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

Shekhopur Sarai Block of Sheikhpura district has total population of 67,481 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 35,189 are males while 32,292 are females. In 2011 there were total 10,944 families residing in Shekhopur Sarai Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Shekhopur Sarai Block is 918.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shekhopur Sarai Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 70.1% and the sex ratio of Shekhopur Sarai Block is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shekhopur Sarai Block is 11851 which is 18% of the total population. There are 6163 male children and 5688 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shekhopur Sarai Block is 923 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Shekhopur Sarai Block.

The total literacy rate of Shekhopur Sarai Block is 70.05%. The male literacy rate is 64.37% and the female literacy rate is 50.54% in Shekhopur Sarai Block.

Population
67,481
Families
10,944
Literacy
70.05%
Sex Ratio
918

To facilitate the administration, Shekhopur Sarai Block is further divided into 30 villages.

Shekhopur Sarai Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,851 6,163 5,688
Literacy 70.05% 64.37% 50.54%
Scheduled Caste 14,655 7,630 7,025
Scheduled Tribe 57 35 22
Illiterate 28,511 12,538 15,973

Caste-wise Population - Shekhopur Sarai Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Shekhopur Sarai Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,655 7,630 7,025
Schedule Tribe 57 35 22

Religion-wise Population - Shekhopur Sarai Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 61,797 (91.58%) 32,203 29,594
Muslim 5,476 (8.11%) 2,880 2,596
Christian 8 (0.01%) 3 5
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 3 4
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 3 5
Jain 5 (0.01%) 5 0
Other Religion 9 (0.01%) 5 4
No Religion Specified 171 (0.25%) 87 84

Literacy Rate - Shekhopur Sarai Block

Average literacy rate of Shekhopur Sarai Block in 2011 were 70.05% in which, male and female literacy were 78.04% and 61.34% respectively. Total literate in Shekhopur Sarai Block were 38,970 of which male and female were 22,651 and 16,319 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Shekhopur Sarai Block

The Sex Ratio of Shekhopur Sarai Block is 918 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 918 females in Shekhopur Sarai Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Shekhopur Sarai Block.

Child Population - Shekhopur Sarai Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,851 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shekhopur Sarai Block. Out of which 11,851 were male while 11,851 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shekhopur Sarai Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Shekhopur Sarai Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Shekhopur Sarai 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 11,851.

Total Urban Rural
Population 67,481 0 67,481
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,851 0 11,851
Schedule Caste 14,655 0 14,655
Schedule Tribe 57 0 57
Literacy 70.05% - 70.05%
Sex Ratio 918 - 918

Working Population - Shekhopur Sarai Block

In Shekhopur Sarai Block out of total population, 25,009 were engaged in work activities. 63% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,009 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,254 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,727 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,762 11,209 4,553
Cultivators 4,254 3,789 465
Agriculture Labourer 7,727 4,884 2,843
Household Industries 959 473 486
Other Workers 2,822 2,063 759
Marginal Workers 9,247 5,501 3,746
Non Working 42,472 18,479 23,993

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