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Ghoshi Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jehanabad district, Bihar

Ghoshi Block of Jehanabad district has total population of 108,130 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 55,873 are males while 52,257 are females. In 2011 there were total 17,113 families residing in Ghoshi Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ghoshi Block is 935.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ghoshi Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 66.4% and the sex ratio of Ghoshi Block is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghoshi Block is 19419 which is 18% of the total population. There are 10135 male children and 9284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghoshi Block is 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 935 ) of Ghoshi Block.

The total literacy rate of Ghoshi Block is 66.38%. The male literacy rate is 63.65% and the female literacy rate is 44.64% in Ghoshi Block.

Population
108,130
Families
17,113
Literacy
66.38%
Sex Ratio
935

To facilitate the administration, Ghoshi Block is further divided into 53 villages.

Ghoshi Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 19,419 10,135 9,284
Literacy 66.38% 63.65% 44.64%
Scheduled Caste 22,326 11,501 10,825
Scheduled Tribe 95 52 43
Illiterate 49,240 20,309 28,931

Caste-wise Population - Ghoshi Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ghoshi Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,326 11,501 10,825
Schedule Tribe 95 52 43

Religion-wise Population - Ghoshi Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 105,647 (97.7%) 54,577 51,070
Muslim 2,083 (1.93%) 1,088 995
Christian 50 (0.05%) 28 22
Sikh 9 (0.01%) 5 4
Buddhist 5 (0%) 3 2
Jain 9 (0.01%) 8 1
Other Religion 11 (0.01%) 9 2
No Religion Specified 316 (0.29%) 155 161

Literacy Rate - Ghoshi Block

Average literacy rate of Ghoshi Block in 2011 were 66.38% in which, male and female literacy were 77.76% and 54.28% respectively. Total literate in Ghoshi Block were 58,890 of which male and female were 35,564 and 23,326 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ghoshi Block

The Sex Ratio of Ghoshi Block is 935 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 935 females in Ghoshi Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 916 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 935 ) of Ghoshi Block.

Child Population - Ghoshi Block

According to Census 2011, there were 19,419 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghoshi Block. Out of which 19,419 were male while 19,419 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ghoshi Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ghoshi Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ghoshi 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 19,419.

Total Urban Rural
Population 108,130 0 108,130
Children (0 - 6 years) 19,419 0 19,419
Schedule Caste 22,326 0 22,326
Schedule Tribe 95 0 95
Literacy 66.38% - 66.38%
Sex Ratio 935 - 935

Working Population - Ghoshi Block

In Ghoshi Block out of total population, 37,240 were engaged in work activities. 51.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,240 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,479 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8,298 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,215 15,152 4,063
Cultivators 5,479 4,858 621
Agriculture Labourer 8,298 6,060 2,238
Household Industries 1,382 901 481
Other Workers 4,056 3,333 723
Marginal Workers 18,025 11,015 7,010
Non Working 70,890 29,706 41,184

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