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Budge Budge - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal

Budge Budge - I Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 112,908 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 57,662 are males while 55,246 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,333 families residing in Budge Budge - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Budge Budge - I Block is 958.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 73.8% people lives in Urban areas while 26.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.5% while that in the rural areas is 80.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Budge Budge - I Block is 955% while that of Rural areas is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Budge Budge - I Block is 12633 which is 11% of the total population. There are 6407 male children and 6226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Budge Budge - I Block is 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Budge Budge - I Block.

The total literacy rate of Budge Budge - I Block is 80.57%. The male literacy rate is 75.56% and the female literacy rate is 67.36% in Budge Budge - I Block.

Population
112,908
Families
26,333
Literacy
80.57%
Sex Ratio
958

To facilitate the administration, Budge Budge - I Block is further divided into 7 towns and 13 villages.

Budge Budge - I Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,633 6,407 6,226
Literacy 80.57% 75.56% 67.36%
Scheduled Caste 21,983 11,319 10,664
Scheduled Tribe 170 82 88
Illiterate 32,121 14,090 18,031

Caste-wise Population - Budge Budge - I Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Budge Budge - I Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,983 11,319 10,664
Schedule Tribe 170 82 88

Religion-wise Population - Budge Budge - I Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 59,174 (52.41%) 30,367 28,807
Muslim 53,508 (47.39%) 27,179 26,329
Christian 81 (0.07%) 42 39
Sikh 16 (0.01%) 8 8
Buddhist 20 (0.02%) 9 11
Jain 9 (0.01%) 4 5
Other Religion 6 (0.01%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 94 (0.08%) 50 44

Literacy Rate - Budge Budge - I Block

Average literacy rate of Budge Budge - I Block in 2011 were 80.57% in which, male and female literacy were 85.01% and 75.92% respectively. Total literate in Budge Budge - I Block were 80,787 of which male and female were 43,572 and 37,215 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Budge Budge - I Block

The Sex Ratio of Budge Budge - I Block is 958 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 958 females in Budge Budge - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Budge Budge - I Block.

Child Population - Budge Budge - I Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,633 children between age 0 to 6 years in Budge Budge - I Block. Out of which 12,633 were male while 12,633 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Budge Budge - I Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 19,367 families under Budge Budge - I Block living in urban areas while 19,367 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 73.8% of total population of Budge Budge - I Block lives in Urban areas while 26.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 9,369 while that in rural region is 3,264.

Total Urban Rural
Population 112,908 83,335 29,573
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,633 9,369 3,264
Schedule Caste 21,983 12,360 9,623
Schedule Tribe 170 35 135
Literacy 80.57% 80.53% 80.67%
Sex Ratio 958 955 966

Working Population - Budge Budge - I Block

In Budge Budge - I Block out of total population, 40,330 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 40,330 workers engaged in Main Work, 817 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,529 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 29,476 26,125 3,351
Cultivators 817 725 92
Agriculture Labourer 2,529 2,357 172
Household Industries 2,281 1,746 535
Other Workers 23,849 21,297 2,552
Marginal Workers 10,854 7,361 3,493
Non Working 72,578 24,176 48,402

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