Sameli Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Katihar district, Bihar

Sameli Block of Katihar district has a total population of 84,486 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 44,038 are males while 40,448 are females. In 2011 there were a total 16,702 families residing in Sameli Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Sameli Block is 918.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Sameli Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.5% and the sex ratio of Sameli Block is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sameli Block is 16787 which is 20% of the total population. There are 8529 male children and 8258 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sameli Block is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Sameli Block.

The total literacy rate of Sameli Block is 54.5%. The male literacy rate is 50.6% and the female literacy rate is 36.13% in Sameli Block.

Population
84,486
Literacy
54.5%
Sex Ratio
918

To facilitate the administration, Sameli Block is further divided into 36 villages.

Sameli Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,787 8,529 8,258
Literacy 54.5% 50.6% 36.13%
Scheduled Caste 9,108 4,659 4,449
Scheduled Tribe 1,577 816 761
Illiterate 47,591 21,756 25,835

Caste-wise Population - Sameli Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Sameli Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 9,108 4,659 4,449
Schedule Tribe 1,577 816 761

Religion-wise Population - Sameli Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 77,133 (91.3%) 40,283 36,850
Muslim 7,244 (8.57%) 3,701 3,543
Christian 23 (0.03%) 11 12
Sikh 4 (0%) 2 2
Buddhist 2 (0%) 0 2
Jain 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 73 (0.09%) 39 34

Literacy Rate - Sameli Block

Average literacy rate of Sameli Block in 2011 were 54.5% in which, male and female literacy were 62.75% and 45.4% respectively. Total literate in Sameli Block were 36,895 of which male and female were 22,282 and 14,613 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Sameli Block

The Sex Ratio of Sameli Block is 918 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 918 females in Sameli Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Sameli Block.


Child Population - Sameli Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,787 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sameli Block. Out of which 8,529 were male while 8,258 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Sameli Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Sameli Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Sameli 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 16,787.

Total Urban Rural
Population 84,486 0 84,486
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,787 0 16,787
Schedule Caste 9,108 0 9,108
Schedule Tribe 1,577 0 1,577
Literacy 54.5% - 54.5%
Sex Ratio 918 - 918

Working Population - Sameli Block

In Sameli Block out of total population, 34,519 were engaged in work activities. 53.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 34,519 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,807 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,279 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,353 13,883 4,470
Cultivators 4,807 3,972 835
Agriculture Labourer 11,279 8,208 3,071
Household Industries 417 234 183
Other Workers 1,850 1,469 381
Marginal Workers 16,166 7,262 8,904
Non Working 49,967 22,893 27,074

Nearby Blocks from Sameli Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Sameli Block in Katihar district.


Sameli Block Map


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