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Paroo Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Muzaffarpur district, Bihar

Paroo Block of Muzaffarpur district has total population of 361,662 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 190,216 are males while 171,446 are females. In 2011 there were total 61,763 families residing in Paroo Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Paroo Block is 901.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Paroo Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 62.3% and the sex ratio of Paroo Block is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paroo Block is 62656 which is 17% of the total population. There are 32518 male children and 30138 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paroo Block is 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Paroo Block.

The total literacy rate of Paroo Block is 62.34%. The male literacy rate is 59.32% and the female literacy rate is 42.9% in Paroo Block.

Population
361,662
Families
61,763
Literacy
62.34%
Sex Ratio
901

To facilitate the administration, Paroo Block is further divided into 158 villages.

Paroo Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 62,656 32,518 30,138
Literacy 62.34% 59.32% 42.9%
Scheduled Caste 50,939 26,571 24,368
Scheduled Tribe 2,593 1,322 1,271
Illiterate 175,276 77,381 97,895

Caste-wise Population - Paroo Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Paroo Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 50,939 26,571 24,368
Schedule Tribe 2,593 1,322 1,271

Religion-wise Population - Paroo Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 309,087 (85.46%) 162,946 146,141
Muslim 50,840 (14.06%) 26,405 24,435
Christian 232 (0.06%) 121 111
Sikh 28 (0.01%) 15 13
Buddhist 25 (0.01%) 16 9
Jain 22 (0.01%) 10 12
Other Religion 5 (0%) 1 4
No Religion Specified 1,423 (0.39%) 702 721

Literacy Rate - Paroo Block

Average literacy rate of Paroo Block in 2011 were 62.34% in which, male and female literacy were 71.55% and 52.05% respectively. Total literate in Paroo Block were 186,386 of which male and female were 112,835 and 73,551 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Paroo Block

The Sex Ratio of Paroo Block is 901 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 901 females in Paroo Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Paroo Block.

Child Population - Paroo Block

According to Census 2011, there were 62,656 children between age 0 to 6 years in Paroo Block. Out of which 62,656 were male while 62,656 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Paroo Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Paroo Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Paroo 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 62,656.

Total Urban Rural
Population 361,662 0 361,662
Children (0 - 6 years) 62,656 0 62,656
Schedule Caste 50,939 0 50,939
Schedule Tribe 2,593 0 2,593
Literacy 62.34% - 62.34%
Sex Ratio 901 - 901

Working Population - Paroo Block

In Paroo Block out of total population, 118,421 were engaged in work activities. 58% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 118,421 workers engaged in Main Work, 19,327 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31,046 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 68,679 56,670 12,009
Cultivators 19,327 16,689 2,638
Agriculture Labourer 31,046 24,870 6,176
Household Industries 1,990 1,311 679
Other Workers 16,316 13,800 2,516
Marginal Workers 49,742 34,582 15,160
Non Working 243,241 98,964 144,277

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