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Ghoswari Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Patna district, Bihar

Ghoswari Block of Patna district has total population of 74,898 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 39,776 are males while 35,122 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,106 families residing in Ghoswari Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Ghoswari Block is 883.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Ghoswari Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 50.2% and the sex ratio of Ghoswari Block is 883.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghoswari Block is 14674 which is 20% of the total population. There are 7581 male children and 7093 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghoswari Block is 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 883 ) of Ghoswari Block.

The total literacy rate of Ghoswari Block is 50.16%. The male literacy rate is 49.54% and the female literacy rate is 29.9% in Ghoswari Block.

Population
74,898
Families
11,106
Literacy
50.16%
Sex Ratio
883

To facilitate the administration, Ghoswari Block is further divided into 23 villages.

Ghoswari Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,674 7,581 7,093
Literacy 50.16% 49.54% 29.9%
Scheduled Caste 13,580 7,155 6,425
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 44,692 20,072 24,620

Caste-wise Population - Ghoswari Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ghoswari Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 13,580 7,155 6,425
Schedule Tribe 2 2 0

Religion-wise Population - Ghoswari Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 74,039 (98.85%) 39,345 34,694
Muslim 121 (0.16%) 57 64
Christian 43 (0.06%) 24 19
Sikh 9 (0.01%) 4 5
Buddhist 12 (0.02%) 5 7
Jain 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 668 (0.89%) 339 329

Literacy Rate - Ghoswari Block

Average literacy rate of Ghoswari Block in 2011 were 50.16% in which, male and female literacy were 61.2% and 37.47% respectively. Total literate in Ghoswari Block were 30,206 of which male and female were 19,704 and 10,502 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Ghoswari Block

The Sex Ratio of Ghoswari Block is 883 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 883 females in Ghoswari Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 883 ) of Ghoswari Block.

Child Population - Ghoswari Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,674 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ghoswari Block. Out of which 14,674 were male while 14,674 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Ghoswari Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Ghoswari Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Ghoswari 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 14,674.

Total Urban Rural
Population 74,898 0 74,898
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,674 0 14,674
Schedule Caste 13,580 0 13,580
Schedule Tribe 2 0 2
Literacy 50.16% - 50.16%
Sex Ratio 883 - 883

Working Population - Ghoswari Block

In Ghoswari Block out of total population, 32,050 were engaged in work activities. 52.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 32,050 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,094 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,488 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 16,896 10,743 6,153
Cultivators 2,094 1,362 732
Agriculture Labourer 12,488 7,833 4,655
Household Industries 308 145 163
Other Workers 2,006 1,403 603
Marginal Workers 15,154 8,778 6,376
Non Working 42,848 20,255 22,593

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