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Kursela Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Katihar district, Bihar

Kursela Block of Katihar district has total population of 63,928 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 33,568 are males while 30,360 are females. In 2011 there were total 12,533 families residing in Kursela Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kursela Block is 904.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kursela Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 57.4% and the sex ratio of Kursela Block is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kursela Block is 12672 which is 20% of the total population. There are 6467 male children and 6205 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kursela Block is 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Kursela Block.

The total literacy rate of Kursela Block is 57.36%. The male literacy rate is 52.83% and the female literacy rate is 38.44% in Kursela Block.

Population
63,928
Families
12,533
Literacy
57.36%
Sex Ratio
904

To facilitate the administration, Kursela Block is further divided into 30 villages.

Kursela Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 12,672 6,467 6,205
Literacy 57.36% 52.83% 38.44%
Scheduled Caste 5,649 2,949 2,700
Scheduled Tribe 398 217 181
Illiterate 34,526 15,835 18,691

Caste-wise Population - Kursela Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Kursela Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,649 2,949 2,700
Schedule Tribe 398 217 181

Religion-wise Population - Kursela Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 58,971 (92.25%) 30,978 27,993
Muslim 4,804 (7.51%) 2,508 2,296
Christian 53 (0.08%) 27 26
Sikh 24 (0.04%) 14 10
Buddhist 2 (0%) 1 1
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 70 (0.11%) 39 31

Literacy Rate - Kursela Block

Average literacy rate of Kursela Block in 2011 were 57.36% in which, male and female literacy were 65.43% and 48.31% respectively. Total literate in Kursela Block were 29,402 of which male and female were 17,733 and 11,669 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kursela Block

The Sex Ratio of Kursela Block is 904 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 904 females in Kursela Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 959 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 904 ) of Kursela Block.

Child Population - Kursela Block

According to Census 2011, there were 12,672 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kursela Block. Out of which 12,672 were male while 12,672 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kursela Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kursela Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kursela 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 12,672.

Total Urban Rural
Population 63,928 0 63,928
Children (0 - 6 years) 12,672 0 12,672
Schedule Caste 5,649 0 5,649
Schedule Tribe 398 0 398
Literacy 57.36% - 57.36%
Sex Ratio 904 - 904

Working Population - Kursela Block

In Kursela Block out of total population, 21,820 were engaged in work activities. 48.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,820 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,234 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,351 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,643 8,307 2,336
Cultivators 2,234 1,970 264
Agriculture Labourer 5,351 3,738 1,613
Household Industries 271 217 54
Other Workers 2,787 2,382 405
Marginal Workers 11,177 6,753 4,424
Non Working 42,108 18,508 23,600

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