Jagannathpur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
Jagannathpur Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district has total population of 99,169 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 49,260 are males while 49,909 are females. In 2011 there were total 20,187 families residing in Jagannathpur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jagannathpur Block is 1,013.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 12% people lives in Urban areas while 88% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82% while that in the rural areas is 57.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Jagannathpur Block is 953% while that of Rural areas is 1,022.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jagannathpur Block is 17734 which is 18% of the total population. There are 8964 male children and 8770 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jagannathpur Block is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Jagannathpur Block.
The total literacy rate of Jagannathpur Block is 60.73%. The male literacy rate is 60.59% and the female literacy rate is 39.29% in Jagannathpur Block.
To facilitate the administration, Jagannathpur Block is further divided into 2 towns and 87 villages.
Jagannathpur Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jagannathpur Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 17,734 | 8,964 | 8,770 |
| Literacy | 60.73% | 60.59% | 39.29% |
| Scheduled Caste | 5,374 | 2,682 | 2,692 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 59,126 | 29,094 | 30,032 |
| Illiterate | 49,715 | 19,414 | 30,301 |
Caste-wise Population - Jagannathpur Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.6% of total population in Jagannathpur Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 5,374 | 2,682 | 2,692 |
| Schedule Tribe | 59,126 | 29,094 | 30,032 |
Religion-wise Population - Jagannathpur Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 39,028 | (39.36%) | 19,533 | 19,495 |
| Muslim | 4,416 | (4.45%) | 2,329 | 2,087 |
| Christian | 947 | (0.95%) | 465 | 482 |
| Sikh | 2 | (0%) | 1 | 1 |
| Buddhist | 11 | (0.01%) | 7 | 4 |
| Jain | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
| Other Religion | 54,599 | (55.06%) | 26,854 | 27,745 |
| No Religion Specified | 166 | (0.17%) | 71 | 95 |
Literacy Rate - Jagannathpur Block
Average literacy rate of Jagannathpur Block in 2011 were 60.73% in which, male and female literacy were 74.07% and 47.66% respectively. Total literate in Jagannathpur Block were 49,454 of which male and female were 29,846 and 19,608 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Jagannathpur Block
The Sex Ratio of Jagannathpur Block is 1,013 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,013 females in Jagannathpur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,013 ) of Jagannathpur Block.
Child Population - Jagannathpur Block
According to Census 2011, there were 17,734 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jagannathpur Block. Out of which 17,734 were male while 17,734 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Jagannathpur Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 2,504 families under Jagannathpur Block living in urban areas while 2,504 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 12% of total population of Jagannathpur Block lives in Urban areas while 88% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 1,715 while that in rural region is 16,019.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 99,169 | 11,916 | 87,253 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 17,734 | 1,715 | 16,019 |
| Schedule Caste | 5,374 | 922 | 4,452 |
| Schedule Tribe | 59,126 | 2,594 | 56,532 |
| Literacy | 60.73% | 81.98% | 57.68% |
| Sex Ratio | 1,013 | 953 | 1,022 |
Working Population - Jagannathpur Block
In Jagannathpur Block out of total population, 44,752 were engaged in work activities. 37.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 44,752 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,278 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,203 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 16,689 | 12,554 | 4,135 |
| Cultivators | 5,278 | 3,833 | 1,445 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3,203 | 1,781 | 1,422 |
| Household Industries | 595 | 405 | 190 |
| Other Workers | 7,613 | 6,535 | 1,078 |
| Marginal Workers | 28,063 | 12,823 | 15,240 |
| Non Working | 54,417 | 23,883 | 30,534 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jagannathpur, Jharkhand - Wikipedia