Sainthia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Birbhum district, West Bengal

Sainthia Block of Birbhum district has a total population of 195,349 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 100,141 are males while 95,208 are females. In 2011 there were a total 46,552 families residing in Sainthia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sainthia Block is 951.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.7% people live in Urban areas while 95.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.3% while that in rural areas is 71.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Sainthia Block is 968 while that of Rural areas is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sainthia Block is 22721 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11569 male children and 11152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sainthia Block is 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Sainthia Block.

The total literacy rate of Sainthia Block is 72.32%. The male literacy rate is 69.82% and the female literacy rate is 57.69% in Sainthia Block.

Population
195,349
Literacy
72.32%
Sex Ratio
951

To facilitate the administration, Sainthia Block is further divided into 1 town and 230 villages.

Sainthia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,721 11,569 11,152
Literacy 72.32% 69.82% 57.69%
Scheduled Caste 68,859 35,424 33,435
Scheduled Tribe 24,019 11,885 12,134
Illiterate 70,500 30,221 40,279

Caste-wise Population - Sainthia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.3% of total population in Sainthia Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 68,859 35,424 33,435
Schedule Tribe 24,019 11,885 12,134

Religion-wise Population - Sainthia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 151,743 (77.68%) 77,701 74,042
Muslim 41,931 (21.46%) 21,602 20,329
Christian 755 (0.39%) 384 371
Sikh 22 (0.01%) 10 12
Buddhist 7 (0%) 4 3
Jain 20 (0.01%) 8 12
Other Religion 639 (0.33%) 309 330
No Religion Specified 232 (0.12%) 123 109

Literacy Rate - Sainthia Block

Average literacy rate of Sainthia Block in 2011 were 72.32% in which, male and female literacy were 78.94% and 65.35% respectively. Total literate in Sainthia Block were 124,849 of which male and female were 69,920 and 54,929 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Sainthia Block

The Sex Ratio of Sainthia Block is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Sainthia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Sainthia Block.


Child Population - Sainthia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,721 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sainthia Block. Out of which 11,569 were male while 11,152 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sainthia Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 2,215 families under Sainthia Block living in urban areas while 2,215 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 4.7% of total population of Sainthia Block lives in Urban areas while 95.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 969 while that in rural regions is 21,752.

Total Urban Rural
Population 195,349 9,242 186,107
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,721 969 21,752
Schedule Caste 68,859 2,182 66,677
Schedule Tribe 24,019 21 23,998
Literacy 72.32% 81.25% 71.87%
Sex Ratio 951 968 950

Working Population - Sainthia Block

In Sainthia Block out of total population, 80,788 were engaged in work activities. 62.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,788 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,553 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,724 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 50,452 43,031 7,421
Cultivators 14,553 13,734 819
Agriculture Labourer 21,724 17,371 4,353
Household Industries 1,558 1,145 413
Other Workers 12,617 10,781 1,836
Marginal Workers 30,336 16,975 13,361
Non Working 114,561 40,135 74,426

Nearby Blocks from Sainthia Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Sainthia Block in Birbhum district.

Block Population
Labpur Block population 201,901
Suri - II Block population 87,405
Nanoor Block population 218,654
Suri - I Block population 111,377
Bolpur Sriniketan Block population 202,553
Rajnagar Block population 77,979
Illambazar Block population 168,709
Mohammad Bazar Block population 164,570
Dubrajpur Block population 181,437
Mayureswar - II Block population 127,661

Sainthia Block Map


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