Peshrar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Lohardaga district, Jharkhand

Peshrar Block of Lohardaga district has total population of 31,057 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 15,764 are males while 15,293 are females. In 2011 there were total 5,848 families residing in Peshrar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Peshrar Block is 970.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Peshrar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.3% and the sex ratio of Peshrar Block is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Peshrar Block is 6191 which is 20% of the total population. There are 3090 male children and 3101 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Peshrar Block is 1,004 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Peshrar Block.

The total literacy rate of Peshrar Block is 54.25%. The male literacy rate is 53.59% and the female literacy rate is 32.97% in Peshrar Block.

Population
31,057
Families
5,848
Literacy
54.25%
Sex Ratio
970

To facilitate the administration, Peshrar Block is further divided into 74 villages.

Peshrar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,191 3,090 3,101
Literacy 54.25% 53.59% 32.97%
Scheduled Caste 1,173 601 572
Scheduled Tribe 25,641 12,995 12,646
Illiterate 17,567 7,316 10,251

Caste-wise Population - Peshrar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 82.6% of total population in Peshrar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,173 601 572
Schedule Tribe 25,641 12,995 12,646

Religion-wise Population - Peshrar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,685 (15.09%) 2,402 2,283
Muslim 1,776 (5.72%) 879 897
Christian 236 (0.76%) 119 117
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 24,318 (78.3%) 12,343 11,975
No Religion Specified 41 (0.13%) 20 21

Literacy Rate - Peshrar Block

Average literacy rate of Peshrar Block in 2011 were 54.25% in which, male and female literacy were 66.66% and 41.35% respectively. Total literate in Peshrar Block were 13,490 of which male and female were 8,448 and 5,042 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Peshrar Block

The Sex Ratio of Peshrar Block is 970 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 970 females in Peshrar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,004 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Peshrar Block.

Child Population - Peshrar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,191 children between age 0 to 6 years in Peshrar Block. Out of which 6,191 were male while 6,191 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Peshrar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Peshrar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Peshrar 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 6,191.

Total Urban Rural
Population 31,057 0 31,057
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,191 0 6,191
Schedule Caste 1,173 0 1,173
Schedule Tribe 25,641 0 25,641
Literacy 54.25% - 54.25%
Sex Ratio 970 - 970

Working Population - Peshrar Block

In Peshrar Block out of total population, 15,997 were engaged in work activities. 39.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 15,997 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,255 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,244 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,336 3,837 2,499
Cultivators 4,255 2,603 1,652
Agriculture Labourer 1,244 651 593
Household Industries 271 165 106
Other Workers 566 418 148
Marginal Workers 9,661 4,477 5,184
Non Working 15,060 7,450 7,610

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