Pandabeswar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Barddhaman district, West Bengal

Pandabeswar Block of Barddhaman district has total population of 161,891 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 84,651 are males while 77,240 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,248 families residing in Pandabeswar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Pandabeswar Block is 912.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 83.5% people lives in Urban areas while 16.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.2% while that in the rural areas is 71.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Pandabeswar Block is 908% while that of Rural areas is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pandabeswar Block is 19709 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10095 male children and 9614 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pandabeswar Block is 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Pandabeswar Block.

The total literacy rate of Pandabeswar Block is 73.01%. The male literacy rate is 72.07% and the female literacy rate is 55.41% in Pandabeswar Block.

Population
161,891
Families
34,248
Literacy
73.01%
Sex Ratio
912

To facilitate the administration, Pandabeswar Block is further divided into 14 towns and 15 villages.

Pandabeswar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,709 10,095 9,614
Literacy 73.01% 72.07% 55.41%
Scheduled Caste 49,189 25,314 23,875
Scheduled Tribe 10,821 5,441 5,380
Illiterate 58,090 23,646 34,444

Caste-wise Population - Pandabeswar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.7% of total population in Pandabeswar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 49,189 25,314 23,875
Schedule Tribe 10,821 5,441 5,380

Religion-wise Population - Pandabeswar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 139,805 (86.36%) 73,008 66,797
Muslim 20,377 (12.59%) 10,742 9,635
Christian 232 (0.14%) 118 114
Sikh 866 (0.53%) 460 406
Buddhist 45 (0.03%) 27 18
Jain 8 (0%) 2 6
Other Religion 226 (0.14%) 115 111
No Religion Specified 332 (0.21%) 179 153

Literacy Rate - Pandabeswar Block

Average literacy rate of Pandabeswar Block in 2011 were 73.01% in which, male and female literacy were 81.82% and 63.28% respectively. Total literate in Pandabeswar Block were 103,801 of which male and female were 61,005 and 42,796 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pandabeswar Block

The Sex Ratio of Pandabeswar Block is 912 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 912 females in Pandabeswar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 912 ) of Pandabeswar Block.

Child Population - Pandabeswar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,709 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pandabeswar Block. Out of which 19,709 were male while 19,709 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pandabeswar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 28,433 families under Pandabeswar Block living in urban areas while 28,433 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 83.5% of total population of Pandabeswar Block lives in Urban areas while 16.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 16,437 while that in rural region is 3,272.

Total Urban Rural
Population 161,891 135,171 26,720
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,709 16,437 3,272
Schedule Caste 49,189 42,430 6,759
Schedule Tribe 10,821 6,654 4,167
Literacy 73.01% 73.23% 71.87%
Sex Ratio 912 908 935

Working Population - Pandabeswar Block

In Pandabeswar Block out of total population, 49,850 were engaged in work activities. 71.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,850 workers engaged in Main Work, 930 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,717 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 35,730 31,644 4,086
Cultivators 930 825 105
Agriculture Labourer 1,717 1,495 222
Household Industries 779 532 247
Other Workers 32,304 28,792 3,512
Marginal Workers 14,120 9,939 4,181
Non Working 112,041 43,068 68,973

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