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Punpun Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Patna district, Bihar

Punpun Block of Patna district has total population of 138,143 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 71,912 are males while 66,231 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,097 families residing in Punpun Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Punpun Block is 921.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Punpun Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 62.5% and the sex ratio of Punpun Block is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Punpun Block is 25733 which is 19% of the total population. There are 13162 male children and 12571 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punpun Block is 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Punpun Block.

The total literacy rate of Punpun Block is 62.5%. The male literacy rate is 59.44% and the female literacy rate is 41.54% in Punpun Block.

Population
138,143
Families
26,097
Literacy
62.5%
Sex Ratio
921

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

Punpun Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 25,733 13,162 12,571
Literacy 62.5% 59.44% 41.54%
Scheduled Caste 45,767 23,733 22,034
Scheduled Tribe 14 9 5
Illiterate 67,885 29,169 38,716

Caste-wise Population - Punpun Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Punpun Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 45,767 23,733 22,034
Schedule Tribe 14 9 5

Religion-wise Population - Punpun Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 134,897 (97.65%) 70,300 64,597
Muslim 2,406 (1.74%) 1,208 1,198
Christian 33 (0.02%) 18 15
Sikh 19 (0.01%) 9 10
Buddhist 3 (0%) 1 2
Jain 5 (0%) 4 1
Other Religion 4 (0%) 3 1
No Religion Specified 776 (0.56%) 369 407

Literacy Rate - Punpun Block

Average literacy rate of Punpun Block in 2011 were 62.5% in which, male and female literacy were 72.75% and 51.28% respectively. Total literate in Punpun Block were 70,258 of which male and female were 42,743 and 27,515 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Punpun Block

The Sex Ratio of Punpun Block is 921 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 921 females in Punpun Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 921 ) of Punpun Block.

Child Population - Punpun Block

According to Census 2011, there were 25,733 children between age 0 to 6 years in Punpun Block. Out of which 25,733 were male while 25,733 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Punpun Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Punpun Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Punpun 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 25,733.

Total Urban Rural
Population 138,143 0 138,143
Children (0 - 6 years) 25,733 0 25,733
Schedule Caste 45,767 0 45,767
Schedule Tribe 14 0 14
Literacy 62.5% - 62.5%
Sex Ratio 921 - 921

Working Population - Punpun Block

In Punpun Block out of total population, 52,792 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 52,792 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,976 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,395 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 43,409 31,368 12,041
Cultivators 7,976 6,942 1,034
Agriculture Labourer 28,395 18,808 9,587
Household Industries 973 647 326
Other Workers 6,065 4,971 1,094
Marginal Workers 9,383 4,249 5,134
Non Working 85,351 36,295 49,056

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