Simlapal Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal
Simlapal Block of Bankura district has total population of 143,038 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 73,008 are males while 70,030 are females. In 2011 there were total 29,836 families residing in Simlapal Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Simlapal Block is 959.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 5% people lives in Urban areas while 95% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.7% while that in the rural areas is 68.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Simlapal Block is 951% while that of Rural areas is 960.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Simlapal Block is 17125 which is 12% of the total population. There are 8728 male children and 8397 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Simlapal Block is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Simlapal Block.
The total literacy rate of Simlapal Block is 68.44%. The male literacy rate is 69% and the female literacy rate is 51.12% in Simlapal Block.
To facilitate the administration, Simlapal Block is further divided into 1 town and 202 villages.
Simlapal Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Simlapal Block.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children (Age 0-6) | 17,125 | 8,728 | 8,397 |
Literacy | 68.44% | 69% | 51.12% |
Scheduled Caste | 37,738 | 18,989 | 18,749 |
Scheduled Tribe | 21,277 | 10,592 | 10,685 |
Illiterate | 56,866 | 22,636 | 34,230 |
Caste-wise Population - Simlapal Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 14.9% of total population in Simlapal Block of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 37,738 | 18,989 | 18,749 |
Schedule Tribe | 21,277 | 10,592 | 10,685 |
Religion-wise Population - Simlapal Block
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 110,512 | (77.26%) | 56,576 | 53,936 |
Muslim | 11,064 | (7.74%) | 5,667 | 5,397 |
Christian | 90 | (0.06%) | 43 | 47 |
Sikh | 11 | (0.01%) | 4 | 7 |
Buddhist | 4 | (0%) | 2 | 2 |
Jain | 6 | (0%) | 4 | 2 |
Other Religion | 21,131 | (14.77%) | 10,610 | 10,521 |
No Religion Specified | 220 | (0.15%) | 102 | 118 |
Literacy Rate - Simlapal Block
Average literacy rate of Simlapal Block in 2011 were 68.44% in which, male and female literacy were 78.36% and 58.09% respectively. Total literate in Simlapal Block were 86,172 of which male and female were 50,372 and 35,800 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Simlapal Block
The Sex Ratio of Simlapal Block is 959 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 959 females in Simlapal Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Simlapal Block.
Child Population - Simlapal Block
According to Census 2011, there were 17,125 children between age 0 to 6 years in Simlapal Block. Out of which 17,125 were male while 17,125 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Simlapal Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 1,512 families under Simlapal Block living in urban areas while 1,512 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 5% of total population of Simlapal Block lives in Urban areas while 95% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 927 while that in rural region is 16,198.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 143,038 | 7,206 | 135,832 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 17,125 | 927 | 16,198 |
Schedule Caste | 37,738 | 1,457 | 36,281 |
Schedule Tribe | 21,277 | 143 | 21,134 |
Literacy | 68.44% | 69.66% | 68.37% |
Sex Ratio | 959 | 951 | 960 |
Working Population - Simlapal Block
In Simlapal Block out of total population, 57,948 were engaged in work activities. 52.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 57,948 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,051 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,534 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 30,681 | 24,648 | 6,033 |
Cultivators | 9,051 | 8,622 | 429 |
Agriculture Labourer | 12,534 | 8,381 | 4,153 |
Household Industries | 916 | 694 | 222 |
Other Workers | 8,180 | 6,951 | 1,229 |
Marginal Workers | 27,267 | 15,304 | 11,963 |
Non Working | 85,090 | 33,056 | 52,034 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Simlapal, West Bengal - Wikipedia