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Falka Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Katihar district, Bihar

Falka Block of Katihar district has total population of 155,663 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 80,642 are males while 75,021 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,090 families residing in Falka Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Falka Block is 930.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Falka Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 47% and the sex ratio of Falka Block is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Falka Block is 33353 which is 21% of the total population. There are 16880 male children and 16473 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Falka Block is 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Falka Block.

The total literacy rate of Falka Block is 47.03%. The male literacy rate is 43.37% and the female literacy rate is 30.05% in Falka Block.

Population
155,663
Families
31,090
Literacy
47.03%
Sex Ratio
930

To facilitate the administration, Falka Block is further divided into 72 villages.

Falka Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 33,353 16,880 16,473
Literacy 47.03% 43.37% 30.05%
Scheduled Caste 17,751 9,112 8,639
Scheduled Tribe 11,525 5,878 5,647
Illiterate 98,142 45,664 52,478

Caste-wise Population - Falka Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.4% of total population in Falka Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,751 9,112 8,639
Schedule Tribe 11,525 5,878 5,647

Religion-wise Population - Falka Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 108,866 (69.94%) 56,583 52,283
Muslim 45,730 (29.38%) 23,523 22,207
Christian 491 (0.32%) 246 245
Sikh 7 (0%) 3 4
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 8 9
Jain 15 (0.01%) 8 7
Other Religion 27 (0.02%) 16 11
No Religion Specified 510 (0.33%) 255 255

Literacy Rate - Falka Block

Average literacy rate of Falka Block in 2011 were 47.03% in which, male and female literacy were 54.86% and 38.5% respectively. Total literate in Falka Block were 57,521 of which male and female were 34,978 and 22,543 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Falka Block

The Sex Ratio of Falka Block is 930 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 930 females in Falka Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 930 ) of Falka Block.

Child Population - Falka Block

According to Census 2011, there were 33,353 children between age 0 to 6 years in Falka Block. Out of which 33,353 were male while 33,353 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Falka Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Falka Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Falka 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 33,353.

Total Urban Rural
Population 155,663 0 155,663
Children (0 - 6 years) 33,353 0 33,353
Schedule Caste 17,751 0 17,751
Schedule Tribe 11,525 0 11,525
Literacy 47.03% - 47.03%
Sex Ratio 930 - 930

Working Population - Falka Block

In Falka Block out of total population, 60,944 were engaged in work activities. 71.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 60,944 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,725 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29,896 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 43,529 30,860 12,669
Cultivators 9,725 7,851 1,874
Agriculture Labourer 29,896 20,104 9,792
Household Industries 524 373 151
Other Workers 3,384 2,532 852
Marginal Workers 17,415 7,810 9,605
Non Working 94,719 41,972 52,747

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