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Kuru Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Lohardaga district, Jharkhand

Kuru Block of Lohardaga district has total population of 84,827 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,480 are males while 42,347 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,198 families residing in Kuru Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Kuru Block is 997.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Kuru Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.4% and the sex ratio of Kuru Block is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kuru Block is 14685 which is 17% of the total population. There are 7547 male children and 7138 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kuru Block is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Kuru Block.

The total literacy rate of Kuru Block is 67.36%. The male literacy rate is 64.18% and the female literacy rate is 47.18% in Kuru Block.

Population
84,827
Families
16,198
Literacy
67.36%
Sex Ratio
997

To facilitate the administration, Kuru Block is further divided into 65 villages.

Kuru Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 14,685 7,547 7,138
Literacy 67.36% 64.18% 47.18%
Scheduled Caste 4,343 2,238 2,105
Scheduled Tribe 40,286 19,966 20,320
Illiterate 37,582 15,215 22,367

Caste-wise Population - Kuru Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 47.5% of total population in Kuru Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,343 2,238 2,105
Schedule Tribe 40,286 19,966 20,320

Religion-wise Population - Kuru Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,851 (25.76%) 11,110 10,741
Muslim 24,530 (28.92%) 12,355 12,175
Christian 3,497 (4.12%) 1,688 1,809
Sikh 4 (0%) 1 3
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 1 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 34,716 (40.93%) 17,234 17,482
No Religion Specified 224 (0.26%) 91 133

Literacy Rate - Kuru Block

Average literacy rate of Kuru Block in 2011 were 67.36% in which, male and female literacy were 78.05% and 56.75% respectively. Total literate in Kuru Block were 47,245 of which male and female were 27,265 and 19,980 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kuru Block

The Sex Ratio of Kuru Block is 997 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 997 females in Kuru Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 997 ) of Kuru Block.

Child Population - Kuru Block

According to Census 2011, there were 14,685 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kuru Block. Out of which 14,685 were male while 14,685 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kuru Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Kuru Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Kuru 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 14,685.

Total Urban Rural
Population 84,827 0 84,827
Children (0 - 6 years) 14,685 0 14,685
Schedule Caste 4,343 0 4,343
Schedule Tribe 40,286 0 40,286
Literacy 67.36% - 67.36%
Sex Ratio 997 - 997

Working Population - Kuru Block

In Kuru Block out of total population, 43,582 were engaged in work activities. 47% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,582 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,719 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,272 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,468 13,736 6,732
Cultivators 10,719 7,606 3,113
Agriculture Labourer 5,272 2,664 2,608
Household Industries 484 326 158
Other Workers 3,993 3,140 853
Marginal Workers 23,114 9,469 13,645
Non Working 41,245 19,275 21,970

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