Sonarpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal

Sonarpur Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 219,863 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 112,238 are males while 107,625 are females. In 2011 there were total 51,502 families residing in Sonarpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sonarpur Block is 959.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.1% people lives in Urban areas while 79.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.1% while that in the rural areas is 79.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sonarpur Block is 959% while that of Rural areas is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sonarpur Block is 22880 which is 10% of the total population. There are 11641 male children and 11239 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sonarpur Block is 965 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Sonarpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Sonarpur Block is 79.66%. The male literacy rate is 76.74% and the female literacy rate is 65.76% in Sonarpur Block.

Population
219,863
Families
51,502
Literacy
79.66%
Sex Ratio
959

To facilitate the administration, Sonarpur Block is further divided into 7 towns and 65 villages.

Sonarpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,880 11,641 11,239
Literacy 79.66% 76.74% 65.76%
Scheduled Caste 116,950 59,787 57,163
Scheduled Tribe 3,069 1,570 1,499
Illiterate 62,952 26,106 36,846

Caste-wise Population - Sonarpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Sonarpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 116,950 59,787 57,163
Schedule Tribe 3,069 1,570 1,499

Religion-wise Population - Sonarpur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 179,174 (81.49%) 91,528 87,646
Muslim 34,989 (15.91%) 17,843 17,146
Christian 3,562 (1.62%) 1,811 1,751
Sikh 80 (0.04%) 48 32
Buddhist 60 (0.03%) 33 27
Jain 27 (0.01%) 12 15
Other Religion 34 (0.02%) 17 17
No Religion Specified 1,937 (0.88%) 946 991

Literacy Rate - Sonarpur Block

Average literacy rate of Sonarpur Block in 2011 were 79.66% in which, male and female literacy were 85.62% and 73.43% respectively. Total literate in Sonarpur Block were 156,911 of which male and female were 86,132 and 70,779 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Sonarpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Sonarpur Block is 959 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 959 females in Sonarpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 965 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Sonarpur Block.

Child Population - Sonarpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,880 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sonarpur Block. Out of which 22,880 were male while 22,880 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sonarpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 10,422 families under Sonarpur Block living in urban areas while 10,422 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.1% of total population of Sonarpur Block lives in Urban areas while 79.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,406 while that in rural region is 18,474.

Total Urban Rural
Population 219,863 44,150 175,713
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,880 4,406 18,474
Schedule Caste 116,950 21,114 95,836
Schedule Tribe 3,069 119 2,950
Literacy 79.66% 81.13% 79.28%
Sex Ratio 959 959 959

Working Population - Sonarpur Block

In Sonarpur Block out of total population, 82,129 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 82,129 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,351 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,273 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 65,382 55,858 9,524
Cultivators 7,351 6,541 810
Agriculture Labourer 7,273 6,264 1,009
Household Industries 1,711 1,261 450
Other Workers 49,047 41,792 7,255
Marginal Workers 16,747 10,389 6,358
Non Working 137,734 45,991 91,743

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