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Desri Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Vaishali district, Bihar

Desri Block of Vaishali district has total population of 87,606 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 46,046 are males while 41,560 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,450 families residing in Desri Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Desri Block is 903.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Desri Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 66.5% and the sex ratio of Desri Block is 903.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Desri Block is 15131 which is 17% of the total population. There are 7946 male children and 7185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Desri Block is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Desri Block.

The total literacy rate of Desri Block is 66.54%. The male literacy rate is 62.76% and the female literacy rate is 46.51% in Desri Block.

Population
87,606
Families
15,450
Literacy
66.54%
Sex Ratio
903

To facilitate the administration, Desri Block is further divided into 43 villages.

Desri Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 15,131 7,946 7,185
Literacy 66.54% 62.76% 46.51%
Scheduled Caste 20,035 10,614 9,421
Scheduled Tribe 22 11 11
Illiterate 39,381 17,149 22,232

Caste-wise Population - Desri Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Desri Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,035 10,614 9,421
Schedule Tribe 22 11 11

Religion-wise Population - Desri Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 83,102 (94.86%) 43,709 39,393
Muslim 4,365 (4.98%) 2,264 2,101
Christian 46 (0.05%) 23 23
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 3 4
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 78 (0.09%) 42 36

Literacy Rate - Desri Block

Average literacy rate of Desri Block in 2011 were 66.54% in which, male and female literacy were 75.85% and 56.23% respectively. Total literate in Desri Block were 48,225 of which male and female were 28,897 and 19,328 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Desri Block

The Sex Ratio of Desri Block is 903 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 903 females in Desri Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 903 ) of Desri Block.

Child Population - Desri Block

According to Census 2011, there were 15,131 children between age 0 to 6 years in Desri Block. Out of which 15,131 were male while 15,131 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Desri Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Desri Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Desri 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 15,131.

Total Urban Rural
Population 87,606 0 87,606
Children (0 - 6 years) 15,131 0 15,131
Schedule Caste 20,035 0 20,035
Schedule Tribe 22 0 22
Literacy 66.54% - 66.54%
Sex Ratio 903 - 903

Working Population - Desri Block

In Desri Block out of total population, 25,758 were engaged in work activities. 76.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,758 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,957 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,222 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,623 16,988 2,635
Cultivators 6,957 6,220 737
Agriculture Labourer 6,222 5,147 1,075
Household Industries 442 347 95
Other Workers 6,002 5,274 728
Marginal Workers 6,135 4,050 2,085
Non Working 61,848 25,008 36,840

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