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

Kurdeg Block of Simdega district has total population of 47,984 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 23,881 are males while 24,103 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,847 families residing in Kurdeg Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kurdeg Block is 1,009.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kurdeg Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.5% and the sex ratio of Kurdeg Block is 1,009.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurdeg Block is 7281 which is 15% of the total population. There are 3680 male children and 3601 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurdeg Block is 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,009 ) of Kurdeg Block.

The total literacy rate of Kurdeg Block is 67.52%. The male literacy rate is 64.21% and the female literacy rate is 50.41% in Kurdeg Block.

Population
47,984
Families
9,847
Literacy
67.52%
Sex Ratio
1,009

To facilitate the administration, Kurdeg Block is further divided into 25 villages.

Kurdeg Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 7,281 3,680 3,601
Literacy 67.52% 64.21% 50.41%
Scheduled Caste 3,201 1,605 1,596
Scheduled Tribe 34,707 17,196 17,511
Illiterate 20,500 8,547 11,953

Caste-wise Population - Kurdeg Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 72.3% of total population in Kurdeg Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,201 1,605 1,596
Schedule Tribe 34,707 17,196 17,511

Religion-wise Population - Kurdeg Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,098 (43.97%) 10,494 10,604
Muslim 1,092 (2.28%) 545 547
Christian 21,863 (45.56%) 10,897 10,966
Sikh 1 (0%) 1 0
Buddhist 59 (0.12%) 36 23
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3,773 (7.86%) 1,858 1,915
No Religion Specified 98 (0.2%) 50 48

Literacy Rate - Kurdeg Block

Average literacy rate of Kurdeg Block in 2011 were 67.52% in which, male and female literacy were 75.91% and 59.26% respectively. Total literate in Kurdeg Block were 27,484 of which male and female were 15,334 and 12,150 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kurdeg Block

The Sex Ratio of Kurdeg Block is 1,009 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,009 females in Kurdeg Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,009 ) of Kurdeg Block.

Child Population - Kurdeg Block

According to Census 2011, there were 7,281 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kurdeg Block. Out of which 7,281 were male while 7,281 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kurdeg Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kurdeg Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kurdeg 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 7,281.

Total Urban Rural
Population 47,984 0 47,984
Children (0 - 6 years) 7,281 0 7,281
Schedule Caste 3,201 0 3,201
Schedule Tribe 34,707 0 34,707
Literacy 67.52% - 67.52%
Sex Ratio 1,009 - 1,009

Working Population - Kurdeg Block

In Kurdeg Block out of total population, 23,401 were engaged in work activities. 43.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 23,401 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,475 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,007 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,257 7,273 2,984
Cultivators 4,475 3,391 1,084
Agriculture Labourer 4,007 2,655 1,352
Household Industries 324 230 94
Other Workers 1,451 997 454
Marginal Workers 13,144 5,719 7,425
Non Working 24,583 10,889 13,694

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