Chhatna Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bankura district, West Bengal

Chhatna Block of Bankura district has a total population of 195,038 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 99,523 are males while 95,515 are females. In 2011 there were a total 40,009 families residing in Chhatna Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chhatna Block is 960.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.7% people live in Urban areas while 97.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 77.3% while that in rural areas is 65.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chhatna Block is 954 while that of Rural areas is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chhatna Block is 24229 which is 12% of the total population. There are 12375 male children and 11854 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhatna Block is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Chhatna Block.

The total literacy rate of Chhatna Block is 65.73%. The male literacy rate is 67.98% and the female literacy rate is 46.71% in Chhatna Block.

Population
195,038
Literacy
65.73%
Sex Ratio
960

To facilitate the administration, Chhatna Block is further divided into 1 town and 287 villages.

Chhatna Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,229 12,375 11,854
Literacy 65.73% 67.98% 46.71%
Scheduled Caste 58,493 29,568 28,925
Scheduled Tribe 39,975 19,736 20,239
Illiterate 82,771 31,872 50,899

Caste-wise Population - Chhatna Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.5% of total population in Chhatna Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 58,493 29,568 28,925
Schedule Tribe 39,975 19,736 20,239

Religion-wise Population - Chhatna Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 161,367 (82.74%) 82,870 78,497
Muslim 5,006 (2.57%) 2,558 2,448
Christian 56 (0.03%) 30 26
Sikh 19 (0.01%) 12 7
Buddhist 13 (0.01%) 8 5
Jain 6 (0%) 3 3
Other Religion 28,298 (14.51%) 13,909 14,389
No Religion Specified 273 (0.14%) 133 140

Literacy Rate - Chhatna Block

Average literacy rate of Chhatna Block in 2011 were 65.73% in which, male and female literacy were 77.63% and 53.33% respectively. Total literate in Chhatna Block were 112,267 of which male and female were 67,651 and 44,616 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Chhatna Block

The Sex Ratio of Chhatna Block is 960 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 960 females in Chhatna Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Chhatna Block.


Child Population - Chhatna Block

According to Census 2011, there were 24,229 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chhatna Block. Out of which 12,375 were male while 11,854 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chhatna Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,173 families under Chhatna Block living in urban areas while 1,173 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.7% of total population of Chhatna Block lives in Urban areas while 97.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 562 while that in rural regions is 23,667.

Total Urban Rural
Population 195,038 5,326 189,712
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,229 562 23,667
Schedule Caste 58,493 1,530 56,963
Schedule Tribe 39,975 29 39,946
Literacy 65.73% 77.29% 65.39%
Sex Ratio 960 954 960

Working Population - Chhatna Block

In Chhatna Block out of total population, 77,212 were engaged in work activities. 52.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77,212 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,494 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,458 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 40,212 34,129 6,083
Cultivators 10,494 9,961 533
Agriculture Labourer 9,458 6,842 2,616
Household Industries 1,265 913 352
Other Workers 18,995 16,413 2,582
Marginal Workers 37,000 20,361 16,639
Non Working 117,826 45,033 72,793

Nearby Blocks from Chhatna Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Chhatna Block in Bankura district.

Block Population
Gangajalghati Block population 180,974
Indpur Block population 156,522
Bankura - I Block population 107,685
Mejhia Block population 86,188
Bankura - II Block population 140,864
Saltora Block population 135,980
Barjora Block population 202,049
Sonamukhi Block population 158,697
Patrasayer Block population 184,070
Indus Block population 169,783

Chhatna Block Map


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