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Bankatwa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Champaran district, Bihar

Bankatwa Block of Purba Champaran district has total population of 116,863 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 60,983 are males while 55,880 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,227 families residing in Bankatwa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bankatwa Block is 916.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bankatwa Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 50.6% and the sex ratio of Bankatwa Block is 916.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bankatwa Block is 25119 which is 21% of the total population. There are 12967 male children and 12152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bankatwa Block is 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Bankatwa Block.

The total literacy rate of Bankatwa Block is 50.64%. The male literacy rate is 48.93% and the female literacy rate is 29.75% in Bankatwa Block.

Population
116,863
Families
20,227
Literacy
50.64%
Sex Ratio
916

To facilitate the administration, Bankatwa Block is further divided into 23 villages.

Bankatwa Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,119 12,967 12,152
Literacy 50.64% 48.93% 29.75%
Scheduled Caste 11,894 6,115 5,779
Scheduled Tribe 11 8 3
Illiterate 70,400 31,144 39,256

Caste-wise Population - Bankatwa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bankatwa Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,894 6,115 5,779
Schedule Tribe 11 8 3

Religion-wise Population - Bankatwa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 95,784 (81.96%) 50,285 45,499
Muslim 20,663 (17.68%) 10,494 10,169
Christian 77 (0.07%) 35 42
Sikh 3 (0%) 0 3
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 6 2
Jain 9 (0.01%) 7 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 317 (0.27%) 155 162

Literacy Rate - Bankatwa Block

Average literacy rate of Bankatwa Block in 2011 were 50.64% in which, male and female literacy were 62.14% and 38.02% respectively. Total literate in Bankatwa Block were 46,463 of which male and female were 29,839 and 16,624 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bankatwa Block

The Sex Ratio of Bankatwa Block is 916 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 916 females in Bankatwa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 916 ) of Bankatwa Block.

Child Population - Bankatwa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 25,119 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bankatwa Block. Out of which 25,119 were male while 25,119 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bankatwa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bankatwa Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bankatwa 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 25,119.

Total Urban Rural
Population 116,863 0 116,863
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,119 0 25,119
Schedule Caste 11,894 0 11,894
Schedule Tribe 11 0 11
Literacy 50.64% - 50.64%
Sex Ratio 916 - 916

Working Population - Bankatwa Block

In Bankatwa Block out of total population, 46,582 were engaged in work activities. 57.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 46,582 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,455 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16,693 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 26,694 21,076 5,618
Cultivators 6,455 5,501 954
Agriculture Labourer 16,693 12,939 3,754
Household Industries 553 367 186
Other Workers 2,993 2,269 724
Marginal Workers 19,888 8,174 11,714
Non Working 70,281 31,733 38,548

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