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Chhorahi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Begusarai district, Bihar

Chhorahi Block of Begusarai district has total population of 124,191 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 64,686 are males while 59,505 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,004 families residing in Chhorahi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Chhorahi Block is 920.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Chhorahi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 63.7% and the sex ratio of Chhorahi Block is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chhorahi Block is 24193 which is 19% of the total population. There are 12453 male children and 11740 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chhorahi Block is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Chhorahi Block.

The total literacy rate of Chhorahi Block is 63.7%. The male literacy rate is 58.96% and the female literacy rate is 42.95% in Chhorahi Block.

Population
124,191
Families
26,004
Literacy
63.7%
Sex Ratio
920

To facilitate the administration, Chhorahi Block is further divided into 59 villages.

Chhorahi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 24,193 12,453 11,740
Literacy 63.7% 58.96% 42.95%
Scheduled Caste 19,830 10,314 9,516
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 60,496 26,549 33,947

Caste-wise Population - Chhorahi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chhorahi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 19,830 10,314 9,516
Schedule Tribe 4 2 2

Religion-wise Population - Chhorahi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 102,067 (82.19%) 53,333 48,734
Muslim 21,745 (17.51%) 11,176 10,569
Christian 93 (0.07%) 49 44
Sikh 12 (0.01%) 6 6
Buddhist 5 (0%) 1 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 269 (0.22%) 121 148

Literacy Rate - Chhorahi Block

Average literacy rate of Chhorahi Block in 2011 were 63.7% in which, male and female literacy were 73.01% and 53.51% respectively. Total literate in Chhorahi Block were 63,695 of which male and female were 38,137 and 25,558 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chhorahi Block

The Sex Ratio of Chhorahi Block is 920 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 920 females in Chhorahi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Chhorahi Block.

Child Population - Chhorahi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 24,193 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chhorahi Block. Out of which 24,193 were male while 24,193 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chhorahi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Chhorahi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Chhorahi 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 24,193.

Total Urban Rural
Population 124,191 0 124,191
Children (0 - 6 years) 24,193 0 24,193
Schedule Caste 19,830 0 19,830
Schedule Tribe 4 0 4
Literacy 63.7% - 63.7%
Sex Ratio 920 - 920

Working Population - Chhorahi Block

In Chhorahi Block out of total population, 41,474 were engaged in work activities. 55.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 41,474 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,992 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,250 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 23,026 18,250 4,776
Cultivators 5,992 5,288 704
Agriculture Labourer 12,250 9,510 2,740
Household Industries 1,239 652 587
Other Workers 3,545 2,800 745
Marginal Workers 18,448 11,041 7,407
Non Working 82,717 35,395 47,322

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