Palasi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Araria district, Bihar

Palasi Block of Araria district has total population of 248,369 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 128,843 are males while 119,526 are females. In 2011 there were total 51,258 families residing in Palasi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Palasi Block is 928.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Palasi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 52.8% and the sex ratio of Palasi Block is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palasi Block is 51750 which is 21% of the total population. There are 26247 male children and 25503 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palasi Block is 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Palasi Block.

The total literacy rate of Palasi Block is 52.84%. The male literacy rate is 50.34% and the female literacy rate is 32.65% in Palasi Block.

Population
248,369
Families
51,258
Literacy
52.84%
Sex Ratio
928

To facilitate the administration, Palasi Block is further divided into 107 villages.

Palasi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 51,750 26,247 25,503
Literacy 52.84% 50.34% 32.65%
Scheduled Caste 19,007 9,789 9,218
Scheduled Tribe 1,224 618 606
Illiterate 144,484 63,982 80,502

Caste-wise Population - Palasi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Palasi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,007 9,789 9,218
Schedule Tribe 1,224 618 606

Religion-wise Population - Palasi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 126,899 (51.09%) 65,887 61,012
Muslim 120,349 (48.46%) 62,394 57,955
Christian 262 (0.11%) 135 127
Sikh 34 (0.01%) 18 16
Buddhist 8 (0%) 3 5
Jain 165 (0.07%) 96 69
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 651 (0.26%) 310 341

Literacy Rate - Palasi Block

Average literacy rate of Palasi Block in 2011 were 52.84% in which, male and female literacy were 63.22% and 41.5% respectively. Total literate in Palasi Block were 103,885 of which male and female were 64,861 and 39,024 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Palasi Block

The Sex Ratio of Palasi Block is 928 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 928 females in Palasi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 928 ) of Palasi Block.

Child Population - Palasi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 51,750 children between age 0 to 6 years in Palasi Block. Out of which 51,750 were male while 51,750 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Palasi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Palasi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Palasi 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 51,750.

Total Urban Rural
Population 248,369 0 248,369
Children (0 - 6 years) 51,750 0 51,750
Schedule Caste 19,007 0 19,007
Schedule Tribe 1,224 0 1,224
Literacy 52.84% - 52.84%
Sex Ratio 928 - 928

Working Population - Palasi Block

In Palasi Block out of total population, 84,352 were engaged in work activities. 60.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 84,352 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30,093 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 51,366 44,371 6,995
Cultivators 14,120 13,248 872
Agriculture Labourer 30,093 26,588 3,505
Household Industries 1,329 457 872
Other Workers 5,824 4,078 1,746
Marginal Workers 32,986 17,880 15,106
Non Working 164,017 66,592 97,425

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