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Giriak Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nalanda district, Bihar

Giriak Block of Nalanda district has total population of 96,845 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 50,124 are males while 46,721 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,584 families residing in Giriak Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Giriak Block is 932.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Giriak Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61% and the sex ratio of Giriak Block is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Giriak Block is 17959 which is 19% of the total population. There are 9318 male children and 8641 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Giriak Block is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Giriak Block.

The total literacy rate of Giriak Block is 61%. The male literacy rate is 58.25% and the female literacy rate is 40.51% in Giriak Block.

Population
96,845
Families
15,584
Literacy
61%
Sex Ratio
932

To facilitate the administration, Giriak Block is further divided into 44 villages.

Giriak Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,959 9,318 8,641
Literacy 61% 58.25% 40.51%
Scheduled Caste 22,152 11,317 10,835
Scheduled Tribe 93 50 43
Illiterate 48,722 20,926 27,796

Caste-wise Population - Giriak Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Giriak Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,152 11,317 10,835
Schedule Tribe 93 50 43

Religion-wise Population - Giriak Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 90,734 (93.69%) 47,025 43,709
Muslim 5,313 (5.49%) 2,731 2,582
Christian 59 (0.06%) 27 32
Sikh 16 (0.02%) 11 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 28 (0.03%) 16 12
Other Religion 7 (0.01%) 5 2
No Religion Specified 688 (0.71%) 309 379

Literacy Rate - Giriak Block

Average literacy rate of Giriak Block in 2011 were 61% in which, male and female literacy were 71.55% and 49.7% respectively. Total literate in Giriak Block were 48,123 of which male and female were 29,198 and 18,925 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Giriak Block

The Sex Ratio of Giriak Block is 932 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 932 females in Giriak Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Giriak Block.

Child Population - Giriak Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,959 children between age 0 to 6 years in Giriak Block. Out of which 17,959 were male while 17,959 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Giriak Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Giriak Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Giriak 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 17,959.

Total Urban Rural
Population 96,845 0 96,845
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,959 0 17,959
Schedule Caste 22,152 0 22,152
Schedule Tribe 93 0 93
Literacy 61% - 61%
Sex Ratio 932 - 932

Working Population - Giriak Block

In Giriak Block out of total population, 34,168 were engaged in work activities. 75.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 34,168 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,641 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,921 18,998 6,923
Cultivators 8,149 6,006 2,143
Agriculture Labourer 10,641 7,444 3,197
Household Industries 829 662 167
Other Workers 6,302 4,886 1,416
Marginal Workers 8,247 4,371 3,876
Non Working 62,677 26,755 35,922

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