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Chalkusa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand

Chalkusa Block of Hazaribagh district has total population of 52,068 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 26,952 are males while 25,116 are females. In 2011 there were total 7,977 families residing in Chalkusa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chalkusa Block is 932.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chalkusa Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67% and the sex ratio of Chalkusa Block is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chalkusa Block is 9515 which is 18% of the total population. There are 4858 male children and 4657 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chalkusa Block is 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Chalkusa Block.

The total literacy rate of Chalkusa Block is 66.97%. The male literacy rate is 66.67% and the female literacy rate is 41.93% in Chalkusa Block.

Population
52,068
Families
7,977
Literacy
66.97%
Sex Ratio
932

To facilitate the administration, Chalkusa Block is further divided into 40 villages.

Chalkusa Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,515 4,858 4,657
Literacy 66.97% 66.67% 41.93%
Scheduled Caste 7,224 3,714 3,510
Scheduled Tribe 784 391 393
Illiterate 23,569 8,983 14,586

Caste-wise Population - Chalkusa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Chalkusa Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,224 3,714 3,510
Schedule Tribe 784 391 393

Religion-wise Population - Chalkusa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 40,191 (77.19%) 20,767 19,424
Muslim 11,745 (22.56%) 6,110 5,635
Christian 24 (0.05%) 14 10
Sikh 2 (0%) 2 0
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 103 (0.2%) 57 46

Literacy Rate - Chalkusa Block

Average literacy rate of Chalkusa Block in 2011 were 66.97% in which, male and female literacy were 81.33% and 51.47% respectively. Total literate in Chalkusa Block were 28,499 of which male and female were 17,969 and 10,530 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chalkusa Block

The Sex Ratio of Chalkusa Block is 932 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 932 females in Chalkusa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Chalkusa Block.

Child Population - Chalkusa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 9,515 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chalkusa Block. Out of which 9,515 were male while 9,515 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chalkusa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chalkusa Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chalkusa 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 9,515.

Total Urban Rural
Population 52,068 0 52,068
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,515 0 9,515
Schedule Caste 7,224 0 7,224
Schedule Tribe 784 0 784
Literacy 66.97% - 66.97%
Sex Ratio 932 - 932

Working Population - Chalkusa Block

In Chalkusa Block out of total population, 20,618 were engaged in work activities. 42.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,618 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,565 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 917 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,843 6,814 2,029
Cultivators 4,565 3,188 1,377
Agriculture Labourer 917 712 205
Household Industries 162 137 25
Other Workers 3,199 2,777 422
Marginal Workers 11,775 5,393 6,382
Non Working 31,450 14,745 16,705

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