Sagardighi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Murshidabad district, West Bengal

Sagardighi Block of Murshidabad district has a total population of 310,461 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 158,641 are males while 151,820 are females. In 2011 there were a total 67,889 families residing in Sagardighi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sagardighi Block is 957.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sagardighi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 65.3% and the sex ratio of Sagardighi Block is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sagardighi Block is 46641 which is 15% of the total population. There are 23874 male children and 22767 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sagardighi Block is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Sagardighi Block.

The total literacy rate of Sagardighi Block is 65.26%. The male literacy rate is 58.06% and the female literacy rate is 52.75% in Sagardighi Block.

Population
310,461
Literacy
65.26%
Sex Ratio
957

To facilitate the administration, Sagardighi Block is further divided into 197 villages.

Sagardighi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 46,641 23,874 22,767
Literacy 65.26% 58.06% 52.75%
Scheduled Caste 58,308 29,969 28,339
Scheduled Tribe 19,811 10,106 9,705
Illiterate 138,279 66,540 71,739

Caste-wise Population - Sagardighi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.4% of total population in Sagardighi Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 58,308 29,969 28,339
Schedule Tribe 19,811 10,106 9,705

Religion-wise Population - Sagardighi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 97,968 (31.56%) 50,348 47,620
Muslim 200,796 (64.68%) 102,287 98,509
Christian 5,757 (1.85%) 2,953 2,804
Sikh 44 (0.01%) 25 19
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 12 5
Jain 45 (0.01%) 24 21
Other Religion 5,569 (1.79%) 2,863 2,706
No Religion Specified 265 (0.09%) 129 136

Literacy Rate - Sagardighi Block

Average literacy rate of Sagardighi Block in 2011 were 65.26% in which, male and female literacy were 68.34% and 62.05% respectively. Total literate in Sagardighi Block were 172,182 of which male and female were 92,101 and 80,081 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Sagardighi Block

The Sex Ratio of Sagardighi Block is 957 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 957 females in Sagardighi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Sagardighi Block.


Child Population - Sagardighi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 46,641 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sagardighi Block. Out of which 23,874 were male while 22,767 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sagardighi Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Sagardighi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sagardighi 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 46,641.

Total Urban Rural
Population 310,461 0 310,461
Children (0 - 6 years) 46,641 0 46,641
Schedule Caste 58,308 0 58,308
Schedule Tribe 19,811 0 19,811
Literacy 65.26% - 65.26%
Sex Ratio 957 - 957

Working Population - Sagardighi Block

In Sagardighi Block out of total population, 111,808 were engaged in work activities. 74.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111,808 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 39,235 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 83,125 70,946 12,179
Cultivators 16,103 15,364 739
Agriculture Labourer 39,235 34,619 4,616
Household Industries 4,238 899 3,339
Other Workers 23,549 20,064 3,485
Marginal Workers 28,683 15,026 13,657
Non Working 198,653 72,669 125,984

Nearby Blocks from Sagardighi Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Sagardighi Block in Murshidabad district.

Block Population
Lalgola Block population 335,831
Bhagawangola - I Block population 202,071
Raghunathganj - II Block population 265,336
Bhagawangola - II Block population 158,024
Raghunathganj - I Block population 195,627
Raninagar - II Block population 190,885
Suti - II Block population 278,922
Jalangi Block population 252,477
Domkal Block population 363,976
Suti - I Block population 179,908

Sagardighi Block Map


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