Sahid Matangini Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal

Sahid Matangini Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 199,210 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 103,144 are males while 96,066 are females. In 2011 there were total 45,038 families residing in Sahid Matangini Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sahid Matangini Block is 931.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 7.6% people lives in Urban areas while 92.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.6% while that in the rural areas is 86.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sahid Matangini Block is 954% while that of Rural areas is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahid Matangini Block is 22061 which is 11% of the total population. There are 11293 male children and 10768 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahid Matangini Block is 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Sahid Matangini Block.

The total literacy rate of Sahid Matangini Block is 86.98%. The male literacy rate is 82.5% and the female literacy rate is 71.83% in Sahid Matangini Block.

Population
199,210
Families
45,038
Literacy
86.98%
Sex Ratio
931

To facilitate the administration, Sahid Matangini Block is further divided into 2 towns and 86 villages.

Sahid Matangini Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,061 11,293 10,768
Literacy 86.98% 82.5% 71.83%
Scheduled Caste 11,239 5,698 5,541
Scheduled Tribe 246 127 119
Illiterate 45,117 18,051 27,066

Caste-wise Population - Sahid Matangini Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sahid Matangini Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,239 5,698 5,541
Schedule Tribe 246 127 119

Religion-wise Population - Sahid Matangini Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 168,642 (84.66%) 87,374 81,268
Muslim 30,390 (15.26%) 15,677 14,713
Christian 36 (0.02%) 18 18
Sikh 16 (0.01%) 9 7
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 6 (0%) 2 4
Other Religion 17 (0.01%) 9 8
No Religion Specified 100 (0.05%) 53 47

Literacy Rate - Sahid Matangini Block

Average literacy rate of Sahid Matangini Block in 2011 were 86.98% in which, male and female literacy were 92.64% and 80.89% respectively. Total literate in Sahid Matangini Block were 154,093 of which male and female were 85,093 and 69,000 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sahid Matangini Block

The Sex Ratio of Sahid Matangini Block is 931 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 931 females in Sahid Matangini Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Sahid Matangini Block.

Child Population - Sahid Matangini Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,061 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sahid Matangini Block. Out of which 22,061 were male while 22,061 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sahid Matangini Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 3,459 families under Sahid Matangini Block living in urban areas while 3,459 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 7.6% of total population of Sahid Matangini Block lives in Urban areas while 92.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,528 while that in rural region is 20,533.

Total Urban Rural
Population 199,210 15,223 183,987
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,061 1,528 20,533
Schedule Caste 11,239 723 10,516
Schedule Tribe 246 122 124
Literacy 86.98% 88.65% 86.85%
Sex Ratio 931 954 930

Working Population - Sahid Matangini Block

In Sahid Matangini Block out of total population, 72,746 were engaged in work activities. 65% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 72,746 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,728 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,345 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 47,276 42,883 4,393
Cultivators 6,728 6,504 224
Agriculture Labourer 8,345 7,896 449
Household Industries 2,660 1,727 933
Other Workers 29,543 26,756 2,787
Marginal Workers 25,470 18,717 6,753
Non Working 126,464 41,544 84,920

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