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Hilli Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal

Hilli Block of Dakshin Dinajpur district has total population of 83,754 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,981 are males while 40,773 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,496 families residing in Hilli Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Hilli Block is 949.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Hilli Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 76% and the sex ratio of Hilli Block is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hilli Block is 8262 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4202 male children and 4060 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hilli Block is 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Hilli Block.

The total literacy rate of Hilli Block is 76.04%. The male literacy rate is 73.96% and the female literacy rate is 62.82% in Hilli Block.

Population
83,754
Families
20,496
Literacy
76.04%
Sex Ratio
949

To facilitate the administration, Hilli Block is further divided into 82 villages.

Hilli Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,262 4,202 4,060
Literacy 76.04% 73.96% 62.82%
Scheduled Caste 21,532 10,985 10,547
Scheduled Tribe 15,293 7,799 7,494
Illiterate 26,352 11,192 15,160

Caste-wise Population - Hilli Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.3% of total population in Hilli Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 21,532 10,985 10,547
Schedule Tribe 15,293 7,799 7,494

Religion-wise Population - Hilli Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 73,332 (87.56%) 37,659 35,673
Muslim 8,475 (10.12%) 4,342 4,133
Christian 1,441 (1.72%) 710 731
Sikh 12 (0.01%) 8 4
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Jain 97 (0.12%) 59 38
Other Religion 309 (0.37%) 158 151
No Religion Specified 83 (0.1%) 43 40

Literacy Rate - Hilli Block

Average literacy rate of Hilli Block in 2011 were 76.04% in which, male and female literacy were 81.97% and 69.77% respectively. Total literate in Hilli Block were 57,402 of which male and female were 31,789 and 25,613 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Hilli Block

The Sex Ratio of Hilli Block is 949 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 949 females in Hilli Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 966 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 949 ) of Hilli Block.

Child Population - Hilli Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,262 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hilli Block. Out of which 8,262 were male while 8,262 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Hilli Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Hilli Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Hilli 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 8,262.

Total Urban Rural
Population 83,754 0 83,754
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,262 0 8,262
Schedule Caste 21,532 0 21,532
Schedule Tribe 15,293 0 15,293
Literacy 76.04% - 76.04%
Sex Ratio 949 - 949

Working Population - Hilli Block

In Hilli Block out of total population, 37,636 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,636 workers engaged in Main Work, 8,107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,251 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 30,052 22,363 7,689
Cultivators 8,107 7,237 870
Agriculture Labourer 9,251 6,841 2,410
Household Industries 3,485 816 2,669
Other Workers 9,209 7,469 1,740
Marginal Workers 7,584 2,830 4,754
Non Working 46,118 17,788 28,330

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