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Haldia Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal

Haldia Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 97,992 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 50,531 are males while 47,461 are females. In 2011 there were total 22,385 families residing in Haldia Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Haldia Block is 939.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Haldia Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 86% and the sex ratio of Haldia Block is 939.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Haldia Block is 11601 which is 12% of the total population. There are 6031 male children and 5570 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Haldia Block is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Haldia Block.

The total literacy rate of Haldia Block is 85.96%. The male literacy rate is 80.16% and the female literacy rate is 71.13% in Haldia Block.

Population
97,992
Families
22,385
Literacy
85.96%
Sex Ratio
939

To facilitate the administration, Haldia Block is further divided into 24 villages.

Haldia Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,601 6,031 5,570
Literacy 85.96% 80.16% 71.13%
Scheduled Caste 7,477 3,905 3,572
Scheduled Tribe 288 145 143
Illiterate 23,730 10,026 13,704

Caste-wise Population - Haldia Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Haldia Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,477 3,905 3,572
Schedule Tribe 288 145 143

Religion-wise Population - Haldia Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 81,194 (82.86%) 41,892 39,302
Muslim 16,643 (16.98%) 8,561 8,082
Christian 31 (0.03%) 15 16
Sikh 8 (0.01%) 6 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 110 (0.11%) 54 56

Literacy Rate - Haldia Block

Average literacy rate of Haldia Block in 2011 were 85.96% in which, male and female literacy were 91.02% and 80.58% respectively. Total literate in Haldia Block were 74,262 of which male and female were 40,505 and 33,757 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Haldia Block

The Sex Ratio of Haldia Block is 939 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 939 females in Haldia Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 939 ) of Haldia Block.

Child Population - Haldia Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,601 children between age 0 to 6 years in Haldia Block. Out of which 11,601 were male while 11,601 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Haldia Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Haldia Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Haldia 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 11,601.

Total Urban Rural
Population 97,992 0 97,992
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,601 0 11,601
Schedule Caste 7,477 0 7,477
Schedule Tribe 288 0 288
Literacy 85.96% - 85.96%
Sex Ratio 939 - 939

Working Population - Haldia Block

In Haldia Block out of total population, 35,776 were engaged in work activities. 61.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 35,776 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,941 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,810 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,144 19,612 2,532
Cultivators 3,941 3,683 258
Agriculture Labourer 5,810 5,008 802
Household Industries 604 458 146
Other Workers 11,789 10,463 1,326
Marginal Workers 13,632 9,661 3,971
Non Working 62,216 21,258 40,958

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