Ranaghat - II Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nadia district, West Bengal

Ranaghat - II Block of Nadia district has total population of 364,405 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 187,615 are males while 176,790 are females. In 2011 there were total 84,715 families residing in Ranaghat - II Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ranaghat - II Block is 942.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13.7% people lives in Urban areas while 86.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.5% while that in the rural areas is 78.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Ranaghat - II Block is 966% while that of Rural areas is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ranaghat - II Block is 34566 which is 9% of the total population. There are 17681 male children and 16885 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ranaghat - II Block is 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Ranaghat - II Block.

The total literacy rate of Ranaghat - II Block is 79.27%. The male literacy rate is 75.69% and the female literacy rate is 67.58% in Ranaghat - II Block.

Population
364,405
Families
84,715
Literacy
79.27%
Sex Ratio
942

To facilitate the administration, Ranaghat - II Block is further divided into 6 towns and 110 villages.

Ranaghat - II Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,566 17,681 16,885
Literacy 79.27% 75.69% 67.58%
Scheduled Caste 172,778 89,326 83,452
Scheduled Tribe 16,142 8,110 8,032
Illiterate 102,929 45,610 57,319

Caste-wise Population - Ranaghat - II Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.4% of total population in Ranaghat - II Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 172,778 89,326 83,452
Schedule Tribe 16,142 8,110 8,032

Religion-wise Population - Ranaghat - II Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 312,111 (85.65%) 160,880 151,231
Muslim 45,887 (12.59%) 23,595 22,292
Christian 5,956 (1.63%) 2,878 3,078
Sikh 87 (0.02%) 60 27
Buddhist 13 (0%) 9 4
Jain 18 (0%) 13 5
Other Religion 212 (0.06%) 112 100
No Religion Specified 121 (0.03%) 68 53

Literacy Rate - Ranaghat - II Block

Average literacy rate of Ranaghat - II Block in 2011 were 79.27% in which, male and female literacy were 83.56% and 74.71% respectively. Total literate in Ranaghat - II Block were 261,476 of which male and female were 142,005 and 119,471 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ranaghat - II Block

The Sex Ratio of Ranaghat - II Block is 942 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 942 females in Ranaghat - II Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Ranaghat - II Block.

Child Population - Ranaghat - II Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,566 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ranaghat - II Block. Out of which 34,566 were male while 34,566 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ranaghat - II Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 12,045 families under Ranaghat - II Block living in urban areas while 12,045 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13.7% of total population of Ranaghat - II Block lives in Urban areas while 86.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,172 while that in rural region is 30,394.

Total Urban Rural
Population 364,405 49,886 314,519
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,566 4,172 30,394
Schedule Caste 172,778 17,434 155,344
Schedule Tribe 16,142 1,443 14,699
Literacy 79.27% 84.46% 78.44%
Sex Ratio 942 966 939

Working Population - Ranaghat - II Block

In Ranaghat - II Block out of total population, 127,146 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 127,146 workers engaged in Main Work, 28,406 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34,236 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 113,811 102,375 11,436
Cultivators 28,406 27,593 813
Agriculture Labourer 34,236 31,636 2,600
Household Industries 5,076 2,854 2,222
Other Workers 46,093 40,292 5,801
Marginal Workers 13,335 7,995 5,340
Non Working 237,259 77,245 160,014

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