1. Home
  2. Bihar
  3. Bhagalpur district
  4. Goradih block

Goradih Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bhagalpur district, Bihar

Goradih Block of Bhagalpur district has total population of 146,210 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 77,684 are males while 68,526 are females. In 2011 there were total 27,813 families residing in Goradih Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Goradih Block is 882.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Goradih Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 56.4% and the sex ratio of Goradih Block is 882.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Goradih Block is 28754 which is 20% of the total population. There are 14787 male children and 13967 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Goradih Block is 945 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Goradih Block.

The total literacy rate of Goradih Block is 56.42%. The male literacy rate is 52.02% and the female literacy rate is 37.74% in Goradih Block.

Population
146,210
Families
27,813
Literacy
56.42%
Sex Ratio
882

To facilitate the administration, Goradih Block is further divided into 120 villages.

Goradih Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 28,754 14,787 13,967
Literacy 56.42% 52.02% 37.74%
Scheduled Caste 20,215 10,854 9,361
Scheduled Tribe 23 12 11
Illiterate 79,940 37,276 42,664

Caste-wise Population - Goradih Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Goradih Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 20,215 10,854 9,361
Schedule Tribe 23 12 11

Religion-wise Population - Goradih Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 115,576 (79.05%) 61,725 53,851
Muslim 29,832 (20.4%) 15,576 14,256
Christian 71 (0.05%) 40 31
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 11 3
Buddhist 5 (0%) 3 2
Jain 7 (0%) 3 4
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 705 (0.48%) 326 379

Literacy Rate - Goradih Block

Average literacy rate of Goradih Block in 2011 were 56.42% in which, male and female literacy were 64.24% and 47.4% respectively. Total literate in Goradih Block were 66,270 of which male and female were 40,408 and 25,862 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Goradih Block

The Sex Ratio of Goradih Block is 882 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 882 females in Goradih Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 945 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 882 ) of Goradih Block.

Child Population - Goradih Block

According to Census 2011, there were 28,754 children between age 0 to 6 years in Goradih Block. Out of which 28,754 were male while 28,754 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Goradih Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Goradih Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Goradih 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 28,754.

Total Urban Rural
Population 146,210 0 146,210
Children (0 - 6 years) 28,754 0 28,754
Schedule Caste 20,215 0 20,215
Schedule Tribe 23 0 23
Literacy 56.42% - 56.42%
Sex Ratio 882 - 882

Working Population - Goradih Block

In Goradih Block out of total population, 50,748 were engaged in work activities. 44% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 50,748 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,425 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,970 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,315 18,502 3,813
Cultivators 5,425 4,705 720
Agriculture Labourer 10,970 9,081 1,889
Household Industries 708 472 236
Other Workers 5,212 4,244 968
Marginal Workers 28,433 17,446 10,987
Non Working 95,462 41,736 53,726

Reference