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Balumath Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Latehar district, Jharkhand

Balumath Block of Latehar district has total population of 89,012 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 45,313 are males while 43,699 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,972 families residing in Balumath Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Balumath Block is 964.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Balumath Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 58.2% and the sex ratio of Balumath Block is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balumath Block is 16714 which is 19% of the total population. There are 8551 male children and 8163 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balumath Block is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 964 ) of Balumath Block.

The total literacy rate of Balumath Block is 58.22%. The male literacy rate is 55.59% and the female literacy rate is 38.69% in Balumath Block.

Population
89,012
Families
15,972
Literacy
58.22%
Sex Ratio
964

To facilitate the administration, Balumath Block is further divided into 67 villages.

Balumath Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,714 8,551 8,163
Literacy 58.22% 55.59% 38.69%
Scheduled Caste 21,535 10,877 10,658
Scheduled Tribe 24,301 12,226 12,075
Illiterate 46,917 20,124 26,793

Caste-wise Population - Balumath Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.3% of total population in Balumath Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,535 10,877 10,658
Schedule Tribe 24,301 12,226 12,075

Religion-wise Population - Balumath Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 58,969 (66.25%) 30,137 28,832
Muslim 12,140 (13.64%) 6,183 5,957
Christian 917 (1.03%) 467 450
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 16,819 (18.9%) 8,451 8,368
No Religion Specified 162 (0.18%) 73 89

Literacy Rate - Balumath Block

Average literacy rate of Balumath Block in 2011 were 58.22% in which, male and female literacy were 68.52% and 47.57% respectively. Total literate in Balumath Block were 42,095 of which male and female were 25,189 and 16,906 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Balumath Block

The Sex Ratio of Balumath Block is 964 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 964 females in Balumath Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 964 ) of Balumath Block.

Child Population - Balumath Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,714 children between age 0 to 6 years in Balumath Block. Out of which 16,714 were male while 16,714 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Balumath Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Balumath Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Balumath 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 16,714.

Total Urban Rural
Population 89,012 0 89,012
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,714 0 16,714
Schedule Caste 21,535 0 21,535
Schedule Tribe 24,301 0 24,301
Literacy 58.22% - 58.22%
Sex Ratio 964 - 964

Working Population - Balumath Block

In Balumath Block out of total population, 37,494 were engaged in work activities. 41.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,494 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,895 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,812 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,555 12,059 3,496
Cultivators 7,895 6,266 1,629
Agriculture Labourer 2,812 1,904 908
Household Industries 416 177 239
Other Workers 4,432 3,712 720
Marginal Workers 21,939 10,281 11,658
Non Working 51,518 22,973 28,545

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