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Basia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gumla district, Jharkhand

Basia Block of Gumla district has total population of 80,731 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 40,321 are males while 40,410 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,754 families residing in Basia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Basia Block is 1,002.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Basia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.7% and the sex ratio of Basia Block is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basia Block is 12694 which is 16% of the total population. There are 6468 male children and 6226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basia Block is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Basia Block.

The total literacy rate of Basia Block is 67.66%. The male literacy rate is 64.87% and the female literacy rate is 49.18% in Basia Block.

Population
80,731
Families
15,754
Literacy
67.66%
Sex Ratio
1,002

To facilitate the administration, Basia Block is further divided into 88 villages.

Basia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,694 6,468 6,226
Literacy 67.66% 64.87% 49.18%
Scheduled Caste 4,202 2,107 2,095
Scheduled Tribe 51,634 25,645 25,989
Illiterate 34,700 14,165 20,535

Caste-wise Population - Basia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 64% of total population in Basia Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,202 2,107 2,095
Schedule Tribe 51,634 25,645 25,989

Religion-wise Population - Basia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 32,687 (40.49%) 16,474 16,213
Muslim 1,530 (1.9%) 790 740
Christian 25,148 (31.15%) 12,337 12,811
Sikh 4 (0%) 2 2
Buddhist 86 (0.11%) 45 41
Jain 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Other Religion 20,860 (25.84%) 10,481 10,379
No Religion Specified 408 (0.51%) 188 220

Literacy Rate - Basia Block

Average literacy rate of Basia Block in 2011 were 67.66% in which, male and female literacy were 77.26% and 58.14% respectively. Total literate in Basia Block were 46,031 of which male and female were 26,156 and 19,875 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Basia Block

The Sex Ratio of Basia Block is 1,002 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,002 females in Basia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,002 ) of Basia Block.

Child Population - Basia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,694 children between age 0 to 6 years in Basia Block. Out of which 12,694 were male while 12,694 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Basia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Basia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Basia 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 12,694.

Total Urban Rural
Population 80,731 0 80,731
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,694 0 12,694
Schedule Caste 4,202 0 4,202
Schedule Tribe 51,634 0 51,634
Literacy 67.66% - 67.66%
Sex Ratio 1,002 - 1,002

Working Population - Basia Block

In Basia Block out of total population, 40,916 were engaged in work activities. 58.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 40,916 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,218 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,535 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,936 13,885 10,051
Cultivators 16,218 9,313 6,905
Agriculture Labourer 4,535 2,499 2,036
Household Industries 617 390 227
Other Workers 2,566 1,683 883
Marginal Workers 16,980 7,677 9,303
Non Working 39,815 18,759 21,056

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