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Pingla Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal

Pingla Block of Paschim Medinipur district has total population of 194,809 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 99,988 are males while 94,821 are females. In 2011 there were total 46,904 families residing in Pingla Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Pingla Block is 948.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Pingla Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 83.6% and the sex ratio of Pingla Block is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pingla Block is 22719 which is 12% of the total population. There are 11697 male children and 11022 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pingla Block is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 948 ) of Pingla Block.

The total literacy rate of Pingla Block is 83.57%. The male literacy rate is 79.67% and the female literacy rate is 67.67% in Pingla Block.

Population
194,809
Families
46,904
Literacy
83.57%
Sex Ratio
948

To facilitate the administration, Pingla Block is further divided into 182 villages.

Pingla Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,719 11,697 11,022
Literacy 83.57% 79.67% 67.67%
Scheduled Caste 16,428 8,338 8,090
Scheduled Tribe 19,332 9,788 9,544
Illiterate 50,987 20,331 30,656

Caste-wise Population - Pingla Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.9% of total population in Pingla Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 16,428 8,338 8,090
Schedule Tribe 19,332 9,788 9,544

Religion-wise Population - Pingla Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 166,772 (85.61%) 85,510 81,262
Muslim 27,846 (14.29%) 14,378 13,468
Christian 46 (0.02%) 28 18
Sikh 11 (0.01%) 7 4
Buddhist 5 (0%) 4 1
Jain 3 (0%) 1 2
Other Religion 2 (0%) 1 1
No Religion Specified 124 (0.06%) 59 65

Literacy Rate - Pingla Block

Average literacy rate of Pingla Block in 2011 were 83.57% in which, male and female literacy were 90.22% and 76.57% respectively. Total literate in Pingla Block were 143,822 of which male and female were 79,657 and 64,165 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pingla Block

The Sex Ratio of Pingla Block is 948 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 948 females in Pingla Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 948 ) of Pingla Block.

Child Population - Pingla Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,719 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pingla Block. Out of which 22,719 were male while 22,719 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pingla Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Pingla Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Pingla 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 22,719.

Total Urban Rural
Population 194,809 0 194,809
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,719 0 22,719
Schedule Caste 16,428 0 16,428
Schedule Tribe 19,332 0 19,332
Literacy 83.57% - 83.57%
Sex Ratio 948 - 948

Working Population - Pingla Block

In Pingla Block out of total population, 99,286 were engaged in work activities. 55.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 99,286 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,200 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21,045 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 54,950 43,884 11,066
Cultivators 18,200 15,813 2,387
Agriculture Labourer 21,045 15,071 5,974
Household Industries 1,794 1,172 622
Other Workers 13,911 11,828 2,083
Marginal Workers 44,336 18,568 25,768
Non Working 95,523 37,536 57,987

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