Ben Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nalanda district, Bihar
Ben Block of Nalanda district has total population of 87,387 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 45,549 are males while 41,838 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,251 families residing in Ben Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ben Block is 919.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ben Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64.6% and the sex ratio of Ben Block is 919.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ben Block is 15199 which is 17% of the total population. There are 7809 male children and 7390 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ben Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Ben Block.
The total literacy rate of Ben Block is 64.62%. The male literacy rate is 61.93% and the female literacy rate is 44.07% in Ben Block.
To facilitate the administration, Ben Block is further divided into 32 villages.
Ben Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ben Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 15,199 | 7,809 | 7,390 |
| Literacy | 64.62% | 61.93% | 44.07% |
| Scheduled Caste | 17,391 | 9,029 | 8,362 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Illiterate | 40,742 | 17,340 | 23,402 |
Caste-wise Population - Ben Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ben Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 17,391 | 9,029 | 8,362 |
| Schedule Tribe | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Religion-wise Population - Ben Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 84,238 | (96.4%) | 43,934 | 40,304 |
| Muslim | 2,870 | (3.28%) | 1,477 | 1,393 |
| Christian | 9 | (0.01%) | 4 | 5 |
| Sikh | 4 | (0%) | 1 | 3 |
| Buddhist | 1 | (0%) | 1 | 0 |
| Jain | 3 | (0%) | 0 | 3 |
| Other Religion | 1 | (0%) | 1 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 261 | (0.3%) | 131 | 130 |
Literacy Rate - Ben Block
Average literacy rate of Ben Block in 2011 were 64.62% in which, male and female literacy were 74.75% and 53.52% respectively. Total literate in Ben Block were 46,645 of which male and female were 28,209 and 18,436 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Ben Block
The Sex Ratio of Ben Block is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Ben Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Ben Block.
Child Population - Ben Block
According to Census 2011, there were 15,199 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ben Block. Out of which 15,199 were male while 15,199 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Ben Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ben Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ben 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 15,199.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 87,387 | 0 | 87,387 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 15,199 | 0 | 15,199 |
| Schedule Caste | 17,391 | 0 | 17,391 |
| Schedule Tribe | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Literacy | 64.62% | - | 64.62% |
| Sex Ratio | 919 | - | 919 |
Working Population - Ben Block
In Ben Block out of total population, 35,243 were engaged in work activities. 77.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,243 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,945 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15,366 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 27,159 | 17,583 | 9,576 |
| Cultivators | 6,945 | 5,391 | 1,554 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 15,366 | 9,776 | 5,590 |
| Household Industries | 1,110 | 436 | 674 |
| Other Workers | 3,738 | 1,980 | 1,758 |
| Marginal Workers | 8,084 | 4,149 | 3,935 |
| Non Working | 52,144 | 23,817 | 28,327 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ben, Bihar - Wikipedia