Sainthia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Birbhum district, West Bengal
Sainthia Block of Birbhum district has total population of 195,349 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 100,141 are males while 95,208 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,552 families residing in Sainthia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sainthia Block is 951.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.7% people lives in Urban areas while 95.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.3% while that in the rural areas is 71.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sainthia Block is 968% while that of Rural areas is 950.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sainthia Block is 22721 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11569 male children and 11152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sainthia Block is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Sainthia Block.
The total literacy rate of Sainthia Block is 72.32%. The male literacy rate is 69.82% and the female literacy rate is 57.69% in Sainthia Block.
To facilitate the administration, Sainthia Block is further divided into 1 town and 230 villages.
Sainthia Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sainthia Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 22,721 | 11,569 | 11,152 |
Literacy | 72.32% | 69.82% | 57.69% |
Scheduled Caste | 68,859 | 35,424 | 33,435 |
Scheduled Tribe | 24,019 | 11,885 | 12,134 |
Illiterate | 70,500 | 30,221 | 40,279 |
Caste-wise Population - Sainthia Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.3% of total population in Sainthia Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 68,859 | 35,424 | 33,435 |
Schedule Tribe | 24,019 | 11,885 | 12,134 |
Religion-wise Population - Sainthia Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 151,743 | (77.68%) | 77,701 | 74,042 |
Muslim | 41,931 | (21.46%) | 21,602 | 20,329 |
Christian | 755 | (0.39%) | 384 | 371 |
Sikh | 22 | (0.01%) | 10 | 12 |
Buddhist | 7 | (0%) | 4 | 3 |
Jain | 20 | (0.01%) | 8 | 12 |
Other Religion | 639 | (0.33%) | 309 | 330 |
No Religion Specified | 232 | (0.12%) | 123 | 109 |
Literacy Rate - Sainthia Block
Average literacy rate of Sainthia Block in 2011 were 72.32% in which, male and female literacy were 78.94% and 65.35% respectively. Total literate in Sainthia Block were 124,849 of which male and female were 69,920 and 54,929 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Sainthia Block
The Sex Ratio of Sainthia Block is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Sainthia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Sainthia Block.
Child Population - Sainthia Block
According to Census 2011, there were 22,721 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sainthia Block. Out of which 22,721 were male while 22,721 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Sainthia Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 2,215 families under Sainthia Block living in urban areas while 2,215 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.7% of total population of Sainthia Block lives in Urban areas while 95.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 969 while that in rural region is 21,752.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 195,349 | 9,242 | 186,107 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 22,721 | 969 | 21,752 |
Schedule Caste | 68,859 | 2,182 | 66,677 |
Schedule Tribe | 24,019 | 21 | 23,998 |
Literacy | 72.32% | 81.25% | 71.87% |
Sex Ratio | 951 | 968 | 950 |
Working Population - Sainthia Block
In Sainthia Block out of total population, 80,788 were engaged in work activities. 62.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,788 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,553 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,724 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 50,452 | 43,031 | 7,421 |
Cultivators | 14,553 | 13,734 | 819 |
Agriculture Labourer | 21,724 | 17,371 | 4,353 |
Household Industries | 1,558 | 1,145 | 413 |
Other Workers | 12,617 | 10,781 | 1,836 |
Marginal Workers | 30,336 | 16,975 | 13,361 |
Non Working | 114,561 | 40,135 | 74,426 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sainthia, West Bengal - Wikipedia