Nawadih Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bokaro district, Jharkhand

Nawadih Block of Bokaro district has total population of 138,454 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 70,344 are males while 68,110 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,556 families residing in Nawadih Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Nawadih Block is 968.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.3% people lives in Urban areas while 96.7% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.8% while that in the rural areas is 62.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Nawadih Block is 943% while that of Rural areas is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nawadih Block is 22236 which is 16% of the total population. There are 11367 male children and 10869 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawadih Block is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Nawadih Block.

The total literacy rate of Nawadih Block is 62.55%. The male literacy rate is 63.04% and the female literacy rate is 41.63% in Nawadih Block.

Population
138,454
Families
24,556
Literacy
62.55%
Sex Ratio
968

To facilitate the administration, Nawadih Block is further divided into 1 town and 69 villages.

Nawadih Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,236 11,367 10,869
Literacy 62.55% 63.04% 41.63%
Scheduled Caste 18,476 9,467 9,009
Scheduled Tribe 17,345 8,675 8,670
Illiterate 65,757 26,001 39,756

Caste-wise Population - Nawadih Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.5% of total population in Nawadih Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 18,476 9,467 9,009
Schedule Tribe 17,345 8,675 8,670

Religion-wise Population - Nawadih Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 106,994 (77.28%) 54,292 52,702
Muslim 22,595 (16.32%) 11,603 10,992
Christian 321 (0.23%) 166 155
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 7 3
Buddhist 20 (0.01%) 17 3
Jain 8 (0.01%) 3 5
Other Religion 8,330 (6.02%) 4,168 4,162
No Religion Specified 176 (0.13%) 88 88

Literacy Rate - Nawadih Block

Average literacy rate of Nawadih Block in 2011 were 62.55% in which, male and female literacy were 75.19% and 49.53% respectively. Total literate in Nawadih Block were 72,697 of which male and female were 44,343 and 28,354 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nawadih Block

The Sex Ratio of Nawadih Block is 968 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 968 females in Nawadih Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 968 ) of Nawadih Block.

Child Population - Nawadih Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,236 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nawadih Block. Out of which 22,236 were male while 22,236 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nawadih Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 852 families under Nawadih Block living in urban areas while 852 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.3% of total population of Nawadih Block lives in Urban areas while 96.7% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 676 while that in rural region is 21,560.

Total Urban Rural
Population 138,454 4,606 133,848
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,236 676 21,560
Schedule Caste 18,476 625 17,851
Schedule Tribe 17,345 0 17,345
Literacy 62.55% 75.83% 62.09%
Sex Ratio 968 943 969

Working Population - Nawadih Block

In Nawadih Block out of total population, 52,904 were engaged in work activities. 33.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52,904 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,029 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,998 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,693 14,102 3,591
Cultivators 5,029 3,801 1,228
Agriculture Labourer 1,998 1,225 773
Household Industries 602 411 191
Other Workers 10,064 8,665 1,399
Marginal Workers 35,211 20,081 15,130
Non Working 85,550 36,161 49,389

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