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Nawa Bazar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Palamu district, Jharkhand

Nawa Bazar Block of Palamu district has total population of 50,345 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 26,261 are males while 24,084 are females. In 2011 there were total 9,113 families residing in Nawa Bazar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Nawa Bazar Block is 917.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Nawa Bazar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 60% and the sex ratio of Nawa Bazar Block is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nawa Bazar Block is 8607 which is 17% of the total population. There are 4497 male children and 4110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawa Bazar Block is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Nawa Bazar Block.

The total literacy rate of Nawa Bazar Block is 59.96%. The male literacy rate is 58.91% and the female literacy rate is 39.68% in Nawa Bazar Block.

Population
50,345
Families
9,113
Literacy
59.96%
Sex Ratio
917

To facilitate the administration, Nawa Bazar Block is further divided into 47 villages.

Nawa Bazar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 8,607 4,497 4,110
Literacy 59.96% 58.91% 39.68%
Scheduled Caste 14,325 7,431 6,894
Scheduled Tribe 7,869 4,098 3,771
Illiterate 25,318 10,790 14,528

Caste-wise Population - Nawa Bazar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.6% of total population in Nawa Bazar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,325 7,431 6,894
Schedule Tribe 7,869 4,098 3,771

Religion-wise Population - Nawa Bazar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 44,503 (88.4%) 23,187 21,316
Muslim 5,701 (11.32%) 2,992 2,709
Christian 32 (0.06%) 15 17
Sikh 2 (0%) 1 1
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 4 2
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 100 (0.2%) 61 39

Literacy Rate - Nawa Bazar Block

Average literacy rate of Nawa Bazar Block in 2011 were 59.96% in which, male and female literacy were 71.09% and 47.84% respectively. Total literate in Nawa Bazar Block were 25,027 of which male and female were 15,471 and 9,556 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nawa Bazar Block

The Sex Ratio of Nawa Bazar Block is 917 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 917 females in Nawa Bazar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 917 ) of Nawa Bazar Block.

Child Population - Nawa Bazar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 8,607 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nawa Bazar Block. Out of which 8,607 were male while 8,607 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nawa Bazar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Nawa Bazar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Nawa Bazar 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 8,607.

Total Urban Rural
Population 50,345 0 50,345
Children (0 - 6 years) 8,607 0 8,607
Schedule Caste 14,325 0 14,325
Schedule Tribe 7,869 0 7,869
Literacy 59.96% - 59.96%
Sex Ratio 917 - 917

Working Population - Nawa Bazar Block

In Nawa Bazar Block out of total population, 20,151 were engaged in work activities. 37.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 20,151 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,500 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,775 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,514 5,482 2,032
Cultivators 2,500 1,797 703
Agriculture Labourer 2,775 1,943 832
Household Industries 357 143 214
Other Workers 1,882 1,599 283
Marginal Workers 12,637 7,073 5,564
Non Working 30,194 13,706 16,488

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