Peterwar Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Bokaro district, Jharkhand
Peterwar Block of Bokaro district has total population of 132,150 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 68,127 are males while 64,023 are females. In 2011 there were total 25,706 families residing in Peterwar Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Peterwar Block is 940.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.4% people lives in Urban areas while 96.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 88.6% while that in the rural areas is 61.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Peterwar Block is 797% while that of Rural areas is 945.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Peterwar Block is 19946 which is 15% of the total population. There are 10249 male children and 9697 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Peterwar Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Peterwar Block.
The total literacy rate of Peterwar Block is 62.33%. The male literacy rate is 62.74% and the female literacy rate is 42.48% in Peterwar Block.
To facilitate the administration, Peterwar Block is further divided into 1 town and 64 villages.
Peterwar Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Peterwar Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 19,946 | 10,249 | 9,697 |
| Literacy | 62.33% | 62.74% | 42.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 19,620 | 10,128 | 9,492 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 38,349 | 19,493 | 18,856 |
| Illiterate | 62,208 | 25,382 | 36,826 |
Caste-wise Population - Peterwar Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29% of total population in Peterwar Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 19,620 | 10,128 | 9,492 |
| Schedule Tribe | 38,349 | 19,493 | 18,856 |
Religion-wise Population - Peterwar Block
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 96,261 | (72.84%) | 49,961 | 46,300 |
| Muslim | 10,861 | (8.22%) | 5,602 | 5,259 |
| Christian | 257 | (0.19%) | 124 | 133 |
| Sikh | 32 | (0.02%) | 16 | 16 |
| Buddhist | 11 | (0.01%) | 6 | 5 |
| Jain | 110 | (0.08%) | 62 | 48 |
| Other Religion | 24,544 | (18.57%) | 12,316 | 12,228 |
| No Religion Specified | 74 | (0.06%) | 40 | 34 |
Literacy Rate - Peterwar Block
Average literacy rate of Peterwar Block in 2011 were 62.33% in which, male and female literacy were 73.85% and 50.06% respectively. Total literate in Peterwar Block were 69,942 of which male and female were 42,745 and 27,197 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Peterwar Block
The Sex Ratio of Peterwar Block is 940 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 940 females in Peterwar Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 940 ) of Peterwar Block.
Child Population - Peterwar Block
According to Census 2011, there were 19,946 children between age 0 to 6 years in Peterwar Block. Out of which 19,946 were male while 19,946 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Peterwar Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 821 families under Peterwar Block living in urban areas while 821 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.4% of total population of Peterwar Block lives in Urban areas while 96.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 448 while that in rural region is 19,498.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 132,150 | 4,533 | 127,617 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 19,946 | 448 | 19,498 |
| Schedule Caste | 19,620 | 522 | 19,098 |
| Schedule Tribe | 38,349 | 321 | 38,028 |
| Literacy | 62.33% | 88.59% | 61.34% |
| Sex Ratio | 940 | 797 | 945 |
Working Population - Peterwar Block
In Peterwar Block out of total population, 57,142 were engaged in work activities. 48.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 57,142 workers engaged in Main Work, 10,459 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4,214 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 27,694 | 22,430 | 5,264 |
| Cultivators | 10,459 | 8,111 | 2,348 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 4,214 | 2,979 | 1,235 |
| Household Industries | 617 | 460 | 157 |
| Other Workers | 12,404 | 10,880 | 1,524 |
| Marginal Workers | 29,448 | 13,423 | 16,025 |
| Non Working | 75,008 | 32,274 | 42,734 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Peterwar, Jharkhand - Wikipedia