Katiya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gopalganj district, Bihar
Katiya Block of Gopalganj district has total population of 130,830 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 62,548 are males while 68,282 are females. In 2011 there were total 21,313 families residing in Katiya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Katiya Block is 1,092.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 15.4% people lives in Urban areas while 84.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 69.2% while that in the rural areas is 66.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Katiya Block is 978% while that of Rural areas is 1,114.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Katiya Block is 21414 which is 16% of the total population. There are 10829 male children and 10585 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Katiya Block is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,092 ) of Katiya Block.
The total literacy rate of Katiya Block is 66.74%. The male literacy rate is 64.67% and the female literacy rate is 47.7% in Katiya Block.
To facilitate the administration, Katiya Block is further divided into 1 town and 116 villages.
Katiya Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Katiya Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 21,414 | 10,829 | 10,585 |
| Literacy | 66.74% | 64.67% | 47.7% |
| Scheduled Caste | 19,629 | 9,494 | 10,135 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3,479 | 1,615 | 1,864 |
| Illiterate | 57,811 | 22,100 | 35,711 |
Caste-wise Population - Katiya Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Katiya Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 19,629 | 9,494 | 10,135 |
| Schedule Tribe | 3,479 | 1,615 | 1,864 |
Religion-wise Population - Katiya Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 114,009 | (87.14%) | 54,771 | 59,238 |
| Muslim | 16,525 | (12.63%) | 7,658 | 8,867 |
| Christian | 112 | (0.09%) | 41 | 71 |
| Sikh | 21 | (0.02%) | 6 | 15 |
| Buddhist | 5 | (0%) | 1 | 4 |
| Jain | 7 | (0.01%) | 2 | 5 |
| Other Religion | 0 | (0%) | 0 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 151 | (0.12%) | 69 | 82 |
Literacy Rate - Katiya Block
Average literacy rate of Katiya Block in 2011 were 66.74% in which, male and female literacy were 78.21% and 56.45% respectively. Total literate in Katiya Block were 73,019 of which male and female were 40,448 and 32,571 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Katiya Block
The Sex Ratio of Katiya Block is 1,092 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,092 females in Katiya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,092 ) of Katiya Block.
Child Population - Katiya Block
According to Census 2011, there were 21,414 children between age 0 to 6 years in Katiya Block. Out of which 21,414 were male while 21,414 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Katiya Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 3,211 families under Katiya Block living in urban areas while 3,211 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 15.4% of total population of Katiya Block lives in Urban areas while 84.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,376 while that in rural region is 18,038.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 130,830 | 20,193 | 110,637 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 21,414 | 3,376 | 18,038 |
| Schedule Caste | 19,629 | 2,733 | 16,896 |
| Schedule Tribe | 3,479 | 56 | 3,423 |
| Literacy | 66.74% | 69.2% | 66.29% |
| Sex Ratio | 1,092 | 978 | 1,114 |
Working Population - Katiya Block
In Katiya Block out of total population, 39,501 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39,501 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,827 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,215 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 15,730 | 12,546 | 3,184 |
| Cultivators | 5,827 | 4,933 | 894 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4,215 | 3,342 | 873 |
| Household Industries | 939 | 688 | 251 |
| Other Workers | 4,749 | 3,583 | 1,166 |
| Marginal Workers | 23,771 | 14,388 | 9,383 |
| Non Working | 91,329 | 35,614 | 55,715 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Katiya, Bihar - Wikipedia