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Bengabad Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Giridih district, Jharkhand

Bengabad Block of Giridih district has total population of 153,198 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 79,018 are males while 74,180 are females. In 2011 there were total 25,644 families residing in Bengabad Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bengabad Block is 939.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bengabad Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.3% and the sex ratio of Bengabad Block is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bengabad Block is 30080 which is 20% of the total population. There are 15598 male children and 14482 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bengabad Block is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Bengabad Block.

The total literacy rate of Bengabad Block is 59.33%. The male literacy rate is 59% and the female literacy rate is 35.62% in Bengabad Block.

Population
153,198
Families
25,644
Literacy
59.33%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Bengabad Block is further divided into 257 villages.

Bengabad Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 30,080 15,598 14,482
Literacy 59.33% 59% 35.62%
Scheduled Caste 22,107 11,461 10,646
Scheduled Tribe 27,028 13,793 13,235
Illiterate 80,157 32,400 47,757

Caste-wise Population - Bengabad Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.6% of total population in Bengabad Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,107 11,461 10,646
Schedule Tribe 27,028 13,793 13,235

Religion-wise Population - Bengabad Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 109,277 (71.33%) 56,336 52,941
Muslim 28,212 (18.42%) 14,639 13,573
Christian 2,003 (1.31%) 1,004 999
Sikh 6 (0%) 3 3
Buddhist 16 (0.01%) 12 4
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 13,449 (8.78%) 6,910 6,539
No Religion Specified 233 (0.15%) 113 120

Literacy Rate - Bengabad Block

Average literacy rate of Bengabad Block in 2011 were 59.33% in which, male and female literacy were 73.51% and 44.26% respectively. Total literate in Bengabad Block were 73,041 of which male and female were 46,618 and 26,423 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bengabad Block

The Sex Ratio of Bengabad Block is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Bengabad Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Bengabad Block.

Child Population - Bengabad Block

According to Census 2011, there were 30,080 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bengabad Block. Out of which 30,080 were male while 30,080 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bengabad Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bengabad Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bengabad 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 30,080.

Total Urban Rural
Population 153,198 0 153,198
Children (0 - 6 years) 30,080 0 30,080
Schedule Caste 22,107 0 22,107
Schedule Tribe 27,028 0 27,028
Literacy 59.33% - 59.33%
Sex Ratio 939 - 939

Working Population - Bengabad Block

In Bengabad Block out of total population, 83,338 were engaged in work activities. 35.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83,338 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,509 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,683 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 29,502 22,704 6,798
Cultivators 10,509 6,782 3,727
Agriculture Labourer 3,683 2,897 786
Household Industries 825 531 294
Other Workers 14,485 12,494 1,991
Marginal Workers 53,836 21,718 32,118
Non Working 69,860 34,596 35,264

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