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Nawanagar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Buxar district, Bihar

Nawanagar Block of Buxar district has total population of 166,534 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 85,356 are males while 81,178 are females. In 2011 there were total 25,557 families residing in Nawanagar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Nawanagar Block is 951.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Nawanagar Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 66.6% and the sex ratio of Nawanagar Block is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nawanagar Block is 30784 which is 18% of the total population. There are 15861 male children and 14923 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawanagar Block is 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Nawanagar Block.

The total literacy rate of Nawanagar Block is 66.57%. The male literacy rate is 64.12% and the female literacy rate is 43.89% in Nawanagar Block.

Population
166,534
Families
25,557
Literacy
66.57%
Sex Ratio
951

To facilitate the administration, Nawanagar Block is further divided into 107 villages.

Nawanagar Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 30,784 15,861 14,923
Literacy 66.57% 64.12% 43.89%
Scheduled Caste 24,293 12,470 11,823
Scheduled Tribe 416 203 213
Illiterate 76,171 30,625 45,546

Caste-wise Population - Nawanagar Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Nawanagar Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 24,293 12,470 11,823
Schedule Tribe 416 203 213

Religion-wise Population - Nawanagar Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 158,749 (95.33%) 81,400 77,349
Muslim 7,248 (4.35%) 3,669 3,579
Christian 167 (0.1%) 84 83
Sikh 23 (0.01%) 12 11
Buddhist 68 (0.04%) 36 32
Jain 4 (0%) 2 2
Other Religion 6 (0%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 269 (0.16%) 150 119

Literacy Rate - Nawanagar Block

Average literacy rate of Nawanagar Block in 2011 were 66.57% in which, male and female literacy were 78.76% and 53.78% respectively. Total literate in Nawanagar Block were 90,363 of which male and female were 54,731 and 35,632 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nawanagar Block

The Sex Ratio of Nawanagar Block is 951 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 951 females in Nawanagar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 941 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 951 ) of Nawanagar Block.

Child Population - Nawanagar Block

According to Census 2011, there were 30,784 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nawanagar Block. Out of which 30,784 were male while 30,784 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nawanagar Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Nawanagar Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Nawanagar 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 30,784.

Total Urban Rural
Population 166,534 0 166,534
Children (0 - 6 years) 30,784 0 30,784
Schedule Caste 24,293 0 24,293
Schedule Tribe 416 0 416
Literacy 66.57% - 66.57%
Sex Ratio 951 - 951

Working Population - Nawanagar Block

In Nawanagar Block out of total population, 49,487 were engaged in work activities. 52.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 49,487 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,636 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9,258 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 26,151 23,270 2,881
Cultivators 10,636 9,863 773
Agriculture Labourer 9,258 8,166 1,092
Household Industries 595 449 146
Other Workers 5,662 4,792 870
Marginal Workers 23,336 15,072 8,264
Non Working 117,047 47,014 70,033

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