Shambhuganj Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Banka district, Bihar

Shambhuganj Block of Banka district has a total population of 173,974 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 92,351 are males while 81,623 are females. In 2011 there were a total 32,616 families residing in Shambhuganj Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Shambhuganj Block is 884.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Shambhuganj Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.9% and the sex ratio of Shambhuganj Block is 884.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shambhuganj Block is 31311 which is 18% of the total population. There are 16321 male children and 14990 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shambhuganj Block is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 884 ) of Shambhuganj Block.

The total literacy rate of Shambhuganj Block is 64.87%. The male literacy rate is 59.72% and the female literacy rate is 45.82% in Shambhuganj Block.

Population
173,974
Literacy
64.87%
Sex Ratio
884

To facilitate the administration, Shambhuganj Block is further divided into 186 villages.

Shambhuganj Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,311 16,321 14,990
Literacy 64.87% 59.72% 45.82%
Scheduled Caste 22,580 11,961 10,619
Scheduled Tribe 205 106 99
Illiterate 81,424 37,199 44,225

Caste-wise Population - Shambhuganj Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Shambhuganj Block of Bihar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,580 11,961 10,619
Schedule Tribe 205 106 99

Religion-wise Population - Shambhuganj Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 159,798 (91.85%) 84,946 74,852
Muslim 13,855 (7.96%) 7,216 6,639
Christian 109 (0.06%) 58 51
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Buddhist 5 (0%) 4 1
Jain 8 (0%) 6 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 188 (0.11%) 114 74

Literacy Rate - Shambhuganj Block

Average literacy rate of Shambhuganj Block in 2011 were 64.87% in which, male and female literacy were 72.54% and 56.13% respectively. Total literate in Shambhuganj Block were 92,550 of which male and female were 55,152 and 37,398 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Shambhuganj Block

The Sex Ratio of Shambhuganj Block is 884 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 884 females in Shambhuganj Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 884 ) of Shambhuganj Block.


Child Population - Shambhuganj Block

According to Census 2011, there were 31,311 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shambhuganj Block. Out of which 16,321 were male while 14,990 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Shambhuganj Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Shambhuganj Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Shambhuganj 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 31,311.

Total Urban Rural
Population 173,974 0 173,974
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,311 0 31,311
Schedule Caste 22,580 0 22,580
Schedule Tribe 205 0 205
Literacy 64.87% - 64.87%
Sex Ratio 884 - 884

Working Population - Shambhuganj Block

In Shambhuganj Block out of total population, 59,841 were engaged in work activities. 35.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 59,841 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,094 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,564 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 21,297 17,028 4,269
Cultivators 5,094 4,498 596
Agriculture Labourer 10,564 8,180 2,384
Household Industries 693 416 277
Other Workers 4,946 3,934 1,012
Marginal Workers 38,544 24,745 13,799
Non Working 114,133 50,578 63,555

Nearby Blocks from Shambhuganj Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Shambhuganj Block in Banka district.


Shambhuganj Block Map


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