Silao Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nalanda district, Bihar

Silao Block of Nalanda district has total population of 151,249 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 78,574 are males while 72,675 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,796 families residing in Silao Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Silao Block is 925.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 17% people lives in Urban areas while 83% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.3% while that in the rural areas is 62.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Silao Block is 928% while that of Rural areas is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silao Block is 26644 which is 18% of the total population. There are 13764 male children and 12880 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silao Block is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Silao Block.

The total literacy rate of Silao Block is 63.88%. The male literacy rate is 60.67% and the female literacy rate is 43.93% in Silao Block.

Population
151,249
Families
24,796
Literacy
63.88%
Sex Ratio
925

To facilitate the administration, Silao Block is further divided into 1 town and 49 villages.

Silao Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,644 13,764 12,880
Literacy 63.88% 60.67% 43.93%
Scheduled Caste 39,064 20,149 18,915
Scheduled Tribe 87 44 43
Illiterate 71,653 30,903 40,750

Caste-wise Population - Silao Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Silao Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 39,064 20,149 18,915
Schedule Tribe 87 44 43

Religion-wise Population - Silao Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 137,237 (90.74%) 71,440 65,797
Muslim 13,592 (8.99%) 6,875 6,717
Christian 42 (0.03%) 24 18
Sikh 33 (0.02%) 19 14
Buddhist 208 (0.14%) 147 61
Jain 10 (0.01%) 6 4
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 127 (0.08%) 63 64

Literacy Rate - Silao Block

Average literacy rate of Silao Block in 2011 were 63.88% in which, male and female literacy were 73.56% and 53.39% respectively. Total literate in Silao Block were 79,596 of which male and female were 47,671 and 31,925 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Silao Block

The Sex Ratio of Silao Block is 925 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 925 females in Silao Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 925 ) of Silao Block.

Child Population - Silao Block

According to Census 2011, there were 26,644 children between age 0 to 6 years in Silao Block. Out of which 26,644 were male while 26,644 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Silao Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 4,183 families under Silao Block living in urban areas while 4,183 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 17% of total population of Silao Block lives in Urban areas while 83% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,834 while that in rural region is 21,810.

Total Urban Rural
Population 151,249 25,674 125,575
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,644 4,834 21,810
Schedule Caste 39,064 4,445 34,619
Schedule Tribe 87 63 24
Literacy 63.88% 69.29% 62.79%
Sex Ratio 925 928 924

Working Population - Silao Block

In Silao Block out of total population, 53,681 were engaged in work activities. 77.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 53,681 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,630 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,762 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 41,362 29,811 11,551
Cultivators 10,630 8,889 1,741
Agriculture Labourer 19,762 12,881 6,881
Household Industries 2,670 1,624 1,046
Other Workers 8,300 6,417 1,883
Marginal Workers 12,319 6,880 5,439
Non Working 97,568 41,883 55,685

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