Jirang Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Ribhoi district, Meghalaya

Jirang Block of Ribhoi district has a total population of 30,919 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 15,934 are males while 14,985 are females. In 2011 there were a total 5,934 families residing in Jirang Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jirang Block is 940.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jirang Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 74.6% and the sex ratio of Jirang Block is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jirang Block is 6372 which is 21% of the total population. There are 3291 male children and 3081 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jirang Block is 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Jirang Block.

The total literacy rate of Jirang Block is 74.62%. The male literacy rate is 62.04% and the female literacy rate is 56.26% in Jirang Block.

Population
30,919
Literacy
74.62%
Sex Ratio
940

To facilitate the administration, Jirang Block is further divided into 107 villages.

Jirang Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,372 3,291 3,081
Literacy 74.62% 62.04% 56.26%
Scheduled Caste 17 10 7
Scheduled Tribe 30,193 15,523 14,670
Illiterate 12,603 6,049 6,554

Caste-wise Population - Jirang Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.7% of total population in Jirang Block of Meghalaya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17 10 7
Schedule Tribe 30,193 15,523 14,670

Religion-wise Population - Jirang Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,063 (19.61%) 3,141 2,922
Muslim 82 (0.27%) 46 36
Christian 24,520 (79.3%) 12,611 11,909
Sikh 9 (0.03%) 5 4
Buddhist 69 (0.22%) 33 36
Jain 15 (0.05%) 5 10
Other Religion 138 (0.45%) 80 58
No Religion Specified 23 (0.07%) 13 10

Literacy Rate - Jirang Block

Average literacy rate of Jirang Block in 2011 were 74.62% in which, male and female literacy were 78.19% and 70.82% respectively. Total literate in Jirang Block were 18,316 of which male and female were 9,885 and 8,431 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Jirang Block

The Sex Ratio of Jirang Block is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Jirang Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Jirang Block.


Child Population - Jirang Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,372 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jirang Block. Out of which 3,291 were male while 3,081 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jirang Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Jirang Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jirang Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 0 while that in rural regions is 6,372.

Total Urban Rural
Population 30,919 0 30,919
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,372 0 6,372
Schedule Caste 17 0 17
Schedule Tribe 30,193 0 30,193
Literacy 74.62% - 74.62%
Sex Ratio 940 - 940

Working Population - Jirang Block

In Jirang Block out of total population, 12,997 were engaged in work activities. 89.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,997 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,541 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,775 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,646 6,935 4,711
Cultivators 8,541 5,001 3,540
Agriculture Labourer 1,775 1,145 630
Household Industries 324 48 276
Other Workers 1,006 741 265
Marginal Workers 1,351 620 731
Non Working 17,922 8,379 9,543

Nearby Blocks from Jirang Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Jirang Block in Ribhoi district.

Block Population
Umsning Block population 140,900
Umling Block population 87,021

Jirang Block Map


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