Arwal Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Arwal district, Bihar
Arwal Block of Arwal district has total population of 159,686 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 83,200 are males while 76,486 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,803 families residing in Arwal Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Arwal Block is 919.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 32.5% people lives in Urban areas while 67.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 75.3% while that in the rural areas is 68.9%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Arwal Block is 915% while that of Rural areas is 921.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arwal Block is 28146 which is 18% of the total population. There are 14525 male children and 13621 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arwal Block is 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Arwal Block.
The total literacy rate of Arwal Block is 70.99%. The male literacy rate is 68.17% and the female literacy rate is 47.93% in Arwal Block.
To facilitate the administration, Arwal Block is further divided into 1 town and 54 villages.
Arwal Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Arwal Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 28,146 | 14,525 | 13,621 |
| Literacy | 70.99% | 68.17% | 47.93% |
| Scheduled Caste | 31,459 | 16,285 | 15,174 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 236 | 112 | 124 |
| Illiterate | 66,308 | 26,481 | 39,827 |
Caste-wise Population - Arwal Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Arwal Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 31,459 | 16,285 | 15,174 |
| Schedule Tribe | 236 | 112 | 124 |
Religion-wise Population - Arwal Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 143,413 | (89.81%) | 74,683 | 68,730 |
| Muslim | 15,917 | (9.97%) | 8,315 | 7,602 |
| Christian | 96 | (0.06%) | 55 | 41 |
| Sikh | 13 | (0.01%) | 4 | 9 |
| Buddhist | 16 | (0.01%) | 14 | 2 |
| Jain | 5 | (0%) | 2 | 3 |
| Other Religion | 16 | (0.01%) | 11 | 5 |
| No Religion Specified | 210 | (0.13%) | 116 | 94 |
Literacy Rate - Arwal Block
Average literacy rate of Arwal Block in 2011 were 70.99% in which, male and female literacy were 82.59% and 58.31% respectively. Total literate in Arwal Block were 93,378 of which male and female were 56,719 and 36,659 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Arwal Block
The Sex Ratio of Arwal Block is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Arwal Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Arwal Block.
Child Population - Arwal Block
According to Census 2011, there were 28,146 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arwal Block. Out of which 28,146 were male while 28,146 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Arwal Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 8,453 families under Arwal Block living in urban areas while 8,453 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 32.5% of total population of Arwal Block lives in Urban areas while 67.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 9,194 while that in rural region is 18,952.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 159,686 | 51,849 | 107,837 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 28,146 | 9,194 | 18,952 |
| Schedule Caste | 31,459 | 9,599 | 21,860 |
| Schedule Tribe | 236 | 78 | 158 |
| Literacy | 70.99% | 75.29% | 68.92% |
| Sex Ratio | 919 | 915 | 921 |
Working Population - Arwal Block
In Arwal Block out of total population, 50,927 were engaged in work activities. 69% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 50,927 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,071 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18,153 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 35,140 | 29,994 | 5,146 |
| Cultivators | 7,071 | 6,461 | 610 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 18,153 | 15,050 | 3,103 |
| Household Industries | 869 | 611 | 258 |
| Other Workers | 9,047 | 7,872 | 1,175 |
| Marginal Workers | 15,787 | 7,939 | 7,848 |
| Non Working | 108,759 | 45,267 | 63,492 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Arwal, Bihar - Wikipedia