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Kersai Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Simdega district, Jharkhand

Kersai Block of Simdega district has total population of 39,218 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 19,582 are males while 19,636 are females. In 2011 there were total 7,580 families residing in Kersai Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kersai Block is 1,003.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kersai Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.8% and the sex ratio of Kersai Block is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kersai Block is 6185 which is 16% of the total population. There are 3127 male children and 3058 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kersai Block is 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Kersai Block.

The total literacy rate of Kersai Block is 67.8%. The male literacy rate is 63.07% and the female literacy rate is 51.17% in Kersai Block.

Population
39,218
Families
7,580
Literacy
67.8%
Sex Ratio
1,003

To facilitate the administration, Kersai Block is further divided into 21 villages.

Kersai Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,185 3,127 3,058
Literacy 67.8% 63.07% 51.17%
Scheduled Caste 2,014 1,006 1,008
Scheduled Tribe 31,505 15,619 15,886
Illiterate 16,821 7,232 9,589

Caste-wise Population - Kersai Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 80.3% of total population in Kersai Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,014 1,006 1,008
Schedule Tribe 31,505 15,619 15,886

Religion-wise Population - Kersai Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,186 (25.97%) 5,195 4,991
Muslim 379 (0.97%) 198 181
Christian 22,982 (58.6%) 11,332 11,650
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 69 (0.18%) 34 35
Jain 1 (0%) 0 1
Other Religion 5,543 (14.13%) 2,786 2,757
No Religion Specified 57 (0.15%) 37 20

Literacy Rate - Kersai Block

Average literacy rate of Kersai Block in 2011 were 67.8% in which, male and female literacy were 75.05% and 60.6% respectively. Total literate in Kersai Block were 22,397 of which male and female were 12,350 and 10,047 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kersai Block

The Sex Ratio of Kersai Block is 1,003 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,003 females in Kersai Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 978 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,003 ) of Kersai Block.

Child Population - Kersai Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,185 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kersai Block. Out of which 6,185 were male while 6,185 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kersai Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kersai Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kersai 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 6,185.

Total Urban Rural
Population 39,218 0 39,218
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,185 0 6,185
Schedule Caste 2,014 0 2,014
Schedule Tribe 31,505 0 31,505
Literacy 67.8% - 67.8%
Sex Ratio 1,003 - 1,003

Working Population - Kersai Block

In Kersai Block out of total population, 18,012 were engaged in work activities. 49.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 18,012 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,649 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,120 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,929 6,610 2,319
Cultivators 6,649 5,016 1,633
Agriculture Labourer 1,120 764 356
Household Industries 262 197 65
Other Workers 898 633 265
Marginal Workers 9,083 3,200 5,883
Non Working 21,206 9,772 11,434

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