Chakulia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand

Chakulia Block of Purbi Singhbhum district has a total population of 125,116 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 63,312 are males while 61,804 are females. In 2011 there were a total 28,544 families residing in Chakulia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chakulia Block is 976.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 13% people live in Urban areas while 87% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 78.9% while that in rural areas is 64.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chakulia Block is 952 while that of Rural areas is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chakulia Block is 16750 which is 13% of the total population. There are 8557 male children and 8193 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chakulia Block is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Chakulia Block.

The total literacy rate of Chakulia Block is 66.25%. The male literacy rate is 67.32% and the female literacy rate is 47.2% in Chakulia Block.

Population
125,116
Literacy
66.25%
Sex Ratio
976

To facilitate the administration, Chakulia Block is further divided into 1 town and 269 villages.

Chakulia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,750 8,557 8,193
Literacy 66.25% 67.32% 47.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,074 2,053 2,021
Scheduled Tribe 58,721 29,587 29,134
Illiterate 53,327 20,693 32,634

Caste-wise Population - Chakulia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 46.9% of total population in Chakulia Block of Jharkhand.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,074 2,053 2,021
Schedule Tribe 58,721 29,587 29,134

Religion-wise Population - Chakulia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 74,859 (59.83%) 37,931 36,928
Muslim 2,582 (2.06%) 1,333 1,249
Christian 145 (0.12%) 70 75
Sikh 48 (0.04%) 28 20
Buddhist 3 (0%) 1 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 47,294 (37.8%) 23,862 23,432
No Religion Specified 185 (0.15%) 87 98

Literacy Rate - Chakulia Block

Average literacy rate of Chakulia Block in 2011 were 66.25% in which, male and female literacy were 77.84% and 54.41% respectively. Total literate in Chakulia Block were 71,789 of which male and female were 42,619 and 29,170 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Chakulia Block

The Sex Ratio of Chakulia Block is 976 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 976 females in Chakulia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Chakulia Block.


Child Population - Chakulia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,750 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chakulia Block. Out of which 8,557 were male while 8,193 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chakulia Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 3,606 families under Chakulia Block living in urban areas while 3,606 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 13% of total population of Chakulia Block lives in Urban areas while 87% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 2,140 while that in rural regions is 14,610.

Total Urban Rural
Population 125,116 16,306 108,810
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,750 2,140 14,610
Schedule Caste 4,074 930 3,144
Schedule Tribe 58,721 2,968 55,753
Literacy 66.25% 78.88% 64.35%
Sex Ratio 976 952 980

Working Population - Chakulia Block

In Chakulia Block out of total population, 58,063 were engaged in work activities. 29% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 58,063 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,760 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,989 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,864 13,308 3,556
Cultivators 3,760 3,147 613
Agriculture Labourer 2,989 1,921 1,068
Household Industries 856 510 346
Other Workers 9,259 7,730 1,529
Marginal Workers 41,199 22,080 19,119
Non Working 67,053 27,924 39,129

Nearby Blocks from Chakulia Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Chakulia Block in Purbi Singhbhum district.


Chakulia Block Map


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