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Kesath Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Buxar district, Bihar

Kesath Block of Buxar district has total population of 33,820 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 17,415 are males while 16,405 are females. In 2011 there were total 5,304 families residing in Kesath Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kesath Block is 942.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kesath Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 71.1% and the sex ratio of Kesath Block is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kesath Block is 6256 which is 18% of the total population. There are 3256 male children and 3000 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kesath Block is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Kesath Block.

The total literacy rate of Kesath Block is 71.1%. The male literacy rate is 66.4% and the female literacy rate is 48.99% in Kesath Block.

Population
33,820
Families
5,304
Literacy
71.1%
Sex Ratio
942

To facilitate the administration, Kesath Block is further divided into 15 villages.

Kesath Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,256 3,256 3,000
Literacy 71.1% 66.4% 48.99%
Scheduled Caste 5,957 3,067 2,890
Scheduled Tribe 152 72 80
Illiterate 14,221 5,852 8,369

Caste-wise Population - Kesath Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Kesath Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,957 3,067 2,890
Schedule Tribe 152 72 80

Religion-wise Population - Kesath Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 31,030 (91.75%) 15,976 15,054
Muslim 2,744 (8.11%) 1,417 1,327
Christian 40 (0.12%) 19 21
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.01%) 3 2

Literacy Rate - Kesath Block

Average literacy rate of Kesath Block in 2011 were 71.1% in which, male and female literacy were 81.67% and 59.95% respectively. Total literate in Kesath Block were 19,599 of which male and female were 11,563 and 8,036 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kesath Block

The Sex Ratio of Kesath Block is 942 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 942 females in Kesath Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 942 ) of Kesath Block.

Child Population - Kesath Block

According to Census 2011, there were 6,256 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kesath Block. Out of which 6,256 were male while 6,256 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kesath Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kesath Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kesath 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 6,256.

Total Urban Rural
Population 33,820 0 33,820
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,256 0 6,256
Schedule Caste 5,957 0 5,957
Schedule Tribe 152 0 152
Literacy 71.1% - 71.1%
Sex Ratio 942 - 942

Working Population - Kesath Block

In Kesath Block out of total population, 11,854 were engaged in work activities. 56.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 11,854 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,597 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,916 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,668 5,629 1,039
Cultivators 2,597 2,428 169
Agriculture Labourer 1,916 1,734 182
Household Industries 197 146 51
Other Workers 1,958 1,321 637
Marginal Workers 5,186 2,696 2,490
Non Working 21,966 9,090 12,876

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