Debra Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Debra Block of Paschim Medinipur district has a total population of 288,619 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 145,559 are males while 143,060 are females. In 2011 there were a total 66,456 families residing in Debra Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Debra Block is 983.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.8% people live in Urban areas while 95.2% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.4% while that in rural areas is 81.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Debra Block is 1,047 while that of Rural areas is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Debra Block is 31859 which is 11% of the total population. There are 16034 male children and 15825 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Debra Block is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Debra Block.

The total literacy rate of Debra Block is 82.03%. The male literacy rate is 79% and the female literacy rate is 66.84% in Debra Block.

Population
288,619
Literacy
82.03%
Sex Ratio
983

To facilitate the administration, Debra Block is further divided into 1 town and 477 villages.

Debra Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,859 16,034 15,825
Literacy 82.03% 79% 66.84%
Scheduled Caste 37,503 18,645 18,858
Scheduled Tribe 59,122 29,422 29,700
Illiterate 78,001 30,567 47,434

Caste-wise Population - Debra Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.5% of total population in Debra Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,503 18,645 18,858
Schedule Tribe 59,122 29,422 29,700

Religion-wise Population - Debra Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 254,459 (88.16%) 128,085 126,374
Muslim 29,838 (10.34%) 15,342 14,496
Christian 430 (0.15%) 206 224
Sikh 70 (0.02%) 39 31
Buddhist 37 (0.01%) 13 24
Jain 39 (0.01%) 22 17
Other Religion 3,243 (1.12%) 1,598 1,645
No Religion Specified 503 (0.17%) 254 249

Literacy Rate - Debra Block

Average literacy rate of Debra Block in 2011 were 82.03% in which, male and female literacy were 88.78% and 75.16% respectively. Total literate in Debra Block were 210,618 of which male and female were 114,992 and 95,626 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Debra Block

The Sex Ratio of Debra Block is 983 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 983 females in Debra Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Debra Block.


Child Population - Debra Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,859 children between age 0 to 6 years in Debra Block. Out of which 16,034 were male while 15,825 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Debra Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 3,350 families under Debra Block living in urban areas while 3,350 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.8% of total population of Debra Block lives in Urban areas while 95.2% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 1,261 while that in rural regions is 30,598.

Total Urban Rural
Population 288,619 13,784 274,835
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,859 1,261 30,598
Schedule Caste 37,503 1,707 35,796
Schedule Tribe 59,122 627 58,495
Literacy 82.03% 87.39% 81.75%
Sex Ratio 983 1,047 980

Working Population - Debra Block

In Debra Block out of total population, 131,890 were engaged in work activities. 60.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 131,890 workers engaged in Main Work, 23,234 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29,503 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 79,743 61,820 17,923
Cultivators 23,234 20,556 2,678
Agriculture Labourer 29,503 18,402 11,101
Household Industries 2,899 2,407 492
Other Workers 24,107 20,455 3,652
Marginal Workers 52,147 26,157 25,990
Non Working 156,729 57,582 99,147

Nearby Blocks from Debra Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Debra Block in Paschim Medinipur district.

Block Population
Pingla Block population 194,809
Kharagpur - II Block population 183,440
Sabang Block population 270,492
Kharagpur - I Block population 258,040
Narayangarh Block population 302,620
Sankrail Block population 115,418
Keshiary Block population 149,260
Nayagram Block population 142,199
Dantan - I Block population 172,107
Gopiballavpur - I Block population 108,254

Debra Block Map


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