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Murhu Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Khunti district, Jharkhand

Murhu Block of Khunti district has total population of 85,486 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 42,936 are males while 42,550 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,323 families residing in Murhu Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Murhu Block is 991.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Murhu Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 63.4% and the sex ratio of Murhu Block is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Murhu Block is 13907 which is 16% of the total population. There are 7097 male children and 6810 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Murhu Block is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Murhu Block.

The total literacy rate of Murhu Block is 63.42%. The male literacy rate is 61.06% and the female literacy rate is 45.07% in Murhu Block.

Population
85,486
Families
16,323
Literacy
63.42%
Sex Ratio
991

To facilitate the administration, Murhu Block is further divided into 141 villages.

Murhu Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 13,907 7,097 6,810
Literacy 63.42% 61.06% 45.07%
Scheduled Caste 3,865 1,944 1,921
Scheduled Tribe 67,695 33,805 33,890
Illiterate 40,090 16,718 23,372

Caste-wise Population - Murhu Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 79.2% of total population in Murhu Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,865 1,944 1,921
Schedule Tribe 67,695 33,805 33,890

Religion-wise Population - Murhu Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,900 (17.43%) 7,608 7,292
Muslim 945 (1.11%) 502 443
Christian 26,950 (31.53%) 13,388 13,562
Sikh 3 (0%) 2 1
Buddhist 39 (0.05%) 20 19
Jain 4 (0%) 2 2
Other Religion 42,303 (49.49%) 21,242 21,061
No Religion Specified 342 (0.4%) 172 170

Literacy Rate - Murhu Block

Average literacy rate of Murhu Block in 2011 were 63.42% in which, male and female literacy were 73.15% and 53.66% respectively. Total literate in Murhu Block were 45,396 of which male and female were 26,218 and 19,178 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Murhu Block

The Sex Ratio of Murhu Block is 991 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 991 females in Murhu Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 991 ) of Murhu Block.

Child Population - Murhu Block

According to Census 2011, there were 13,907 children between age 0 to 6 years in Murhu Block. Out of which 13,907 were male while 13,907 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Murhu Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Murhu Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Murhu 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 13,907.

Total Urban Rural
Population 85,486 0 85,486
Children (0 - 6 years) 13,907 0 13,907
Schedule Caste 3,865 0 3,865
Schedule Tribe 67,695 0 67,695
Literacy 63.42% - 63.42%
Sex Ratio 991 - 991

Working Population - Murhu Block

In Murhu Block out of total population, 44,786 were engaged in work activities. 45.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 44,786 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,231 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 20,298 12,429 7,869
Cultivators 14,162 8,673 5,489
Agriculture Labourer 2,231 1,086 1,145
Household Industries 694 431 263
Other Workers 3,211 2,239 972
Marginal Workers 24,488 11,542 12,946
Non Working 40,700 18,965 21,735

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