Barkagaon Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand

Barkagaon Block of Hazaribagh district has a total population of 136,839 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 70,358 are males while 66,481 are females. In 2011 there were a total 25,760 families residing in Barkagaon Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Barkagaon Block is 945.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.6% people live in Urban areas while 96.4% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.7% while that in rural areas is 64.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Barkagaon Block is 874 while that of Rural areas is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barkagaon Block is 22108 which is 16% of the total population. There are 11481 male children and 10627 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barkagaon Block is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Barkagaon Block.

The total literacy rate of Barkagaon Block is 65.44%. The male literacy rate is 62.68% and the female literacy rate is 46.6% in Barkagaon Block.

Population
136,839
Literacy
65.44%
Sex Ratio
945

To facilitate the administration, Barkagaon Block is further divided into 1 town and 83 villages.

Barkagaon Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,108 11,481 10,627
Literacy 65.44% 62.68% 46.6%
Scheduled Caste 25,521 13,043 12,478
Scheduled Tribe 16,866 8,544 8,322
Illiterate 61,755 26,256 35,499

Caste-wise Population - Barkagaon Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.3% of total population in Barkagaon Block of Jharkhand.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 25,521 13,043 12,478
Schedule Tribe 16,866 8,544 8,322

Religion-wise Population - Barkagaon Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 114,577 (83.73%) 58,697 55,880
Muslim 18,763 (13.71%) 9,858 8,905
Christian 1,277 (0.93%) 666 611
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 7 0
Buddhist 5 (0%) 4 1
Jain 16 (0.01%) 8 8
Other Religion 2,094 (1.53%) 1,060 1,034
No Religion Specified 100 (0.07%) 58 42

Literacy Rate - Barkagaon Block

Average literacy rate of Barkagaon Block in 2011 were 65.44% in which, male and female literacy were 74.91% and 55.47% respectively. Total literate in Barkagaon Block were 75,084 of which male and female were 44,102 and 30,982 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Barkagaon Block

The Sex Ratio of Barkagaon Block is 945 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 945 females in Barkagaon Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 945 ) of Barkagaon Block.


Child Population - Barkagaon Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,108 children between age 0 to 6 years in Barkagaon Block. Out of which 11,481 were male while 10,627 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Barkagaon Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 992 families under Barkagaon Block living in urban areas while 992 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.6% of total population of Barkagaon Block lives in Urban areas while 96.4% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 638 while that in rural regions is 21,470.

Total Urban Rural
Population 136,839 4,948 131,891
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,108 638 21,470
Schedule Caste 25,521 310 25,211
Schedule Tribe 16,866 1,911 14,955
Literacy 65.44% 78.7% 64.93%
Sex Ratio 945 874 948

Working Population - Barkagaon Block

In Barkagaon Block out of total population, 51,464 were engaged in work activities. 54.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 51,464 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,831 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,222 21,200 7,022
Cultivators 13,112 9,300 3,812
Agriculture Labourer 4,831 3,153 1,678
Household Industries 902 696 206
Other Workers 9,377 8,051 1,326
Marginal Workers 23,242 11,846 11,396
Non Working 85,375 37,312 48,063

Nearby Blocks from Barkagaon Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Barkagaon Block in Hazaribagh district.


Barkagaon Block Map


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