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Devipur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Deoghar district, Jharkhand

Devipur Block of Deoghar district has total population of 107,015 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 55,679 are males while 51,336 are females. In 2011 there were total 18,697 families residing in Devipur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Devipur Block is 922.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Devipur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.4% and the sex ratio of Devipur Block is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devipur Block is 20784 which is 19% of the total population. There are 10551 male children and 10233 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devipur Block is 970 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Devipur Block.

The total literacy rate of Devipur Block is 59.43%. The male literacy rate is 59.24% and the female literacy rate is 35.59% in Devipur Block.

Population
107,015
Families
18,697
Literacy
59.43%
Sex Ratio
922

To facilitate the administration, Devipur Block is further divided into 259 villages.

Devipur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 20,784 10,551 10,233
Literacy 59.43% 59.24% 35.59%
Scheduled Caste 14,290 7,390 6,900
Scheduled Tribe 12,746 6,432 6,314
Illiterate 55,764 22,697 33,067

Caste-wise Population - Devipur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.9% of total population in Devipur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,290 7,390 6,900
Schedule Tribe 12,746 6,432 6,314

Religion-wise Population - Devipur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 86,641 (80.96%) 45,149 41,492
Muslim 18,522 (17.31%) 9,615 8,907
Christian 169 (0.16%) 73 96
Sikh 3 (0%) 1 2
Buddhist 3 (0%) 2 1
Jain 3 (0%) 0 3
Other Religion 1,579 (1.48%) 793 786
No Religion Specified 95 (0.09%) 46 49

Literacy Rate - Devipur Block

Average literacy rate of Devipur Block in 2011 were 59.43% in which, male and female literacy were 73.09% and 44.45% respectively. Total literate in Devipur Block were 51,251 of which male and female were 32,982 and 18,269 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Devipur Block

The Sex Ratio of Devipur Block is 922 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 922 females in Devipur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 922 ) of Devipur Block.

Child Population - Devipur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 20,784 children between age 0 to 6 years in Devipur Block. Out of which 20,784 were male while 20,784 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Devipur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Devipur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Devipur 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 20,784.

Total Urban Rural
Population 107,015 0 107,015
Children (0 - 6 years) 20,784 0 20,784
Schedule Caste 14,290 0 14,290
Schedule Tribe 12,746 0 12,746
Literacy 59.43% - 59.43%
Sex Ratio 922 - 922

Working Population - Devipur Block

In Devipur Block out of total population, 36,876 were engaged in work activities. 47.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 36,876 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,646 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,489 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,667 14,517 3,150
Cultivators 7,646 6,243 1,403
Agriculture Labourer 5,489 4,558 931
Household Industries 743 367 376
Other Workers 3,789 3,349 440
Marginal Workers 19,209 12,780 6,429
Non Working 70,139 28,382 41,757

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