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Mahua Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Vaishali district, Bihar

Mahua Block of Vaishali district has total population of 284,526 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 150,128 are males while 134,398 are females. In 2011 there were total 50,323 families residing in Mahua Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Mahua Block is 895.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Mahua Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 67.9% and the sex ratio of Mahua Block is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mahua Block is 48179 which is 17% of the total population. There are 25388 male children and 22791 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mahua Block is 898 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Mahua Block.

The total literacy rate of Mahua Block is 67.86%. The male literacy rate is 64.21% and the female literacy rate is 47.61% in Mahua Block.

Population
284,526
Families
50,323
Literacy
67.86%
Sex Ratio
895

To facilitate the administration, Mahua Block is further divided into 136 villages.

Mahua Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 48,179 25,388 22,791
Literacy 67.86% 64.21% 47.61%
Scheduled Caste 61,407 32,484 28,923
Scheduled Tribe 186 96 90
Illiterate 124,148 53,734 70,414

Caste-wise Population - Mahua Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mahua Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 61,407 32,484 28,923
Schedule Tribe 186 96 90

Religion-wise Population - Mahua Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 252,374 (88.7%) 133,558 118,816
Muslim 31,362 (11.02%) 16,147 15,215
Christian 185 (0.07%) 100 85
Sikh 46 (0.02%) 20 26
Buddhist 63 (0.02%) 33 30
Jain 52 (0.02%) 27 25
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 443 (0.16%) 242 201

Literacy Rate - Mahua Block

Average literacy rate of Mahua Block in 2011 were 67.86% in which, male and female literacy were 77.28% and 57.33% respectively. Total literate in Mahua Block were 160,378 of which male and female were 96,394 and 63,984 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Mahua Block

The Sex Ratio of Mahua Block is 895 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 895 females in Mahua Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 895 ) of Mahua Block.

Child Population - Mahua Block

According to Census 2011, there were 48,179 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mahua Block. Out of which 48,179 were male while 48,179 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Mahua Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Mahua Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Mahua 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 48,179.

Total Urban Rural
Population 284,526 0 284,526
Children (0 - 6 years) 48,179 0 48,179
Schedule Caste 61,407 0 61,407
Schedule Tribe 186 0 186
Literacy 67.86% - 67.86%
Sex Ratio 895 - 895

Working Population - Mahua Block

In Mahua Block out of total population, 88,729 were engaged in work activities. 59.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88,729 workers engaged in Main Work, 17,330 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,960 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 52,653 45,728 6,925
Cultivators 17,330 15,596 1,734
Agriculture Labourer 21,960 18,901 3,059
Household Industries 1,634 1,018 616
Other Workers 11,729 10,213 1,516
Marginal Workers 36,076 24,658 11,418
Non Working 195,797 79,742 116,055

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