangarh Block is 78.18%. The male literacy rate is 75.84% and the female literacy rate is 62.36% in Narayangarh Block.

Population
302,620
Families
68,886
Literacy
78.18%
Sex Ratio
975

To facilitate the administration, Narayangarh Block is further divided into 1 town and 516 villages.

Narayangarh Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,797 17,920 16,877
Literacy 78.18% 75.84% 62.36%
Scheduled Caste 56,333 28,479 27,854
Scheduled Tribe 68,080 34,248 33,832
Illiterate 93,246 37,025 56,221

Caste-wise Population - Narayangarh Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.5% of total population in Narayangarh Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 56,333 28,479 27,854
Schedule Tribe 68,080 34,248 33,832

Religion-wise Population - Narayangarh Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 283,826 (93.79%) 143,803 140,023
Muslim 15,835 (5.23%) 7,976 7,859
Christian 1,010 (0.33%) 493 517
Sikh 29 (0.01%) 8 21
Buddhist 23 (0.01%) 9 14
Jain 251 (0.08%) 129 122
Other Religion 1,194 (0.39%) 596 598
No Religion Specified 452 (0.15%) 233 219

Literacy Rate - Narayangarh Block

Average literacy rate of Narayangarh Block in 2011 were 78.18% in which, male and female literacy were 85.88% and 70.31% respectively. Total literate in Narayangarh Block were 209,374 of which male and female were 116,222 and 93,152 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Narayangarh Block

The Sex Ratio of Narayangarh Block is 975 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 975 females in Narayangarh Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Narayangarh Block.

Child Population - Narayangarh Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,797 children between age 0 to 6 years in Narayangarh Block. Out of which 34,797 were male while 34,797 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Narayangarh Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 2,109 families under Narayangarh Block living in urban areas while 2,109 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3% of total population of Narayangarh Block lives in Urban areas while 97% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 893 while that in rural region is 33,904.

Total Urban Rural
Population 302,620 9,007 293,613
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,797 893 33,904
Schedule Caste 56,333 987 55,346
Schedule Tribe 68,080 1,224 66,856
Literacy 78.18% 87.97% 77.87%
Sex Ratio 975 1,016 973

Working Population - Narayangarh Block

In Narayangarh Block out of total population, 135,367 were engaged in work activities. 56.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 135,367 workers engaged in Main Work, 23,885 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31,455 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 75,950 61,209 14,741
Cultivators 23,885 22,112 1,773
Agriculture Labourer 31,455 23,072 8,383
Household Industries 2,502 1,002 1,500
Other Workers 18,108 15,023 3,085
Marginal Workers 59,417 29,292 30,125
Non Working 167,253 62,746 104,507

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