Moyna Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
Moyna Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 226,927 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 117,989 are males while 108,938 are females. In 2011 there were total 53,356 families residing in Moyna Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Moyna Block is 923.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 2.9% people lives in Urban areas while 97.1% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 83.4% while that in the rural areas is 86.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Moyna Block is 919% while that of Rural areas is 923.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Moyna Block is 26488 which is 12% of the total population. There are 13644 male children and 12844 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Moyna Block is 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Moyna Block.
The total literacy rate of Moyna Block is 86.33%. The male literacy rate is 81.31% and the female literacy rate is 70.78% in Moyna Block.
To facilitate the administration, Moyna Block is further divided into 1 town and 85 villages.
Moyna Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Moyna Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 26,488 | 13,644 | 12,844 |
| Literacy | 86.33% | 81.31% | 70.78% |
| Scheduled Caste | 56,820 | 29,689 | 27,131 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 316 | 177 | 139 |
| Illiterate | 53,884 | 22,048 | 31,836 |
Caste-wise Population - Moyna Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Moyna Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 56,820 | 29,689 | 27,131 |
| Schedule Tribe | 316 | 177 | 139 |
Religion-wise Population - Moyna Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 205,710 | (90.65%) | 106,997 | 98,713 |
| Muslim | 21,033 | (9.27%) | 10,875 | 10,158 |
| Christian | 37 | (0.02%) | 23 | 14 |
| Sikh | 20 | (0.01%) | 10 | 10 |
| Buddhist | 6 | (0%) | 5 | 1 |
| Jain | 3 | (0%) | 2 | 1 |
| Other Religion | 24 | (0.01%) | 24 | 0 |
| No Religion Specified | 94 | (0.04%) | 53 | 41 |
Literacy Rate - Moyna Block
Average literacy rate of Moyna Block in 2011 were 86.33% in which, male and female literacy were 91.95% and 80.24% respectively. Total literate in Moyna Block were 173,043 of which male and female were 95,941 and 77,102 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Moyna Block
The Sex Ratio of Moyna Block is 923 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 923 females in Moyna Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Moyna Block.
Child Population - Moyna Block
According to Census 2011, there were 26,488 children between age 0 to 6 years in Moyna Block. Out of which 26,488 were male while 26,488 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Moyna Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 1,418 families under Moyna Block living in urban areas while 1,418 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 2.9% of total population of Moyna Block lives in Urban areas while 97.1% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 821 while that in rural region is 25,667.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 226,927 | 6,597 | 220,330 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 26,488 | 821 | 25,667 |
| Schedule Caste | 56,820 | 436 | 56,384 |
| Schedule Tribe | 316 | 1 | 315 |
| Literacy | 86.33% | 83.43% | 86.42% |
| Sex Ratio | 923 | 919 | 923 |
Working Population - Moyna Block
In Moyna Block out of total population, 86,813 were engaged in work activities. 50.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 86,813 workers engaged in Main Work, 12,500 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14,317 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 44,085 | 39,336 | 4,749 |
| Cultivators | 12,500 | 11,808 | 692 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 14,317 | 12,754 | 1,563 |
| Household Industries | 1,404 | 1,088 | 316 |
| Other Workers | 15,864 | 13,686 | 2,178 |
| Marginal Workers | 42,728 | 27,269 | 15,459 |
| Non Working | 140,114 | 51,384 | 88,730 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Moyna, West Bengal - Wikipedia