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Bhandra Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Lohardaga district, Jharkhand

Bhandra Block of Lohardaga district has total population of 57,303 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 28,754 are males while 28,549 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,203 families residing in Bhandra Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Bhandra Block is 993.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Bhandra Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 63.3% and the sex ratio of Bhandra Block is 993.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhandra Block is 9765 which is 17% of the total population. There are 4962 male children and 4803 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhandra Block is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Bhandra Block.

The total literacy rate of Bhandra Block is 63.27%. The male literacy rate is 60.6% and the female literacy rate is 44.32% in Bhandra Block.

Population
57,303
Families
11,203
Literacy
63.27%
Sex Ratio
993

To facilitate the administration, Bhandra Block is further divided into 45 villages.

Bhandra Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,765 4,962 4,803
Literacy 63.27% 60.6% 44.32%
Scheduled Caste 979 492 487
Scheduled Tribe 36,633 18,198 18,435
Illiterate 27,225 11,328 15,897

Caste-wise Population - Bhandra Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 63.9% of total population in Bhandra Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 979 492 487
Schedule Tribe 36,633 18,198 18,435

Religion-wise Population - Bhandra Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,812 (24.1%) 6,972 6,840
Muslim 7,841 (13.68%) 4,034 3,807
Christian 2,026 (3.54%) 990 1,036
Sikh 11 (0.02%) 7 4
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Other Religion 33,544 (58.54%) 16,714 16,830
No Religion Specified 63 (0.11%) 35 28

Literacy Rate - Bhandra Block

Average literacy rate of Bhandra Block in 2011 were 63.27% in which, male and female literacy were 73.24% and 53.28% respectively. Total literate in Bhandra Block were 30,078 of which male and female were 17,426 and 12,652 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bhandra Block

The Sex Ratio of Bhandra Block is 993 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 993 females in Bhandra Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 993 ) of Bhandra Block.

Child Population - Bhandra Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,765 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bhandra Block. Out of which 9,765 were male while 9,765 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bhandra Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Bhandra Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Bhandra 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 9,765.

Total Urban Rural
Population 57,303 0 57,303
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,765 0 9,765
Schedule Caste 979 0 979
Schedule Tribe 36,633 0 36,633
Literacy 63.27% - 63.27%
Sex Ratio 993 - 993

Working Population - Bhandra Block

In Bhandra Block out of total population, 31,284 were engaged in work activities. 48% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 31,284 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,373 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,797 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 15,023 10,178 4,845
Cultivators 10,373 7,310 3,063
Agriculture Labourer 2,797 1,485 1,312
Household Industries 167 114 53
Other Workers 1,686 1,269 417
Marginal Workers 16,261 6,044 10,217
Non Working 26,019 12,532 13,487

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