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Hura Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Puruliya district, West Bengal

Hura Block of Puruliya district has total population of 143,575 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 72,867 are males while 70,708 are females. In 2011 there were total 28,368 families residing in Hura Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Hura Block is 970.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Hura Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 68.8% and the sex ratio of Hura Block is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hura Block is 18467 which is 13% of the total population. There are 9449 male children and 9018 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hura Block is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Hura Block.

The total literacy rate of Hura Block is 68.79%. The male literacy rate is 71.32% and the female literacy rate is 48.22% in Hura Block.

Population
143,575
Families
28,368
Literacy
68.79%
Sex Ratio
970

To facilitate the administration, Hura Block is further divided into 116 villages.

Hura Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,467 9,449 9,018
Literacy 68.79% 71.32% 48.22%
Scheduled Caste 28,027 14,341 13,686
Scheduled Tribe 36,561 18,204 18,357
Illiterate 57,508 20,896 36,612

Caste-wise Population - Hura Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.5% of total population in Hura Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 28,027 14,341 13,686
Schedule Tribe 36,561 18,204 18,357

Religion-wise Population - Hura Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 116,296 (81%) 59,110 57,186
Muslim 9,807 (6.83%) 5,093 4,714
Christian 170 (0.12%) 83 87
Sikh 16 (0.01%) 8 8
Buddhist 7 (0%) 3 4
Jain 4 (0%) 2 2
Other Religion 17,038 (11.87%) 8,449 8,589
No Religion Specified 237 (0.17%) 119 118

Literacy Rate - Hura Block

Average literacy rate of Hura Block in 2011 were 68.79% in which, male and female literacy were 81.95% and 55.27% respectively. Total literate in Hura Block were 86,067 of which male and female were 51,971 and 34,096 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Hura Block

The Sex Ratio of Hura Block is 970 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 970 females in Hura Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 970 ) of Hura Block.

Child Population - Hura Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,467 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hura Block. Out of which 18,467 were male while 18,467 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Hura Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Hura Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Hura 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 18,467.

Total Urban Rural
Population 143,575 0 143,575
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,467 0 18,467
Schedule Caste 28,027 0 28,027
Schedule Tribe 36,561 0 36,561
Literacy 68.79% - 68.79%
Sex Ratio 970 - 970

Working Population - Hura Block

In Hura Block out of total population, 69,640 were engaged in work activities. 45.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 69,640 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,357 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,322 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 31,812 23,379 8,433
Cultivators 10,357 8,579 1,778
Agriculture Labourer 10,322 5,945 4,377
Household Industries 927 594 333
Other Workers 10,206 8,261 1,945
Marginal Workers 37,828 16,326 21,502
Non Working 73,935 33,162 40,773

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