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Gwalpara Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Madhepura district, Bihar

Gwalpara Block of Madhepura district has total population of 126,020 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 65,271 are males while 60,749 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,272 families residing in Gwalpara Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Gwalpara Block is 931.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Gwalpara Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 52.9% and the sex ratio of Gwalpara Block is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gwalpara Block is 26300 which is 21% of the total population. There are 13573 male children and 12727 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gwalpara Block is 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Gwalpara Block.

The total literacy rate of Gwalpara Block is 52.89%. The male literacy rate is 49.71% and the female literacy rate is 33.41% in Gwalpara Block.

Population
126,020
Families
24,272
Literacy
52.89%
Sex Ratio
931

To facilitate the administration, Gwalpara Block is further divided into 51 villages.

Gwalpara Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,300 13,573 12,727
Literacy 52.89% 49.71% 33.41%
Scheduled Caste 22,042 11,270 10,772
Scheduled Tribe 2,438 1,241 1,197
Illiterate 73,274 32,824 40,450

Caste-wise Population - Gwalpara Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Gwalpara Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 22,042 11,270 10,772
Schedule Tribe 2,438 1,241 1,197

Religion-wise Population - Gwalpara Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 112,144 (88.99%) 58,158 53,986
Muslim 13,669 (10.85%) 6,995 6,674
Christian 68 (0.05%) 37 31
Sikh 7 (0.01%) 5 2
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 5 (0%) 3 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 0 2
No Religion Specified 124 (0.1%) 73 51

Literacy Rate - Gwalpara Block

Average literacy rate of Gwalpara Block in 2011 were 52.89% in which, male and female literacy were 62.76% and 42.27% respectively. Total literate in Gwalpara Block were 52,746 of which male and female were 32,447 and 20,299 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gwalpara Block

The Sex Ratio of Gwalpara Block is 931 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 931 females in Gwalpara Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 931 ) of Gwalpara Block.

Child Population - Gwalpara Block

According to Census 2011, there were 26,300 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gwalpara Block. Out of which 26,300 were male while 26,300 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gwalpara Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Gwalpara Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Gwalpara 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 26,300.

Total Urban Rural
Population 126,020 0 126,020
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,300 0 26,300
Schedule Caste 22,042 0 22,042
Schedule Tribe 2,438 0 2,438
Literacy 52.89% - 52.89%
Sex Ratio 931 - 931

Working Population - Gwalpara Block

In Gwalpara Block out of total population, 49,798 were engaged in work activities. 66.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,798 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,651 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,910 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 33,248 23,294 9,954
Cultivators 9,651 7,774 1,877
Agriculture Labourer 19,910 13,095 6,815
Household Industries 441 237 204
Other Workers 3,246 2,188 1,058
Marginal Workers 16,550 7,818 8,732
Non Working 76,222 34,159 42,063

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