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Nawda Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Murshidabad district, West Bengal

Nawda Block of Murshidabad district has total population of 226,859 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 116,341 are males while 110,518 are females. In 2011 there were total 53,962 families residing in Nawda Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Nawda Block is 950.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Nawda Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 66.1% and the sex ratio of Nawda Block is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nawda Block is 27209 which is 12% of the total population. There are 13819 male children and 13390 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nawda Block is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Nawda Block.

The total literacy rate of Nawda Block is 66.09%. The male literacy rate is 58.96% and the female literacy rate is 57.33% in Nawda Block.

Population
226,859
Families
53,962
Literacy
66.09%
Sex Ratio
950

To facilitate the administration, Nawda Block is further divided into 39 villages.

Nawda Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,209 13,819 13,390
Literacy 66.09% 58.96% 57.33%
Scheduled Caste 14,804 7,545 7,259
Scheduled Tribe 1,526 803 723
Illiterate 94,902 47,746 47,156

Caste-wise Population - Nawda Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Nawda Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 14,804 7,545 7,259
Schedule Tribe 1,526 803 723

Religion-wise Population - Nawda Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 63,503 (27.99%) 32,656 30,847
Muslim 163,054 (71.87%) 83,526 79,528
Christian 88 (0.04%) 45 43
Sikh 11 (0%) 8 3
Buddhist 5 (0%) 2 3
Jain 12 (0.01%) 5 7
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 186 (0.08%) 99 87

Literacy Rate - Nawda Block

Average literacy rate of Nawda Block in 2011 were 66.09% in which, male and female literacy were 66.91% and 65.24% respectively. Total literate in Nawda Block were 131,957 of which male and female were 68,595 and 63,362 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Nawda Block

The Sex Ratio of Nawda Block is 950 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 950 females in Nawda Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Nawda Block.

Child Population - Nawda Block

According to Census 2011, there were 27,209 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nawda Block. Out of which 27,209 were male while 27,209 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Nawda Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Nawda Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Nawda 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 27,209.

Total Urban Rural
Population 226,859 0 226,859
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,209 0 27,209
Schedule Caste 14,804 0 14,804
Schedule Tribe 1,526 0 1,526
Literacy 66.09% - 66.09%
Sex Ratio 950 - 950

Working Population - Nawda Block

In Nawda Block out of total population, 73,947 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 73,947 workers engaged in Main Work, 17,694 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,657 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 60,589 57,679 2,910
Cultivators 17,694 17,442 252
Agriculture Labourer 28,657 28,204 453
Household Industries 1,534 913 621
Other Workers 12,704 11,120 1,584
Marginal Workers 13,358 10,791 2,567
Non Working 152,912 47,871 105,041

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