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Jokihat Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Araria district, Bihar

Jokihat Block of Araria district has total population of 322,192 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 167,889 are males while 154,303 are females. In 2011 there were total 65,725 families residing in Jokihat Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Jokihat Block is 919.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Jokihat Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 53% and the sex ratio of Jokihat Block is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jokihat Block is 71399 which is 22% of the total population. There are 36412 male children and 34987 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jokihat Block is 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Jokihat Block.

The total literacy rate of Jokihat Block is 53%. The male literacy rate is 47.65% and the female literacy rate is 34.3% in Jokihat Block.

Population
322,192
Families
65,725
Literacy
53%
Sex Ratio
919

To facilitate the administration, Jokihat Block is further divided into 99 villages.

Jokihat Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 71,399 36,412 34,987
Literacy 53% 47.65% 34.3%
Scheduled Caste 11,339 5,758 5,581
Scheduled Tribe 651 353 298
Illiterate 189,266 87,888 101,378

Caste-wise Population - Jokihat Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Jokihat Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11,339 5,758 5,581
Schedule Tribe 651 353 298

Religion-wise Population - Jokihat Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 68,928 (21.39%) 35,921 33,007
Muslim 252,539 (78.38%) 131,603 120,936
Christian 302 (0.09%) 153 149
Sikh 17 (0.01%) 12 5
Buddhist 3 (0%) 1 2
Jain 78 (0.02%) 41 37
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 324 (0.1%) 157 167

Literacy Rate - Jokihat Block

Average literacy rate of Jokihat Block in 2011 were 53% in which, male and female literacy were 60.85% and 44.36% respectively. Total literate in Jokihat Block were 132,926 of which male and female were 80,001 and 52,925 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Jokihat Block

The Sex Ratio of Jokihat Block is 919 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 919 females in Jokihat Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 919 ) of Jokihat Block.

Child Population - Jokihat Block

According to Census 2011, there were 71,399 children between age 0 to 6 years in Jokihat Block. Out of which 71,399 were male while 71,399 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Jokihat Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Jokihat Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Jokihat 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 71,399.

Total Urban Rural
Population 322,192 0 322,192
Children (0 - 6 years) 71,399 0 71,399
Schedule Caste 11,339 0 11,339
Schedule Tribe 651 0 651
Literacy 53% - 53%
Sex Ratio 919 - 919

Working Population - Jokihat Block

In Jokihat Block out of total population, 101,684 were engaged in work activities. 61% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 101,684 workers engaged in Main Work, 16,263 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38,537 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 62,078 54,387 7,691
Cultivators 16,263 14,961 1,302
Agriculture Labourer 38,537 34,449 4,088
Household Industries 1,168 598 570
Other Workers 6,110 4,379 1,731
Marginal Workers 39,606 24,231 15,375
Non Working 220,508 89,271 131,237

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