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Jamua Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Giridih district, Jharkhand

Jamua Block of Giridih district has total population of 271,563 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 139,892 are males while 131,671 are females. In 2011 there were total 41,292 families residing in Jamua Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jamua Block is 941.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jamua Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 64% and the sex ratio of Jamua Block is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jamua Block is 51706 which is 19% of the total population. There are 26650 male children and 25056 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jamua Block is 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Jamua Block.

The total literacy rate of Jamua Block is 64.02%. The male literacy rate is 63.67% and the female literacy rate is 39.25% in Jamua Block.

Population
271,563
Families
41,292
Literacy
64.02%
Sex Ratio
941

To facilitate the administration, Jamua Block is further divided into 315 villages.

Jamua Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 51,706 26,650 25,056
Literacy 64.02% 63.67% 39.25%
Scheduled Caste 41,800 21,592 20,208
Scheduled Tribe 2,689 1,391 1,298
Illiterate 130,815 50,825 79,990

Caste-wise Population - Jamua Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Jamua Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 41,800 21,592 20,208
Schedule Tribe 2,689 1,391 1,298

Religion-wise Population - Jamua Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 214,253 (78.9%) 110,348 103,905
Muslim 56,418 (20.78%) 29,054 27,364
Christian 189 (0.07%) 107 82
Sikh 20 (0.01%) 7 13
Buddhist 333 (0.12%) 180 153
Jain 6 (0%) 2 4
Other Religion 3 (0%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 341 (0.13%) 192 149

Literacy Rate - Jamua Block

Average literacy rate of Jamua Block in 2011 were 64.02% in which, male and female literacy were 78.65% and 48.47% respectively. Total literate in Jamua Block were 140,748 of which male and female were 89,067 and 51,681 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jamua Block

The Sex Ratio of Jamua Block is 941 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 941 females in Jamua Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 940 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Jamua Block.

Child Population - Jamua Block

According to Census 2011, there were 51,706 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jamua Block. Out of which 51,706 were male while 51,706 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jamua Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Jamua Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jamua 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 51,706.

Total Urban Rural
Population 271,563 0 271,563
Children (0 - 6 years) 51,706 0 51,706
Schedule Caste 41,800 0 41,800
Schedule Tribe 2,689 0 2,689
Literacy 64.02% - 64.02%
Sex Ratio 941 - 941

Working Population - Jamua Block

In Jamua Block out of total population, 114,662 were engaged in work activities. 39.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 114,662 workers engaged in Main Work, 20,259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,403 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,201 33,058 12,143
Cultivators 20,259 13,844 6,415
Agriculture Labourer 9,403 6,181 3,222
Household Industries 943 671 272
Other Workers 14,596 12,362 2,234
Marginal Workers 69,461 34,385 35,076
Non Working 156,901 72,449 84,452

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