Dantan - I Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
Dantan - I Block of Paschim Medinipur district has total population of 172,107 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 87,601 are males while 84,506 are females. In 2011 there were total 38,259 families residing in Dantan - I Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Dantan - I Block is 965.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.6% people lives in Urban areas while 96.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 73.5% while that in the rural areas is 73.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dantan - I Block is 973% while that of Rural areas is 964.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dantan - I Block is 20299 which is 12% of the total population. There are 10355 male children and 9944 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dantan - I Block is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Dantan - I Block.
The total literacy rate of Dantan - I Block is 73.57%. The male literacy rate is 72.33% and the female literacy rate is 57.19% in Dantan - I Block.
To facilitate the administration, Dantan - I Block is further divided into 1 town and 198 villages.
Dantan - I Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dantan - I Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 20,299 | 10,355 | 9,944 |
| Literacy | 73.57% | 72.33% | 57.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 29,235 | 14,761 | 14,474 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 28,183 | 14,098 | 14,085 |
| Illiterate | 60,416 | 24,243 | 36,173 |
Caste-wise Population - Dantan - I Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.4% of total population in Dantan - I Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 29,235 | 14,761 | 14,474 |
| Schedule Tribe | 28,183 | 14,098 | 14,085 |
Religion-wise Population - Dantan - I Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 160,254 | (93.11%) | 81,552 | 78,702 |
| Muslim | 9,716 | (5.65%) | 4,980 | 4,736 |
| Christian | 1,724 | (1%) | 863 | 861 |
| Sikh | 22 | (0.01%) | 10 | 12 |
| Buddhist | 10 | (0.01%) | 3 | 7 |
| Jain | 11 | (0.01%) | 7 | 4 |
| Other Religion | 72 | (0.04%) | 41 | 31 |
| No Religion Specified | 298 | (0.17%) | 145 | 153 |
Literacy Rate - Dantan - I Block
Average literacy rate of Dantan - I Block in 2011 were 73.57% in which, male and female literacy were 82.02% and 64.82% respectively. Total literate in Dantan - I Block were 111,691 of which male and female were 63,358 and 48,333 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Dantan - I Block
The Sex Ratio of Dantan - I Block is 965 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 965 females in Dantan - I Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 965 ) of Dantan - I Block.
Child Population - Dantan - I Block
According to Census 2011, there were 20,299 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dantan - I Block. Out of which 20,299 were male while 20,299 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Dantan - I Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 1,420 families under Dantan - I Block living in urban areas while 1,420 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.6% of total population of Dantan - I Block lives in Urban areas while 96.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 718 while that in rural region is 19,581.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 172,107 | 6,186 | 165,921 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 20,299 | 718 | 19,581 |
| Schedule Caste | 29,235 | 381 | 28,854 |
| Schedule Tribe | 28,183 | 1,322 | 26,861 |
| Literacy | 73.57% | 73.46% | 73.58% |
| Sex Ratio | 965 | 973 | 964 |
Working Population - Dantan - I Block
In Dantan - I Block out of total population, 63,504 were engaged in work activities. 52.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 63,504 workers engaged in Main Work, 11,409 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11,192 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 33,319 | 28,202 | 5,117 |
| Cultivators | 11,409 | 10,978 | 431 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 11,192 | 9,015 | 2,177 |
| Household Industries | 778 | 583 | 195 |
| Other Workers | 9,940 | 7,626 | 2,314 |
| Marginal Workers | 30,185 | 21,101 | 9,084 |
| Non Working | 108,603 | 38,298 | 70,305 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dantan - I, West Bengal - Wikipedia