Deganga Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal
Deganga Block of North Twenty Four Parganas district has total population of 319,213 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 163,154 are males while 156,059 are females. In 2011 there were total 72,770 families residing in Deganga Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Deganga Block is 957.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3% people lives in Urban areas while 97% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 84.8% while that in the rural areas is 79.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Deganga Block is 957% while that of Rural areas is 957.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Deganga Block is 39415 which is 12% of the total population. There are 20036 male children and 19379 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Deganga Block is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Deganga Block.
The total literacy rate of Deganga Block is 79.65%. The male literacy rate is 72.66% and the female literacy rate is 66.84% in Deganga Block.
To facilitate the administration, Deganga Block is further divided into 1 town and 107 villages.
Deganga Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Deganga Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 39,415 | 20,036 | 19,379 |
| Literacy | 79.65% | 72.66% | 66.84% |
| Scheduled Caste | 39,027 | 20,100 | 18,927 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2,560 | 1,248 | 1,312 |
| Illiterate | 96,347 | 44,601 | 51,746 |
Caste-wise Population - Deganga Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Deganga Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 39,027 | 20,100 | 18,927 |
| Schedule Tribe | 2,560 | 1,248 | 1,312 |
Religion-wise Population - Deganga Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 91,893 | (28.79%) | 47,266 | 44,627 |
| Muslim | 226,397 | (70.92%) | 115,408 | 110,989 |
| Christian | 378 | (0.12%) | 193 | 185 |
| Sikh | 31 | (0.01%) | 16 | 15 |
| Buddhist | 19 | (0.01%) | 12 | 7 |
| Jain | 12 | (0%) | 6 | 6 |
| Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 483 | (0.15%) | 253 | 230 |
Literacy Rate - Deganga Block
Average literacy rate of Deganga Block in 2011 were 79.65% in which, male and female literacy were 82.84% and 76.32% respectively. Total literate in Deganga Block were 222,866 of which male and female were 118,553 and 104,313 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Deganga Block
The Sex Ratio of Deganga Block is 957 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 957 females in Deganga Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 957 ) of Deganga Block.
Child Population - Deganga Block
According to Census 2011, there were 39,415 children between age 0 to 6 years in Deganga Block. Out of which 39,415 were male while 39,415 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Deganga Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 2,396 families under Deganga Block living in urban areas while 2,396 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3% of total population of Deganga Block lives in Urban areas while 97% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 895 while that in rural region is 38,520.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 319,213 | 9,663 | 309,550 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 39,415 | 895 | 38,520 |
| Schedule Caste | 39,027 | 1,192 | 37,835 |
| Schedule Tribe | 2,560 | 146 | 2,414 |
| Literacy | 79.65% | 84.83% | 79.48% |
| Sex Ratio | 957 | 957 | 957 |
Working Population - Deganga Block
In Deganga Block out of total population, 111,735 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111,735 workers engaged in Main Work, 21,918 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,987 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 87,090 | 80,394 | 6,696 |
| Cultivators | 21,918 | 21,149 | 769 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 28,987 | 27,233 | 1,754 |
| Household Industries | 3,276 | 2,716 | 560 |
| Other Workers | 32,909 | 29,296 | 3,613 |
| Marginal Workers | 24,645 | 16,591 | 8,054 |
| Non Working | 207,478 | 66,169 | 141,309 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Deganga, West Bengal - Wikipedia