Dinhata - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Koch Bihar district, West Bengal

Dinhata - I Block of Koch Bihar district has a total population of 286,269 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 147,602 are males while 138,667 are females. In 2011 there were a total 67,587 families residing in Dinhata - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dinhata - I Block is 939.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 1.5% people live in Urban areas while 98.5% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.4% while that in rural areas is 73.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dinhata - I Block is 923 while that of Rural areas is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dinhata - I Block is 35376 which is 12% of the total population. There are 18165 male children and 17211 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dinhata - I Block is 947 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Dinhata - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Dinhata - I Block is 73.23%. The male literacy rate is 69.09% and the female literacy rate is 58.96% in Dinhata - I Block.

Population
286,269
Literacy
73.23%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Dinhata - I Block is further divided into 1 town and 130 villages.

Dinhata - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 35,376 18,165 17,211
Literacy 73.23% 69.09% 58.96%
Scheduled Caste 125,873 64,992 60,881
Scheduled Tribe 1,171 593 578
Illiterate 102,532 45,619 56,913

Caste-wise Population - Dinhata - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Dinhata - I Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 125,873 64,992 60,881
Schedule Tribe 1,171 593 578

Religion-wise Population - Dinhata - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 179,567 (62.73%) 92,830 86,737
Muslim 105,868 (36.98%) 54,343 51,525
Christian 547 (0.19%) 259 288
Sikh 34 (0.01%) 16 18
Buddhist 11 (0%) 5 6
Jain 71 (0.02%) 39 32
Other Religion 9 (0%) 4 5
No Religion Specified 162 (0.06%) 106 56

Literacy Rate - Dinhata - I Block

Average literacy rate of Dinhata - I Block in 2011 were 73.23% in which, male and female literacy were 78.79% and 67.31% respectively. Total literate in Dinhata - I Block were 183,737 of which male and female were 101,983 and 81,754 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Dinhata - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Dinhata - I Block is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Dinhata - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 947 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Dinhata - I Block.


Child Population - Dinhata - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 35,376 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dinhata - I Block. Out of which 18,165 were male while 17,211 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dinhata - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 1,059 families under Dinhata - I Block living in urban areas while 1,059 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 1.5% of total population of Dinhata - I Block lives in Urban areas while 98.5% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 433 while that in rural regions is 34,943.

Total Urban Rural
Population 286,269 4,379 281,890
Children (0 - 6 years) 35,376 433 34,943
Schedule Caste 125,873 1,198 124,675
Schedule Tribe 1,171 2 1,169
Literacy 73.23% 84.44% 73.05%
Sex Ratio 939 923 940

Working Population - Dinhata - I Block

In Dinhata - I Block out of total population, 113,733 were engaged in work activities. 78.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 113,733 workers engaged in Main Work, 30,351 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32,402 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 89,784 76,568 13,216
Cultivators 30,351 28,051 2,300
Agriculture Labourer 32,402 25,682 6,720
Household Industries 2,456 1,255 1,201
Other Workers 24,575 21,580 2,995
Marginal Workers 23,949 10,063 13,886
Non Working 172,536 60,971 111,565

Nearby Blocks from Dinhata - I Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Dinhata - I Block in Koch Bihar district.


Dinhata - I Block Map


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