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Dakshin Dinajpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal

Dakshin Dinajpur Block of Dakshin Dinajpur district has total population of 209,496 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 105,825 are males while 103,671 are females. In 2011 there were total 50,538 families residing in Dakshin Dinajpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dakshin Dinajpur Block is 980.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dakshin Dinajpur Block lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 89.4% and the sex ratio of Dakshin Dinajpur Block is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dakshin Dinajpur Block is 16316 which is 8% of the total population. There are 8384 male children and 7932 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dakshin Dinajpur Block is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Dakshin Dinajpur Block.

The total literacy rate of Dakshin Dinajpur Block is 89.39%. The male literacy rate is 84.99% and the female literacy rate is 79.81% in Dakshin Dinajpur Block.

Population
209,496
Families
50,538
Literacy
89.39%
Sex Ratio
980

Dakshin Dinajpur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 16,316 8,384 7,932
Literacy 89.39% 84.99% 79.81%
Scheduled Caste 34,582 17,855 16,727
Scheduled Tribe 6,525 3,237 3,288
Illiterate 36,811 15,883 20,928

Caste-wise Population - Dakshin Dinajpur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Dakshin Dinajpur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34,582 17,855 16,727
Schedule Tribe 6,525 3,237 3,288

Literacy Rate - Dakshin Dinajpur Block

Average literacy rate of Dakshin Dinajpur Block in 2011 were 89.39% in which, male and female literacy were 92.3% and 86.43% respectively. Total literate in Dakshin Dinajpur Block were 172,685 of which male and female were 89,942 and 82,743 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dakshin Dinajpur Block

The Sex Ratio of Dakshin Dinajpur Block is 980 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 980 females in Dakshin Dinajpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 980 ) of Dakshin Dinajpur Block.

Child Population - Dakshin Dinajpur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 16,316 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dakshin Dinajpur Block. Out of which 16,316 were male while 16,316 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dakshin Dinajpur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 50,538 families under Dakshin Dinajpur Block living in urban areas while 50,538 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Dakshin Dinajpur Block lives in Urban areas while 0% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 16,316 while that in rural region is 0.

Total Urban Rural
Population 209,496 209,496 0
Children (0 - 6 years) 16,316 16,316 0
Schedule Caste 34,582 34,582 0
Schedule Tribe 6,525 6,525 0
Literacy 89.39% 89.39% NaN%
Sex Ratio 980 980 NaN

Working Population - Dakshin Dinajpur Block

In Dakshin Dinajpur Block out of total population, 78,983 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78,983 workers engaged in Main Work, 506 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 860 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68,960 55,214 13,746
Cultivators 506 458 48
Agriculture Labourer 860 620 240
Household Industries 3,255 2,260 995
Other Workers 64,339 51,876 12,463
Marginal Workers 10,023 5,019 5,004
Non Working 130,513 45,592 84,921

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