Tufanganj - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Koch Bihar district, West Bengal

Tufanganj - I Block of Koch Bihar district has total population of 248,595 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 128,415 are males while 120,180 are females. In 2011 there were total 60,433 families residing in Tufanganj - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Tufanganj - I Block is 936.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.1% people lives in Urban areas while 97.9% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.7% while that in the rural areas is 73.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Tufanganj - I Block is 946% while that of Rural areas is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tufanganj - I Block is 29090 which is 12% of the total population. There are 15006 male children and 14084 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tufanganj - I Block is 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Tufanganj - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Tufanganj - I Block is 73.69%. The male literacy rate is 70.46% and the female literacy rate is 59.3% in Tufanganj - I Block.

Population
248,595
Families
60,433
Literacy
73.69%
Sex Ratio
936

To facilitate the administration, Tufanganj - I Block is further divided into 1 town and 72 villages.

Tufanganj - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 29,090 15,006 14,084
Literacy 73.69% 70.46% 59.3%
Scheduled Caste 115,000 59,290 55,710
Scheduled Tribe 378 208 170
Illiterate 86,851 37,939 48,912

Caste-wise Population - Tufanganj - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Tufanganj - I Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 115,000 59,290 55,710
Schedule Tribe 378 208 170

Religion-wise Population - Tufanganj - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 173,652 (69.85%) 89,826 83,826
Muslim 74,065 (29.79%) 38,130 35,935
Christian 577 (0.23%) 298 279
Sikh 27 (0.01%) 14 13
Buddhist 5 (0%) 4 1
Jain 29 (0.01%) 15 14
Other Religion 27 (0.01%) 16 11
No Religion Specified 213 (0.09%) 112 101

Literacy Rate - Tufanganj - I Block

Average literacy rate of Tufanganj - I Block in 2011 were 73.69% in which, male and female literacy were 79.78% and 67.17% respectively. Total literate in Tufanganj - I Block were 161,744 of which male and female were 90,476 and 71,268 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Tufanganj - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Tufanganj - I Block is 936 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 936 females in Tufanganj - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 936 ) of Tufanganj - I Block.

Child Population - Tufanganj - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 29,090 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tufanganj - I Block. Out of which 29,090 were male while 29,090 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Tufanganj - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 1,342 families under Tufanganj - I Block living in urban areas while 1,342 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.1% of total population of Tufanganj - I Block lives in Urban areas while 97.9% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 493 while that in rural region is 28,597.

Total Urban Rural
Population 248,595 5,339 243,256
Children (0 - 6 years) 29,090 493 28,597
Schedule Caste 115,000 3,465 111,535
Schedule Tribe 378 6 372
Literacy 73.69% 75.67% 73.64%
Sex Ratio 936 946 936

Working Population - Tufanganj - I Block

In Tufanganj - I Block out of total population, 100,657 were engaged in work activities. 77% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 100,657 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,992 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 25,181 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 77,525 66,132 11,393
Cultivators 21,992 20,770 1,222
Agriculture Labourer 25,181 21,440 3,741
Household Industries 6,543 3,534 3,009
Other Workers 23,809 20,388 3,421
Marginal Workers 23,132 10,244 12,888
Non Working 147,938 52,039 95,899

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