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Pusa Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Samastipur district, Bihar

Pusa Block of Samastipur district has total population of 132,932 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 69,662 are males while 63,270 are females. In 2011 there were total 26,910 families residing in Pusa Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Pusa Block is 908.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Pusa Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 71.9% and the sex ratio of Pusa Block is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pusa Block is 22280 which is 17% of the total population. There are 11653 male children and 10627 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pusa Block is 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Pusa Block.

The total literacy rate of Pusa Block is 71.93%. The male literacy rate is 66.86% and the female literacy rate is 52.18% in Pusa Block.

Population
132,932
Families
26,910
Literacy
71.93%
Sex Ratio
908

To facilitate the administration, Pusa Block is further divided into 37 villages.

Pusa Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 22,280 11,653 10,627
Literacy 71.93% 66.86% 52.18%
Scheduled Caste 28,813 14,969 13,844
Scheduled Tribe 73 45 28
Illiterate 53,337 23,084 30,253

Caste-wise Population - Pusa Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pusa Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 28,813 14,969 13,844
Schedule Tribe 73 45 28

Religion-wise Population - Pusa Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 115,973 (87.24%) 60,902 55,071
Muslim 16,662 (12.53%) 8,607 8,055
Christian 63 (0.05%) 32 31
Sikh 10 (0.01%) 4 6
Buddhist 4 (0%) 4 0
Jain 8 (0.01%) 5 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 212 (0.16%) 108 104

Literacy Rate - Pusa Block

Average literacy rate of Pusa Block in 2011 were 71.93% in which, male and female literacy were 80.29% and 62.72% respectively. Total literate in Pusa Block were 79,595 of which male and female were 46,578 and 33,017 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pusa Block

The Sex Ratio of Pusa Block is 908 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 908 females in Pusa Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 908 ) of Pusa Block.

Child Population - Pusa Block

According to Census 2011, there were 22,280 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pusa Block. Out of which 22,280 were male while 22,280 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pusa Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Pusa Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Pusa 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 22,280.

Total Urban Rural
Population 132,932 0 132,932
Children (0 - 6 years) 22,280 0 22,280
Schedule Caste 28,813 0 28,813
Schedule Tribe 73 0 73
Literacy 71.93% - 71.93%
Sex Ratio 908 - 908

Working Population - Pusa Block

In Pusa Block out of total population, 40,368 were engaged in work activities. 70.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 40,368 workers engaged in Main Work, 6,368 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12,278 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 28,295 24,388 3,907
Cultivators 6,368 5,819 549
Agriculture Labourer 12,278 10,543 1,735
Household Industries 985 681 304
Other Workers 8,664 7,345 1,319
Marginal Workers 12,073 8,385 3,688
Non Working 92,564 36,889 55,675

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