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Pynursla Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya

Pynursla Block of East Khasi Hills district has total population of 57,870 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 28,506 are males while 29,364 are females. In 2011 there were total 11,273 families residing in Pynursla Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Pynursla Block is 1,030.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Pynursla Block lives in urban areas. The average literacy rate in urban area is 78.7% and the sex ratio of Pynursla Block is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pynursla Block is 11535 which is 20% of the total population. There are 5735 male children and 5800 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pynursla Block is 1,011 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Pynursla Block.

The total literacy rate of Pynursla Block is 78.71%. The male literacy rate is 62.79% and the female literacy rate is 63.25% in Pynursla Block.

Population
57,870
Families
11,273
Literacy
78.71%
Sex Ratio
1,030

To facilitate the administration, Pynursla Block is further divided into 156 villages.

Pynursla Block Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,535 5,735 5,800
Literacy 78.71% 62.79% 63.25%
Scheduled Caste 11 11 0
Scheduled Tribe 57,097 28,001 29,096
Illiterate 21,398 10,607 10,791

Caste-wise Population - Pynursla Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 98.7% of total population in Pynursla Block of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 11 11 0
Schedule Tribe 57,097 28,001 29,096

Religion-wise Population - Pynursla Block

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 600 (1.04%) 407 193
Muslim 128 (0.22%) 83 45
Christian 28,013 (48.41%) 13,262 14,751
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 5 1
Buddhist 17 (0.03%) 9 8
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 29,053 (50.2%) 14,709 14,344
No Religion Specified 52 (0.09%) 30 22

Literacy Rate - Pynursla Block

Average literacy rate of Pynursla Block in 2011 were 78.71% in which, male and female literacy were 78.6% and 78.82% respectively. Total literate in Pynursla Block were 36,472 of which male and female were 17,899 and 18,573 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Pynursla Block

The Sex Ratio of Pynursla Block is 1,030 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,030 females in Pynursla Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,011 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,030 ) of Pynursla Block.

Child Population - Pynursla Block

According to Census 2011, there were 11,535 children between age 0 to 6 years in Pynursla Block. Out of which 11,535 were male while 11,535 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Pynursla Block

As per Census 2011, there are total 0 families under Pynursla Block living in urban areas while 0 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 0% of total population of Pynursla 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 11,535.

Total Urban Rural
Population 57,870 0 57,870
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,535 0 11,535
Schedule Caste 11 0 11
Schedule Tribe 57,097 0 57,097
Literacy 78.71% - 78.71%
Sex Ratio 1,030 - 1,030

Working Population - Pynursla Block

In Pynursla Block out of total population, 23,801 were engaged in work activities. 82.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 23,801 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,063 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,233 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,601 12,074 7,527
Cultivators 3,063 1,830 1,233
Agriculture Labourer 7,233 4,439 2,794
Household Industries 168 60 108
Other Workers 9,137 5,745 3,392
Marginal Workers 4,200 1,994 2,206
Non Working 34,069 14,438 19,631

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