Sheikhpura Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Sheikhpura district, Bihar

Sheikhpura Block of Sheikhpura district has total population of 199,011 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 103,504 are males while 95,507 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,771 families residing in Sheikhpura Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sheikhpura Block is 923.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 31.6% people lives in Urban areas while 68.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69% while that in the rural areas is 60.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sheikhpura Block is 899% while that of Rural areas is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sheikhpura Block is 38009 which is 19% of the total population. There are 19705 male children and 18304 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sheikhpura Block is 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Sheikhpura Block.

The total literacy rate of Sheikhpura Block is 63.54%. The male literacy rate is 58.86% and the female literacy rate is 43.33% in Sheikhpura Block.

Population
199,011
Families
31,771
Literacy
63.54%
Sex Ratio
923

To facilitate the administration, Sheikhpura Block is further divided into 1 town and 90 villages.

Sheikhpura Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 38,009 19,705 18,304
Literacy 63.54% 58.86% 43.33%
Scheduled Caste 38,825 20,020 18,805
Scheduled Tribe 175 95 80
Illiterate 96,705 42,581 54,124

Caste-wise Population - Sheikhpura Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sheikhpura Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 38,825 20,020 18,805
Schedule Tribe 175 95 80

Religion-wise Population - Sheikhpura Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 186,600 (93.76%) 97,176 89,424
Muslim 11,812 (5.94%) 6,019 5,793
Christian 133 (0.07%) 60 73
Sikh 36 (0.02%) 22 14
Buddhist 6 (0%) 5 1
Jain 8 (0%) 5 3
Other Religion 7 (0%) 6 1
No Religion Specified 409 (0.21%) 211 198

Literacy Rate - Sheikhpura Block

Average literacy rate of Sheikhpura Block in 2011 were 63.54% in which, male and female literacy were 72.7% and 53.6% respectively. Total literate in Sheikhpura Block were 102,306 of which male and female were 60,923 and 41,383 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sheikhpura Block

The Sex Ratio of Sheikhpura Block is 923 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 923 females in Sheikhpura Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Sheikhpura Block.

Child Population - Sheikhpura Block

According to Census 2011, there were 38,009 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sheikhpura Block. Out of which 38,009 were male while 38,009 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sheikhpura Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,181 families under Sheikhpura Block living in urban areas while 10,181 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 31.6% of total population of Sheikhpura Block lives in Urban areas while 68.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 10,983 while that in rural region is 27,026.

Total Urban Rural
Population 199,011 62,927 136,084
Children (0 - 6 years) 38,009 10,983 27,026
Schedule Caste 38,825 10,556 28,269
Schedule Tribe 175 68 107
Literacy 63.54% 69.04% 60.92%
Sex Ratio 923 899 934

Working Population - Sheikhpura Block

In Sheikhpura Block out of total population, 65,571 were engaged in work activities. 66.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 65,571 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,209 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,355 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 43,700 34,272 9,428
Cultivators 10,209 9,092 1,117
Agriculture Labourer 16,355 11,470 4,885
Household Industries 1,975 1,148 827
Other Workers 15,161 12,562 2,599
Marginal Workers 21,871 12,566 9,305
Non Working 133,440 56,666 76,774

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