Torpa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Khunti district, Jharkhand

Torpa Block of Khunti district has total population of 92,991 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 46,272 are males while 46,719 are females. In 2011 there were total 17,607 families residing in Torpa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Torpa Block is 1,010.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 9.2% people lives in Urban areas while 90.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.2% while that in the rural areas is 69.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Torpa Block is 1,010% while that of Rural areas is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Torpa Block is 14569 which is 16% of the total population. There are 7324 male children and 7245 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Torpa Block is 989 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Torpa Block.

The total literacy rate of Torpa Block is 71.18%. The male literacy rate is 67.52% and the female literacy rate is 52.61% in Torpa Block.

Population
92,991
Families
17,607
Literacy
71.18%
Sex Ratio
1,010

To facilitate the administration, Torpa Block is further divided into 1 town and 94 villages.

Torpa Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,569 7,324 7,245
Literacy 71.18% 67.52% 52.61%
Scheduled Caste 3,752 1,909 1,843
Scheduled Tribe 68,030 33,543 34,487
Illiterate 37,169 15,028 22,141

Caste-wise Population - Torpa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 73.2% of total population in Torpa Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,752 1,909 1,843
Schedule Tribe 68,030 33,543 34,487

Religion-wise Population - Torpa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 22,212 (23.89%) 11,294 10,918
Muslim 2,562 (2.76%) 1,353 1,209
Christian 38,248 (41.13%) 18,686 19,562
Sikh 2 (0%) 2 0
Buddhist 89 (0.1%) 45 44
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 29,699 (31.94%) 14,809 14,890
No Religion Specified 176 (0.19%) 82 94

Literacy Rate - Torpa Block

Average literacy rate of Torpa Block in 2011 were 71.18% in which, male and female literacy were 80.22% and 62.26% respectively. Total literate in Torpa Block were 55,822 of which male and female were 31,244 and 24,578 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Torpa Block

The Sex Ratio of Torpa Block is 1,010 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,010 females in Torpa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 989 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,010 ) of Torpa Block.

Child Population - Torpa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,569 children between age 0 to 6 years in Torpa Block. Out of which 14,569 were male while 14,569 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Torpa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,810 families under Torpa Block living in urban areas while 1,810 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 9.2% of total population of Torpa Block lives in Urban areas while 90.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 985 while that in rural region is 13,584.

Total Urban Rural
Population 92,991 8,592 84,399
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,569 985 13,584
Schedule Caste 3,752 474 3,278
Schedule Tribe 68,030 4,135 63,895
Literacy 71.18% 86.17% 69.57%
Sex Ratio 1,010 1,010 1,010

Working Population - Torpa Block

In Torpa Block out of total population, 39,683 were engaged in work activities. 59.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,683 workers engaged in Main Work, 17,820 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,292 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,789 14,924 8,865
Cultivators 17,820 10,699 7,121
Agriculture Labourer 1,292 845 447
Household Industries 827 545 282
Other Workers 3,850 2,835 1,015
Marginal Workers 15,894 7,494 8,400
Non Working 53,308 23,854 29,454

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