Panchla Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Haora district, West Bengal

Panchla Block of Haora district has total population of 251,930 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 129,160 are males while 122,770 are females. In 2011 there were total 50,585 families residing in Panchla Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Panchla Block is 951.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 82.9% people lives in Urban areas while 17.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 79.2% while that in the rural areas is 78%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Panchla Block is 952% while that of Rural areas is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Panchla Block is 32043 which is 13% of the total population. There are 16277 male children and 15766 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panchla Block is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Panchla Block.

The total literacy rate of Panchla Block is 78.98%. The male literacy rate is 72.39% and the female literacy rate is 65.29% in Panchla Block.

Population
251,930
Families
50,585
Literacy
78.98%
Sex Ratio
951

To facilitate the administration, Panchla Block is further divided into 20 towns and 13 villages.

Panchla Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 32,043 16,277 15,766
Literacy 78.98% 72.39% 65.29%
Scheduled Caste 44,475 22,705 21,770
Scheduled Tribe 75 45 30
Illiterate 78,274 35,666 42,608

Caste-wise Population - Panchla Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Panchla Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 44,475 22,705 21,770
Schedule Tribe 75 45 30

Religion-wise Population - Panchla Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 134,061 (53.21%) 68,601 65,460
Muslim 117,444 (46.62%) 60,286 57,158
Christian 98 (0.04%) 46 52
Sikh 18 (0.01%) 12 6
Buddhist 9 (0%) 3 6
Jain 18 (0.01%) 11 7
Other Religion 13 (0.01%) 12 1
No Religion Specified 269 (0.11%) 189 80

Literacy Rate - Panchla Block

Average literacy rate of Panchla Block in 2011 were 78.98% in which, male and female literacy were 82.82% and 74.91% respectively. Total literate in Panchla Block were 173,656 of which male and female were 93,494 and 80,162 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Panchla Block

The Sex Ratio of Panchla Block is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Panchla Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Panchla Block.

Child Population - Panchla Block

According to Census 2011, there were 32,043 children between age 0 to 6 years in Panchla Block. Out of which 32,043 were male while 32,043 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Panchla Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 41,541 families under Panchla Block living in urban areas while 41,541 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 82.9% of total population of Panchla Block lives in Urban areas while 17.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 26,717 while that in rural region is 5,326.

Total Urban Rural
Population 251,930 208,843 43,087
Children (0 - 6 years) 32,043 26,717 5,326
Schedule Caste 44,475 33,913 10,562
Schedule Tribe 75 60 15
Literacy 78.98% 79.17% 78.03%
Sex Ratio 951 952 946

Working Population - Panchla Block

In Panchla Block out of total population, 101,780 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 101,780 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,262 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,010 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 81,796 67,930 13,866
Cultivators 2,262 2,099 163
Agriculture Labourer 3,010 2,794 216
Household Industries 45,618 36,182 9,436
Other Workers 30,906 26,855 4,051
Marginal Workers 19,984 9,716 10,268
Non Working 150,150 51,514 98,636

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