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Kaler Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Arwal district, Bihar

Kaler Block of Arwal district has total population of 148,941 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 76,872 are males while 72,069 are females. In 2011 there were total 24,279 families residing in Kaler Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kaler Block is 938.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kaler Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 70.7% and the sex ratio of Kaler Block is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaler Block is 26445 which is 18% of the total population. There are 13456 male children and 12989 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaler Block is 965 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Kaler Block.

The total literacy rate of Kaler Block is 70.65%. The male literacy rate is 67.69% and the female literacy rate is 47.89% in Kaler Block.

Population
148,941
Families
24,279
Literacy
70.65%
Sex Ratio
938

To facilitate the administration, Kaler Block is further divided into 60 villages.

Kaler Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 26,445 13,456 12,989
Literacy 70.65% 67.69% 47.89%
Scheduled Caste 32,662 16,879 15,783
Scheduled Tribe 11 5 6
Illiterate 62,392 24,838 37,554

Caste-wise Population - Kaler Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kaler Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 32,662 16,879 15,783
Schedule Tribe 11 5 6

Religion-wise Population - Kaler Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 131,844 (88.52%) 68,170 63,674
Muslim 16,330 (10.96%) 8,325 8,005
Christian 109 (0.07%) 44 65
Sikh 7 (0%) 6 1
Buddhist 18 (0.01%) 10 8
Jain 31 (0.02%) 17 14
Other Religion 16 (0.01%) 5 11
No Religion Specified 586 (0.39%) 295 291

Literacy Rate - Kaler Block

Average literacy rate of Kaler Block in 2011 were 70.65% in which, male and female literacy were 82.05% and 58.42% respectively. Total literate in Kaler Block were 86,549 of which male and female were 52,034 and 34,515 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kaler Block

The Sex Ratio of Kaler Block is 938 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 938 females in Kaler Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 965 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 938 ) of Kaler Block.

Child Population - Kaler Block

According to Census 2011, there were 26,445 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kaler Block. Out of which 26,445 were male while 26,445 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kaler Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kaler Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kaler 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 26,445.

Total Urban Rural
Population 148,941 0 148,941
Children (0 - 6 years) 26,445 0 26,445
Schedule Caste 32,662 0 32,662
Schedule Tribe 11 0 11
Literacy 70.65% - 70.65%
Sex Ratio 938 - 938

Working Population - Kaler Block

In Kaler Block out of total population, 51,979 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 51,979 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,097 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20,223 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 36,505 27,211 9,294
Cultivators 10,097 8,227 1,870
Agriculture Labourer 20,223 14,171 6,052
Household Industries 954 663 291
Other Workers 5,231 4,150 1,081
Marginal Workers 15,474 8,587 6,887
Non Working 96,962 41,074 55,888

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