Tarakeswar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hugli district, West Bengal

Tarakeswar Block of Hugli district has a total population of 179,148 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 91,534 are males while 87,614 are females. In 2011 there were a total 41,975 families residing in Tarakeswar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Tarakeswar Block is 957.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Tarakeswar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 80% and the sex ratio of Tarakeswar Block is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tarakeswar Block is 17096 which is 10% of the total population. There are 8771 male children and 8325 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tarakeswar Block is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Tarakeswar Block.

The total literacy rate of Tarakeswar Block is 79.96%. The male literacy rate is 78.23% and the female literacy rate is 66.16% in Tarakeswar Block.

Population
179,148
Literacy
79.96%
Sex Ratio
957

To facilitate the administration, Tarakeswar Block is further divided into 90 villages.

Tarakeswar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,096 8,771 8,325
Literacy 79.96% 78.23% 66.16%
Scheduled Caste 42,338 21,209 21,129
Scheduled Tribe 9,034 4,452 4,582
Illiterate 49,574 19,925 29,649

Caste-wise Population - Tarakeswar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5% of total population in Tarakeswar Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 42,338 21,209 21,129
Schedule Tribe 9,034 4,452 4,582

Religion-wise Population - Tarakeswar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 159,330 (88.94%) 81,473 77,857
Muslim 18,274 (10.2%) 9,289 8,985
Christian 73 (0.04%) 37 36
Sikh 36 (0.02%) 18 18
Buddhist 15 (0.01%) 6 9
Jain 6 (0%) 4 2
Other Religion 1,207 (0.67%) 596 611
No Religion Specified 207 (0.12%) 111 96

Literacy Rate - Tarakeswar Block

Average literacy rate of Tarakeswar Block in 2011 were 79.96% in which, male and female literacy were 86.52% and 73.11% respectively. Total literate in Tarakeswar Block were 129,574 of which male and female were 71,609 and 57,965 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Tarakeswar Block

The Sex Ratio of Tarakeswar Block is 957 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 957 females in Tarakeswar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Tarakeswar Block.


Child Population - Tarakeswar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,096 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tarakeswar Block. Out of which 8,771 were male while 8,325 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Tarakeswar Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 0 families under Tarakeswar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Tarakeswar 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 17,096.

Total Urban Rural
Population 179,148 0 179,148
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,096 0 17,096
Schedule Caste 42,338 0 42,338
Schedule Tribe 9,034 0 9,034
Literacy 79.96% - 79.96%
Sex Ratio 957 - 957

Working Population - Tarakeswar Block

In Tarakeswar Block out of total population, 75,530 were engaged in work activities. 69.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 75,530 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,992 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,353 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 52,235 45,408 6,827
Cultivators 12,992 12,570 422
Agriculture Labourer 15,353 12,218 3,135
Household Industries 1,915 1,358 557
Other Workers 21,975 19,262 2,713
Marginal Workers 23,295 13,311 9,984
Non Working 103,618 32,815 70,803

Nearby Blocks from Tarakeswar Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Tarakeswar Block in Hugli district.


Tarakeswar Block Map


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