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Damchhara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - North Tripura district, Tripura

Damchhara Block of North Tripura district has total population of 27,635 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 14,056 are males while 13,579 are females. In 2011 there were total 5,634 families residing in Damchhara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Damchhara Block is 966.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Damchhara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 77.6% and the sex ratio of Damchhara Block is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Damchhara Block is 5357 which is 19% of the total population. There are 2639 male children and 2718 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Damchhara Block is 1,030 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Damchhara Block.

The total literacy rate of Damchhara Block is 77.55%. The male literacy rate is 67.98% and the female literacy rate is 56.87% in Damchhara Block.

Population
27,635
Families
5,634
Literacy
77.55%
Sex Ratio
966

To facilitate the administration, Damchhara Block is further divided into 11 villages.

Damchhara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 5,357 2,639 2,718
Literacy 77.55% 67.98% 56.87%
Scheduled Caste 740 396 344
Scheduled Tribe 22,631 11,408 11,223
Illiterate 10,358 4,501 5,857

Caste-wise Population - Damchhara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 81.9% of total population in Damchhara Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 740 396 344
Schedule Tribe 22,631 11,408 11,223

Religion-wise Population - Damchhara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,889 (75.59%) 10,648 10,241
Muslim 1,106 (4%) 551 555
Christian 4,975 (18%) 2,512 2,463
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 621 (2.25%) 326 295
Jain 10 (0.04%) 4 6
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 31 (0.11%) 13 18

Literacy Rate - Damchhara Block

Average literacy rate of Damchhara Block in 2011 were 77.55% in which, male and female literacy were 83.69% and 71.1% respectively. Total literate in Damchhara Block were 17,277 of which male and female were 9,555 and 7,722 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Damchhara Block

The Sex Ratio of Damchhara Block is 966 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 966 females in Damchhara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,030 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 966 ) of Damchhara Block.

Child Population - Damchhara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 5,357 children between age 0 to 6 years in Damchhara Block. Out of which 5,357 were male while 5,357 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Damchhara Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Damchhara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Damchhara 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 5,357.

Total Urban Rural
Population 27,635 0 27,635
Children (0 - 6 years) 5,357 0 5,357
Schedule Caste 740 0 740
Schedule Tribe 22,631 0 22,631
Literacy 77.55% - 77.55%
Sex Ratio 966 - 966

Working Population - Damchhara Block

In Damchhara Block out of total population, 12,420 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,420 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,496 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 901 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,933 6,234 2,699
Cultivators 5,496 3,574 1,922
Agriculture Labourer 901 595 306
Household Industries 68 48 20
Other Workers 2,468 2,017 451
Marginal Workers 3,487 956 2,531
Non Working 15,215 6,866 8,349

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