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Dandai Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Garhwa district, Jharkhand

Dandai Block of Garhwa district has total population of 63,665 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 32,558 are males while 31,107 are females. In 2011 there were total 12,300 families residing in Dandai Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dandai Block is 955.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Dandai Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.2% and the sex ratio of Dandai Block is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dandai Block is 12066 which is 19% of the total population. There are 6210 male children and 5856 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dandai Block is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Dandai Block.

The total literacy rate of Dandai Block is 57.2%. The male literacy rate is 56% and the female literacy rate is 36.27% in Dandai Block.

Population
63,665
Families
12,300
Literacy
57.2%
Sex Ratio
955

To facilitate the administration, Dandai Block is further divided into 28 villages.

Dandai Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,066 6,210 5,856
Literacy 57.2% 56% 36.27%
Scheduled Caste 17,834 9,114 8,720
Scheduled Tribe 10,176 5,112 5,064
Illiterate 34,151 14,325 19,826

Caste-wise Population - Dandai Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16% of total population in Dandai Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,834 9,114 8,720
Schedule Tribe 10,176 5,112 5,064

Religion-wise Population - Dandai Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 52,827 (82.98%) 27,071 25,756
Muslim 10,648 (16.73%) 5,403 5,245
Christian 67 (0.11%) 25 42
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 1 3
Buddhist 43 (0.07%) 18 25
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 73 (0.11%) 39 34

Literacy Rate - Dandai Block

Average literacy rate of Dandai Block in 2011 were 57.2% in which, male and female literacy were 69.2% and 44.68% respectively. Total literate in Dandai Block were 29,514 of which male and female were 18,233 and 11,281 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Dandai Block

The Sex Ratio of Dandai Block is 955 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 955 females in Dandai Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 955 ) of Dandai Block.

Child Population - Dandai Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,066 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dandai Block. Out of which 12,066 were male while 12,066 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Dandai Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Dandai Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Dandai 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 12,066.

Total Urban Rural
Population 63,665 0 63,665
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,066 0 12,066
Schedule Caste 17,834 0 17,834
Schedule Tribe 10,176 0 10,176
Literacy 57.2% - 57.2%
Sex Ratio 955 - 955

Working Population - Dandai Block

In Dandai Block out of total population, 35,604 were engaged in work activities. 24.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,604 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,731 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,353 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,579 5,681 2,898
Cultivators 2,731 1,785 946
Agriculture Labourer 3,353 1,989 1,364
Household Industries 402 201 201
Other Workers 2,093 1,706 387
Marginal Workers 27,025 12,733 14,292
Non Working 28,061 14,144 13,917

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