Amta - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Haora district, West Bengal

Amta - I Block of Haora district has total population of 223,218 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 114,487 are males while 108,731 are females. In 2011 there were total 48,898 families residing in Amta - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Amta - I Block is 950.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 27.8% people lives in Urban areas while 72.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 81.8% while that in the rural areas is 81%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Amta - I Block is 952% while that of Rural areas is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Amta - I Block is 24407 which is 11% of the total population. There are 12417 male children and 11990 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Amta - I Block is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Amta - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Amta - I Block is 81.26%. The male literacy rate is 76.83% and the female literacy rate is 67.68% in Amta - I Block.

Population
223,218
Families
48,898
Literacy
81.26%
Sex Ratio
950

To facilitate the administration, Amta - I Block is further divided into 7 towns and 73 villages.

Amta - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,407 12,417 11,990
Literacy 81.26% 76.83% 67.68%
Scheduled Caste 66,046 33,728 32,318
Scheduled Tribe 337 178 159
Illiterate 61,671 26,527 35,144

Caste-wise Population - Amta - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Amta - I Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 66,046 33,728 32,318
Schedule Tribe 337 178 159

Religion-wise Population - Amta - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 163,046 (73.04%) 83,381 79,665
Muslim 59,900 (26.83%) 30,974 28,926
Christian 98 (0.04%) 49 49
Sikh 23 (0.01%) 10 13
Buddhist 8 (0%) 5 3
Jain 11 (0%) 4 7
Other Religion 4 (0%) 2 2
No Religion Specified 128 (0.06%) 62 66

Literacy Rate - Amta - I Block

Average literacy rate of Amta - I Block in 2011 were 81.26% in which, male and female literacy were 86.18% and 76.07% respectively. Total literate in Amta - I Block were 161,547 of which male and female were 87,960 and 73,587 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Amta - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Amta - I Block is 950 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Amta - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Amta - I Block.

Child Population - Amta - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 24,407 children between age 0 to 6 years in Amta - I Block. Out of which 24,407 were male while 24,407 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Amta - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 13,311 families under Amta - I Block living in urban areas while 13,311 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 27.8% of total population of Amta - I Block lives in Urban areas while 72.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 6,673 while that in rural region is 17,734.

Total Urban Rural
Population 223,218 62,025 161,193
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,407 6,673 17,734
Schedule Caste 66,046 15,948 50,098
Schedule Tribe 337 143 194
Literacy 81.26% 81.82% 81.04%
Sex Ratio 950 952 949

Working Population - Amta - I Block

In Amta - I Block out of total population, 80,508 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,508 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,166 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,511 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 66,285 60,018 6,267
Cultivators 6,166 5,848 318
Agriculture Labourer 12,511 11,815 696
Household Industries 5,937 4,135 1,802
Other Workers 41,671 38,220 3,451
Marginal Workers 14,223 9,761 4,462
Non Working 142,710 44,708 98,002

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