Deoghar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Deoghar district, Jharkhand

Deoghar Block of Deoghar district has a total population of 346,089 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 182,595 are males while 163,494 are females. In 2011 there were a total 63,373 families residing in Deoghar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Deoghar Block is 895.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 58.7% people live in Urban areas while 41.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.7% while that in rural areas is 63.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Deoghar Block is 881 while that of Rural areas is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deoghar Block is 53405 which is 15% of the total population. There are 28003 male children and 25402 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deoghar Block is 907 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Deoghar Block.

The total literacy rate of Deoghar Block is 76.75%. The male literacy rate is 72.11% and the female literacy rate is 56.86% in Deoghar Block.

Population
346,089
Literacy
76.75%
Sex Ratio
895

To facilitate the administration, Deoghar Block is further divided into 1 town and 312 villages.

Deoghar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 53,405 28,003 25,402
Literacy 76.75% 72.11% 56.86%
Scheduled Caste 51,585 26,945 24,640
Scheduled Tribe 13,282 6,726 6,556
Illiterate 121,461 50,929 70,532

Caste-wise Population - Deoghar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.8% of total population in Deoghar Block of Jharkhand.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 51,585 26,945 24,640
Schedule Tribe 13,282 6,726 6,556

Religion-wise Population - Deoghar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 319,345 (92.27%) 168,852 150,493
Muslim 24,035 (6.94%) 12,388 11,647
Christian 1,350 (0.39%) 642 708
Sikh 58 (0.02%) 35 23
Buddhist 92 (0.03%) 46 46
Jain 155 (0.04%) 82 73
Other Religion 859 (0.25%) 437 422
No Religion Specified 195 (0.06%) 113 82

Literacy Rate - Deoghar Block

Average literacy rate of Deoghar Block in 2011 were 76.75% in which, male and female literacy were 85.17% and 67.32% respectively. Total literate in Deoghar Block were 224,628 of which male and female were 131,666 and 92,962 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Deoghar Block

The Sex Ratio of Deoghar Block is 895 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 895 females in Deoghar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 907 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Deoghar Block.


Child Population - Deoghar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 53,405 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deoghar Block. Out of which 28,003 were male while 25,402 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Deoghar Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 36,768 families under Deoghar Block living in urban areas while 36,768 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 58.7% of total population of Deoghar Block lives in Urban areas while 41.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 26,893 while that in rural regions is 26,512.

Total Urban Rural
Population 346,089 203,123 142,966
Children (0 - 6 years) 53,405 26,893 26,512
Schedule Caste 51,585 25,050 26,535
Schedule Tribe 13,282 2,652 10,630
Literacy 76.75% 85.68% 63.24%
Sex Ratio 895 881 916

Working Population - Deoghar Block

In Deoghar Block out of total population, 109,859 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 109,859 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,224 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,845 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 80,865 68,477 12,388
Cultivators 10,224 8,683 1,541
Agriculture Labourer 11,845 8,771 3,074
Household Industries 3,449 2,204 1,245
Other Workers 55,347 48,819 6,528
Marginal Workers 28,994 17,527 11,467
Non Working 236,230 96,591 139,639

Nearby Blocks from Deoghar Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Deoghar Block in Deoghar district.


Deoghar Block Map


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