Purba Medinipur Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
Purba Medinipur Block of Purba Medinipur district has total population of 446,439 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 232,163 are males while 214,276 are females. In 2011 there were total 93,528 families residing in Purba Medinipur Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Purba Medinipur Block is 923.
As per Census 2011, all of the population of Purba Medinipur Block lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 89.3% and the sex ratio of Purba Medinipur Block is 923.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Medinipur Block is 46749 which is 10% of the total population. There are 23894 male children and 22855 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Medinipur Block is 957 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Purba Medinipur Block.
The total literacy rate of Purba Medinipur Block is 89.31%. The male literacy rate is 83.85% and the female literacy rate is 75.74% in Purba Medinipur Block.
Purba Medinipur Block Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purba Medinipur Block.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 46,749 | 23,894 | 22,855 |
| Literacy | 89.31% | 83.85% | 75.74% |
| Scheduled Caste | 55,832 | 28,945 | 26,887 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3,555 | 1,896 | 1,659 |
| Illiterate | 89,468 | 37,485 | 51,983 |
Caste-wise Population - Purba Medinipur Block
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Purba Medinipur Block of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 55,832 | 28,945 | 26,887 |
| Schedule Tribe | 3,555 | 1,896 | 1,659 |
Literacy Rate - Purba Medinipur Block
Average literacy rate of Purba Medinipur Block in 2011 were 89.31% in which, male and female literacy were 93.47% and 84.78% respectively. Total literate in Purba Medinipur Block were 356,971 of which male and female were 194,678 and 162,293 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Purba Medinipur Block
The Sex Ratio of Purba Medinipur Block is 923 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 923 females in Purba Medinipur Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 957 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 923 ) of Purba Medinipur Block.
Child Population - Purba Medinipur Block
According to Census 2011, there were 46,749 children between age 0 to 6 years in Purba Medinipur Block. Out of which 46,749 were male while 46,749 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Purba Medinipur Block
As per Census 2011, there are total 93,528 families under Purba Medinipur Block living in urban areas while 93,528 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Purba Medinipur Block lives in Urban areas while 0% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 46,749 while that in rural region is 0.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 446,439 | 446,439 | 0 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 46,749 | 46,749 | 0 |
| Schedule Caste | 55,832 | 55,832 | 0 |
| Schedule Tribe | 3,555 | 3,555 | 0 |
| Literacy | 89.31% | 89.31% | NaN% |
| Sex Ratio | 923 | 923 | NaN |
Working Population - Purba Medinipur Block
In Purba Medinipur Block out of total population, 144,436 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 144,436 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,692 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6,088 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 120,740 | 105,601 | 15,139 |
| Cultivators | 5,692 | 5,420 | 272 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6,088 | 5,331 | 757 |
| Household Industries | 2,565 | 2,053 | 512 |
| Other Workers | 106,395 | 92,797 | 13,598 |
| Marginal Workers | 23,696 | 17,605 | 6,091 |
| Non Working | 302,003 | 108,957 | 193,046 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia