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Kuchai Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand

Kuchai Block of Saraikela-Kharsawan district has total population of 64,320 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 32,443 are males while 31,877 are females. In 2011 there were total 13,405 families residing in Kuchai Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kuchai Block is 983.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kuchai Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 53% and the sex ratio of Kuchai Block is 983.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kuchai Block is 10887 which is 17% of the total population. There are 5595 male children and 5292 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kuchai Block is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Kuchai Block.

The total literacy rate of Kuchai Block is 52.97%. The male literacy rate is 54.79% and the female literacy rate is 33.02% in Kuchai Block.

Population
64,320
Families
13,405
Literacy
52.97%
Sex Ratio
983

To facilitate the administration, Kuchai Block is further divided into 100 villages.

Kuchai Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 10,887 5,595 5,292
Literacy 52.97% 54.79% 33.02%
Scheduled Caste 921 475 446
Scheduled Tribe 50,169 25,213 24,956
Illiterate 36,018 14,666 21,352

Caste-wise Population - Kuchai Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 78% of total population in Kuchai Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 921 475 446
Schedule Tribe 50,169 25,213 24,956

Religion-wise Population - Kuchai Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,910 (21.63%) 7,124 6,786
Muslim 63 (0.1%) 33 30
Christian 2,806 (4.36%) 1,446 1,360
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 12 (0.02%) 6 6
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 47,397 (73.69%) 23,764 23,633
No Religion Specified 130 (0.2%) 69 61

Literacy Rate - Kuchai Block

Average literacy rate of Kuchai Block in 2011 were 52.97% in which, male and female literacy were 66.21% and 39.59% respectively. Total literate in Kuchai Block were 28,302 of which male and female were 17,777 and 10,525 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kuchai Block

The Sex Ratio of Kuchai Block is 983 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 983 females in Kuchai Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 983 ) of Kuchai Block.

Child Population - Kuchai Block

According to Census 2011, there were 10,887 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kuchai Block. Out of which 10,887 were male while 10,887 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kuchai Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kuchai Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kuchai 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 10,887.

Total Urban Rural
Population 64,320 0 64,320
Children (0 - 6 years) 10,887 0 10,887
Schedule Caste 921 0 921
Schedule Tribe 50,169 0 50,169
Literacy 52.97% - 52.97%
Sex Ratio 983 - 983

Working Population - Kuchai Block

In Kuchai Block out of total population, 32,416 were engaged in work activities. 25.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 32,416 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,004 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,414 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,180 5,522 2,658
Cultivators 5,004 3,493 1,511
Agriculture Labourer 1,414 752 662
Household Industries 259 127 132
Other Workers 1,503 1,150 353
Marginal Workers 24,236 11,822 12,414
Non Working 31,904 15,099 16,805

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