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Meskaur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nawada district, Bihar

Meskaur Block of Nawada district has total population of 94,358 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 47,681 are males while 46,677 are females. In 2011 there were total 15,028 families residing in Meskaur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Meskaur Block is 979.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Meskaur Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 59.3% and the sex ratio of Meskaur Block is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meskaur Block is 17075 which is 18% of the total population. There are 8678 male children and 8397 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meskaur Block is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Meskaur Block.

The total literacy rate of Meskaur Block is 59.28%. The male literacy rate is 58.53% and the female literacy rate is 38.36% in Meskaur Block.

Population
94,358
Families
15,028
Literacy
59.28%
Sex Ratio
979

To facilitate the administration, Meskaur Block is further divided into 60 villages.

Meskaur Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,075 8,678 8,397
Literacy 59.28% 58.53% 38.36%
Scheduled Caste 24,607 12,478 12,129
Scheduled Tribe 26 15 11
Illiterate 48,545 19,771 28,774

Caste-wise Population - Meskaur Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Meskaur Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 24,607 12,478 12,129
Schedule Tribe 26 15 11

Religion-wise Population - Meskaur Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 83,044 (88.01%) 42,031 41,013
Muslim 10,982 (11.64%) 5,500 5,482
Christian 36 (0.04%) 18 18
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Buddhist 12 (0.01%) 8 4
Jain 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 272 (0.29%) 118 154

Literacy Rate - Meskaur Block

Average literacy rate of Meskaur Block in 2011 were 59.28% in which, male and female literacy were 71.56% and 46.77% respectively. Total literate in Meskaur Block were 45,813 of which male and female were 27,910 and 17,903 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Meskaur Block

The Sex Ratio of Meskaur Block is 979 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 979 females in Meskaur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Meskaur Block.

Child Population - Meskaur Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,075 children between age 0 to 6 years in Meskaur Block. Out of which 17,075 were male while 17,075 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Meskaur Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Meskaur Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Meskaur 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 17,075.

Total Urban Rural
Population 94,358 0 94,358
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,075 0 17,075
Schedule Caste 24,607 0 24,607
Schedule Tribe 26 0 26
Literacy 59.28% - 59.28%
Sex Ratio 979 - 979

Working Population - Meskaur Block

In Meskaur Block out of total population, 30,975 were engaged in work activities. 39.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 30,975 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,458 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,177 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 12,144 8,850 3,294
Cultivators 4,458 3,538 920
Agriculture Labourer 5,177 3,467 1,710
Household Industries 497 362 135
Other Workers 2,012 1,483 529
Marginal Workers 18,831 11,071 7,760
Non Working 63,383 27,760 35,623

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