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Khaira Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Jamui district, Bihar

Khaira Block of Jamui district has total population of 235,761 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 123,188 are males while 112,573 are females. In 2011 there were total 39,993 families residing in Khaira Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Khaira Block is 914.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Khaira Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 61.2% and the sex ratio of Khaira Block is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khaira Block is 44351 which is 19% of the total population. There are 22706 male children and 21645 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khaira Block is 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Khaira Block.

The total literacy rate of Khaira Block is 61.21%. The male literacy rate is 58.89% and the female literacy rate is 39.63% in Khaira Block.

Population
235,761
Families
39,993
Literacy
61.21%
Sex Ratio
914

To facilitate the administration, Khaira Block is further divided into 96 villages.

Khaira Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 44,351 22,706 21,645
Literacy 61.21% 58.89% 39.63%
Scheduled Caste 39,508 20,346 19,162
Scheduled Tribe 4,686 2,396 2,290
Illiterate 118,605 50,643 67,962

Caste-wise Population - Khaira Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Khaira Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 39,508 20,346 19,162
Schedule Tribe 4,686 2,396 2,290

Religion-wise Population - Khaira Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 202,786 (86.01%) 105,891 96,895
Muslim 31,905 (13.53%) 16,730 15,175
Christian 639 (0.27%) 330 309
Sikh 18 (0.01%) 13 5
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 4 8
Jain 13 (0.01%) 8 5
Other Religion 2 (0%) 2 0
No Religion Specified 386 (0.16%) 210 176

Literacy Rate - Khaira Block

Average literacy rate of Khaira Block in 2011 were 61.21% in which, male and female literacy were 72.2% and 49.06% respectively. Total literate in Khaira Block were 117,156 of which male and female were 72,545 and 44,611 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Khaira Block

The Sex Ratio of Khaira Block is 914 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 914 females in Khaira Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Khaira Block.

Child Population - Khaira Block

According to Census 2011, there were 44,351 children between age 0 to 6 years in Khaira Block. Out of which 44,351 were male while 44,351 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Khaira Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Khaira Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Khaira 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 44,351.

Total Urban Rural
Population 235,761 0 235,761
Children (0 - 6 years) 44,351 0 44,351
Schedule Caste 39,508 0 39,508
Schedule Tribe 4,686 0 4,686
Literacy 61.21% - 61.21%
Sex Ratio 914 - 914

Working Population - Khaira Block

In Khaira Block out of total population, 93,985 were engaged in work activities. 60.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 93,985 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,000 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27,241 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56,758 40,341 16,417
Cultivators 14,000 11,298 2,702
Agriculture Labourer 27,241 20,752 6,489
Household Industries 5,590 1,889 3,701
Other Workers 9,927 6,402 3,525
Marginal Workers 37,227 20,127 17,100
Non Working 141,776 62,720 79,056

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