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Belaganj Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gaya district, Bihar

Belaganj Block of Gaya district has total population of 222,003 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 114,912 are males while 107,091 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,008 families residing in Belaganj Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Belaganj Block is 932.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Belaganj Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 63.8% and the sex ratio of Belaganj Block is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Belaganj Block is 40379 which is 18% of the total population. There are 20688 male children and 19691 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Belaganj Block is 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Belaganj Block.

The total literacy rate of Belaganj Block is 63.83%. The male literacy rate is 61.02% and the female literacy rate is 42.78% in Belaganj Block.

Population
222,003
Families
34,008
Literacy
63.83%
Sex Ratio
932

To facilitate the administration, Belaganj Block is further divided into 118 villages.

Belaganj Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 40,379 20,688 19,691
Literacy 63.83% 61.02% 42.78%
Scheduled Caste 56,743 29,067 27,676
Scheduled Tribe 100 53 47
Illiterate 106,070 44,795 61,275

Caste-wise Population - Belaganj Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Belaganj Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 56,743 29,067 27,676
Schedule Tribe 100 53 47

Religion-wise Population - Belaganj Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 185,733 (83.66%) 96,085 89,648
Muslim 34,735 (15.65%) 18,001 16,734
Christian 195 (0.09%) 100 95
Sikh 30 (0.01%) 15 15
Buddhist 36 (0.02%) 22 14
Jain 49 (0.02%) 21 28
Other Religion 4 (0%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 1,221 (0.55%) 665 556

Literacy Rate - Belaganj Block

Average literacy rate of Belaganj Block in 2011 were 63.83% in which, male and female literacy were 74.42% and 52.42% respectively. Total literate in Belaganj Block were 115,933 of which male and female were 70,117 and 45,816 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Belaganj Block

The Sex Ratio of Belaganj Block is 932 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 932 females in Belaganj Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Belaganj Block.

Child Population - Belaganj Block

According to Census 2011, there were 40,379 children between age 0 to 6 years in Belaganj Block. Out of which 40,379 were male while 40,379 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Belaganj Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Belaganj Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Belaganj 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 40,379.

Total Urban Rural
Population 222,003 0 222,003
Children (0 - 6 years) 40,379 0 40,379
Schedule Caste 56,743 0 56,743
Schedule Tribe 100 0 100
Literacy 63.83% - 63.83%
Sex Ratio 932 - 932

Working Population - Belaganj Block

In Belaganj Block out of total population, 78,234 were engaged in work activities. 63.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,234 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,905 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,734 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 49,808 36,665 13,143
Cultivators 12,905 10,649 2,256
Agriculture Labourer 22,734 15,325 7,409
Household Industries 3,098 1,789 1,309
Other Workers 11,071 8,902 2,169
Marginal Workers 28,426 16,222 12,204
Non Working 143,769 62,025 81,744

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