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Gurua Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gaya district, Bihar

Gurua Block of Gaya district has total population of 184,286 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 94,987 are males while 89,299 are females. In 2011 there were total 29,938 families residing in Gurua Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gurua Block is 940.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gurua Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 63.9% and the sex ratio of Gurua Block is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gurua Block is 34095 which is 19% of the total population. There are 17388 male children and 16707 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gurua Block is 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Gurua Block.

The total literacy rate of Gurua Block is 63.9%. The male literacy rate is 60.09% and the female literacy rate is 43.56% in Gurua Block.

Population
184,286
Families
29,938
Literacy
63.9%
Sex Ratio
940

To facilitate the administration, Gurua Block is further divided into 182 villages.

Gurua Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,095 17,388 16,707
Literacy 63.9% 60.09% 43.56%
Scheduled Caste 63,253 32,475 30,778
Scheduled Tribe 19 9 10
Illiterate 88,311 37,908 50,403

Caste-wise Population - Gurua Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gurua Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 63,253 32,475 30,778
Schedule Tribe 19 9 10

Religion-wise Population - Gurua Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 159,062 (86.31%) 82,140 76,922
Muslim 24,507 (13.3%) 12,478 12,029
Christian 149 (0.08%) 75 74
Sikh 14 (0.01%) 8 6
Buddhist 17 (0.01%) 7 10
Jain 28 (0.02%) 14 14
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 508 (0.28%) 265 243

Literacy Rate - Gurua Block

Average literacy rate of Gurua Block in 2011 were 63.9% in which, male and female literacy were 73.56% and 53.58% respectively. Total literate in Gurua Block were 95,975 of which male and female were 57,079 and 38,896 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gurua Block

The Sex Ratio of Gurua Block is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Gurua Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Gurua Block.

Child Population - Gurua Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,095 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gurua Block. Out of which 34,095 were male while 34,095 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gurua Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gurua Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gurua 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 34,095.

Total Urban Rural
Population 184,286 0 184,286
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,095 0 34,095
Schedule Caste 63,253 0 63,253
Schedule Tribe 19 0 19
Literacy 63.9% - 63.9%
Sex Ratio 940 - 940

Working Population - Gurua Block

In Gurua Block out of total population, 74,877 were engaged in work activities. 59.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 74,877 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,017 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22,950 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 44,733 30,793 13,940
Cultivators 12,017 9,186 2,831
Agriculture Labourer 22,950 14,923 8,027
Household Industries 1,870 1,089 781
Other Workers 7,896 5,595 2,301
Marginal Workers 30,144 15,316 14,828
Non Working 109,409 48,878 60,531

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