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Erki Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Khunti district, Jharkhand

Erki Block of Khunti district has total population of 80,589 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 40,473 are males while 40,116 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,511 families residing in Erki Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Erki Block is 991.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Erki Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 54.2% and the sex ratio of Erki Block is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Erki Block is 13379 which is 17% of the total population. There are 6888 male children and 6491 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Erki Block is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Erki Block.

The total literacy rate of Erki Block is 54.21%. The male literacy rate is 55.94% and the female literacy rate is 34.38% in Erki Block.

Population
80,589
Families
16,511
Literacy
54.21%
Sex Ratio
991

To facilitate the administration, Erki Block is further divided into 128 villages.

Erki Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,379 6,888 6,491
Literacy 54.21% 55.94% 34.38%
Scheduled Caste 4,708 2,438 2,270
Scheduled Tribe 63,804 32,006 31,798
Illiterate 44,156 17,833 26,323

Caste-wise Population - Erki Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 79.2% of total population in Erki Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,708 2,438 2,270
Schedule Tribe 63,804 32,006 31,798

Religion-wise Population - Erki Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 25,278 (31.37%) 12,760 12,518
Muslim 384 (0.48%) 188 196
Christian 9,236 (11.46%) 4,624 4,612
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Buddhist 15 (0.02%) 8 7
Jain 3 (0%) 3 0
Other Religion 45,038 (55.89%) 22,621 22,417
No Religion Specified 628 (0.78%) 264 364

Literacy Rate - Erki Block

Average literacy rate of Erki Block in 2011 were 54.21% in which, male and female literacy were 67.41% and 41.02% respectively. Total literate in Erki Block were 36,433 of which male and female were 22,640 and 13,793 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Erki Block

The Sex Ratio of Erki Block is 991 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 991 females in Erki Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Erki Block.

Child Population - Erki Block

According to Census 2011, there were 13,379 children between age 0 to 6 years in Erki Block. Out of which 13,379 were male while 13,379 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Erki Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Erki Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Erki 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 13,379.

Total Urban Rural
Population 80,589 0 80,589
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,379 0 13,379
Schedule Caste 4,708 0 4,708
Schedule Tribe 63,804 0 63,804
Literacy 54.21% - 54.21%
Sex Ratio 991 - 991

Working Population - Erki Block

In Erki Block out of total population, 44,987 were engaged in work activities. 67% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 44,987 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,589 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,680 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,157 17,649 12,508
Cultivators 20,589 12,471 8,118
Agriculture Labourer 6,680 3,566 3,114
Household Industries 1,072 455 617
Other Workers 1,816 1,157 659
Marginal Workers 14,830 5,602 9,228
Non Working 35,602 17,222 18,380

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