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Ekma Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Saran district, Bihar

Ekma Block of Saran district has total population of 214,445 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 107,972 are males while 106,473 are females. In 2011 there were total 34,213 families residing in Ekma Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ekma Block is 986.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ekma Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 71% and the sex ratio of Ekma Block is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekma Block is 33289 which is 16% of the total population. There are 17294 male children and 15995 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekma Block is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Ekma Block.

The total literacy rate of Ekma Block is 71.04%. The male literacy rate is 69.24% and the female literacy rate is 50.67% in Ekma Block.

Population
214,445
Families
34,213
Literacy
71.04%
Sex Ratio
986

To facilitate the administration, Ekma Block is further divided into 93 villages.

Ekma Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 33,289 17,294 15,995
Literacy 71.04% 69.24% 50.67%
Scheduled Caste 26,359 13,365 12,994
Scheduled Tribe 9,527 4,655 4,872
Illiterate 85,744 33,217 52,527

Caste-wise Population - Ekma Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.4% of total population in Ekma Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 26,359 13,365 12,994
Schedule Tribe 9,527 4,655 4,872

Religion-wise Population - Ekma Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 198,711 (92.66%) 100,222 98,489
Muslim 15,232 (7.1%) 7,511 7,721
Christian 153 (0.07%) 66 87
Sikh 27 (0.01%) 14 13
Buddhist 10 (0%) 6 4
Jain 16 (0.01%) 8 8
Other Religion 47 (0.02%) 21 26
No Religion Specified 249 (0.12%) 124 125

Literacy Rate - Ekma Block

Average literacy rate of Ekma Block in 2011 were 71.04% in which, male and female literacy were 82.44% and 59.62% respectively. Total literate in Ekma Block were 128,701 of which male and female were 74,755 and 53,946 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ekma Block

The Sex Ratio of Ekma Block is 986 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 986 females in Ekma Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 986 ) of Ekma Block.

Child Population - Ekma Block

According to Census 2011, there were 33,289 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ekma Block. Out of which 33,289 were male while 33,289 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ekma Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ekma Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ekma 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 33,289.

Total Urban Rural
Population 214,445 0 214,445
Children (0 - 6 years) 33,289 0 33,289
Schedule Caste 26,359 0 26,359
Schedule Tribe 9,527 0 9,527
Literacy 71.04% - 71.04%
Sex Ratio 986 - 986

Working Population - Ekma Block

In Ekma Block out of total population, 49,596 were engaged in work activities. 44.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,596 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,939 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,482 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,184 19,771 2,413
Cultivators 9,939 9,332 607
Agriculture Labourer 3,482 2,827 655
Household Industries 1,261 1,053 208
Other Workers 7,502 6,559 943
Marginal Workers 27,412 23,858 3,554
Non Working 164,849 64,343 100,506

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