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Paraiya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Gaya district, Bihar

Paraiya Block of Gaya district has total population of 101,969 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 52,771 are males while 49,198 are females. In 2011 there were total 16,549 families residing in Paraiya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Paraiya Block is 932.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Paraiya Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 65.5% and the sex ratio of Paraiya Block is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paraiya Block is 18479 which is 18% of the total population. There are 9582 male children and 8897 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paraiya Block is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Paraiya Block.

The total literacy rate of Paraiya Block is 65.48%. The male literacy rate is 62.51% and the female literacy rate is 44.07% in Paraiya Block.

Population
101,969
Families
16,549
Literacy
65.48%
Sex Ratio
932

To facilitate the administration, Paraiya Block is further divided into 85 villages.

Paraiya Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 18,479 9,582 8,897
Literacy 65.48% 62.51% 44.07%
Scheduled Caste 34,592 17,909 16,683
Scheduled Tribe 11 5 6
Illiterate 47,300 19,786 27,514

Caste-wise Population - Paraiya Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Paraiya Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 34,592 17,909 16,683
Schedule Tribe 11 5 6

Religion-wise Population - Paraiya Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 97,694 (95.81%) 50,554 47,140
Muslim 4,136 (4.06%) 2,135 2,001
Christian 14 (0.01%) 12 2
Sikh 5 (0%) 2 3
Buddhist 4 (0%) 3 1
Jain 2 (0%) 0 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 114 (0.11%) 65 49

Literacy Rate - Paraiya Block

Average literacy rate of Paraiya Block in 2011 were 65.48% in which, male and female literacy were 76.37% and 53.81% respectively. Total literate in Paraiya Block were 54,669 of which male and female were 32,985 and 21,684 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Paraiya Block

The Sex Ratio of Paraiya Block is 932 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 932 females in Paraiya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Paraiya Block.

Child Population - Paraiya Block

According to Census 2011, there were 18,479 children between age 0 to 6 years in Paraiya Block. Out of which 18,479 were male while 18,479 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Paraiya Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Paraiya Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Paraiya 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 18,479.

Total Urban Rural
Population 101,969 0 101,969
Children (0 - 6 years) 18,479 0 18,479
Schedule Caste 34,592 0 34,592
Schedule Tribe 11 0 11
Literacy 65.48% - 65.48%
Sex Ratio 932 - 932

Working Population - Paraiya Block

In Paraiya Block out of total population, 37,255 were engaged in work activities. 75.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 37,255 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,823 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,861 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,200 20,937 7,263
Cultivators 9,823 7,984 1,839
Agriculture Labourer 12,861 8,578 4,283
Household Industries 617 456 161
Other Workers 4,899 3,919 980
Marginal Workers 9,055 4,010 5,045
Non Working 64,714 27,824 36,890

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