1. Home
  2. Bihar
  3. Rohtas district
  4. Karakat block

Karakat Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Rohtas district, Bihar

Karakat Block of Rohtas district has total population of 209,284 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 109,007 are males while 100,277 are females. In 2011 there were total 31,555 families residing in Karakat Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Karakat Block is 920.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Karakat Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 73.9% and the sex ratio of Karakat Block is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karakat Block is 34802 which is 17% of the total population. There are 18068 male children and 16734 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karakat Block is 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Karakat Block.

The total literacy rate of Karakat Block is 73.94%. The male literacy rate is 71.13% and the female literacy rate is 51.33% in Karakat Block.

Population
209,284
Families
31,555
Literacy
73.94%
Sex Ratio
920

To facilitate the administration, Karakat Block is further divided into 150 villages.

Karakat Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,802 18,068 16,734
Literacy 73.94% 71.13% 51.33%
Scheduled Caste 37,804 19,823 17,981
Scheduled Tribe 455 231 224
Illiterate 80,274 31,470 48,804

Caste-wise Population - Karakat Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Karakat Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,804 19,823 17,981
Schedule Tribe 455 231 224

Religion-wise Population - Karakat Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 189,784 (90.68%) 99,122 90,662
Muslim 18,670 (8.92%) 9,466 9,204
Christian 99 (0.05%) 46 53
Sikh 31 (0.01%) 11 20
Buddhist 132 (0.06%) 67 65
Jain 28 (0.01%) 12 16
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 540 (0.26%) 283 257

Literacy Rate - Karakat Block

Average literacy rate of Karakat Block in 2011 were 73.94% in which, male and female literacy were 85.26% and 61.61% respectively. Total literate in Karakat Block were 129,010 of which male and female were 77,537 and 51,473 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Karakat Block

The Sex Ratio of Karakat Block is 920 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 920 females in Karakat Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Karakat Block.

Child Population - Karakat Block

According to Census 2011, there were 34,802 children between age 0 to 6 years in Karakat Block. Out of which 34,802 were male while 34,802 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Karakat Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Karakat Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Karakat 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 34,802.

Total Urban Rural
Population 209,284 0 209,284
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,802 0 34,802
Schedule Caste 37,804 0 37,804
Schedule Tribe 455 0 455
Literacy 73.94% - 73.94%
Sex Ratio 920 - 920

Working Population - Karakat Block

In Karakat Block out of total population, 68,482 were engaged in work activities. 55.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 68,482 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,950 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,979 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,998 31,430 6,568
Cultivators 12,950 11,641 1,309
Agriculture Labourer 14,979 12,545 2,434
Household Industries 2,560 1,286 1,274
Other Workers 7,509 5,958 1,551
Marginal Workers 30,484 19,795 10,689
Non Working 140,802 57,782 83,020

Reference