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Gaighat Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Muzaffarpur district, Bihar

Gaighat Block of Muzaffarpur district has total population of 259,719 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 136,976 are males while 122,743 are females. In 2011 there were total 55,141 families residing in Gaighat Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gaighat Block is 896.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gaighat Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.4% and the sex ratio of Gaighat Block is 896.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gaighat Block is 47502 which is 18% of the total population. There are 24973 male children and 22529 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gaighat Block is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Gaighat Block.

The total literacy rate of Gaighat Block is 57.38%. The male literacy rate is 53.96% and the female literacy rate is 38.98% in Gaighat Block.

Population
259,719
Families
55,141
Literacy
57.38%
Sex Ratio
896

To facilitate the administration, Gaighat Block is further divided into 84 villages.

Gaighat Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 47,502 24,973 22,529
Literacy 57.38% 53.96% 38.98%
Scheduled Caste 37,646 19,592 18,054
Scheduled Tribe 52 33 19
Illiterate 137,955 63,059 74,896

Caste-wise Population - Gaighat Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gaighat Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,646 19,592 18,054
Schedule Tribe 52 33 19

Religion-wise Population - Gaighat Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 237,264 (91.35%) 125,213 112,051
Muslim 21,777 (8.38%) 11,395 10,382
Christian 93 (0.04%) 50 43
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 8 6
Buddhist 7 (0%) 3 4
Jain 9 (0%) 4 5
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 554 (0.21%) 303 251

Literacy Rate - Gaighat Block

Average literacy rate of Gaighat Block in 2011 were 57.38% in which, male and female literacy were 66% and 47.74% respectively. Total literate in Gaighat Block were 121,764 of which male and female were 73,917 and 47,847 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gaighat Block

The Sex Ratio of Gaighat Block is 896 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 896 females in Gaighat Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Gaighat Block.

Child Population - Gaighat Block

According to Census 2011, there were 47,502 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gaighat Block. Out of which 47,502 were male while 47,502 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gaighat Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gaighat Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gaighat 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 47,502.

Total Urban Rural
Population 259,719 0 259,719
Children (0 - 6 years) 47,502 0 47,502
Schedule Caste 37,646 0 37,646
Schedule Tribe 52 0 52
Literacy 57.38% - 57.38%
Sex Ratio 896 - 896

Working Population - Gaighat Block

In Gaighat Block out of total population, 79,569 were engaged in work activities. 62.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79,569 workers engaged in Main Work, 15,703 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23,432 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 49,856 43,682 6,174
Cultivators 15,703 14,662 1,041
Agriculture Labourer 23,432 20,057 3,375
Household Industries 1,235 857 378
Other Workers 9,486 8,106 1,380
Marginal Workers 29,713 19,808 9,905
Non Working 180,150 73,486 106,664

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