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Amas Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gaya district, Bihar

Amas Block of Gaya district has total population of 105,027 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 54,058 are males while 50,969 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,692 families residing in Amas Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Amas Block is 943.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Amas Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.5% and the sex ratio of Amas Block is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amas Block is 19000 which is 18% of the total population. There are 9639 male children and 9361 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amas Block is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Amas Block.

The total literacy rate of Amas Block is 64.49%. The male literacy rate is 60.59% and the female literacy rate is 44.6% in Amas Block.

Population
105,027
Families
16,692
Literacy
64.49%
Sex Ratio
943

To facilitate the administration, Amas Block is further divided into 102 villages.

Amas Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,000 9,639 9,361
Literacy 64.49% 60.59% 44.6%
Scheduled Caste 37,578 19,276 18,302
Scheduled Tribe 35 17 18
Illiterate 49,545 21,306 28,239

Caste-wise Population - Amas Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Amas Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,578 19,276 18,302
Schedule Tribe 35 17 18

Religion-wise Population - Amas Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 89,637 (85.35%) 46,153 43,484
Muslim 14,915 (14.2%) 7,653 7,262
Christian 71 (0.07%) 40 31
Sikh 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Buddhist 22 (0.02%) 12 10
Jain 25 (0.02%) 16 9
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 344 (0.33%) 178 166

Literacy Rate - Amas Block

Average literacy rate of Amas Block in 2011 were 64.49% in which, male and female literacy were 73.73% and 54.63% respectively. Total literate in Amas Block were 55,482 of which male and female were 32,752 and 22,730 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Amas Block

The Sex Ratio of Amas Block is 943 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 943 females in Amas Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Amas Block.

Child Population - Amas Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,000 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amas Block. Out of which 19,000 were male while 19,000 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Amas Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Amas Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Amas Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 0 while that in rural region is 19,000.

Total Urban Rural
Population 105,027 0 105,027
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,000 0 19,000
Schedule Caste 37,578 0 37,578
Schedule Tribe 35 0 35
Literacy 64.49% - 64.49%
Sex Ratio 943 - 943

Working Population - Amas Block

In Amas Block out of total population, 40,272 were engaged in work activities. 55.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 40,272 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,353 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,065 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,267 15,808 6,459
Cultivators 4,353 3,321 1,032
Agriculture Labourer 11,065 7,146 3,919
Household Industries 808 606 202
Other Workers 6,041 4,735 1,306
Marginal Workers 18,005 9,917 8,088
Non Working 64,755 28,333 36,422

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